Modus Furniture Newport Queen Size Platform Bed, Cordovan

Modus Furniture Newport Queen Size Platform Bed, Cordovan

The bed has a very clean and simple design. Ordered it on a Wednesday and arrived by Tuesday via a private trucking service. The packaging was good enough to ensure no damage. All the stated parts were there when I unpacked. The instructions were simple and straightforward and it took me about an hour to put it together. Like some of the other reviewers I also had some holes in the center support plank which did not line up. As a result I ended up with a few unused screws. No big deal. Though there are holes on both sides of the individual support planks, it seems that it was designed so as to use only one screw on each plank. Also, most of the wooden planks are not long enough to sit atop the predrilled holes on each side of the bed panels. If you forcefully attempt to put in the screws on both sides you risk breaking the protruding wood on the bed side panels. I put one screw per plank on alternating sides. The bed looks good in the room and I am pleased with this purchase.

2/22/2011 Update Bed is looking good, but 2 issues are 1.ever since installing it in the bedroom there has been a constant thin layer of wood dust particles on the floor around the railings of the bed and sometimes within the bed area also; 2.some of the legs to support the center of the bed keep falling off despite being screwed back into place.

1. I am constantly vacuuming the fine wood dust remnants emanating from the bed off the floor every week. The problem seems to be the wooden slats that go under and support the mattress. The pieces I got were raw wood pieces and also seemed like soft wood. It's too bad the manufacturers decided to use cheap wood for the slats. Just a little better quality slats would have made this purchase hassle free.

2. The legs meant for center vertical support on the queen bed should have been designed better so that it would do its job and stay in place. Two of mine are now cracked so that they will not screw into place any more. Maybe a two prong leg design may have provided more stability.

7/12/2011 Update Finally found out why there was a constant stream of fine wood dust under the bed. Some of the wooden slats supporting the mattress had worms in them. When I took off the mattress I noticed a number of the slats had numerous holes in them and the wood around them could be easily pierced by the fingers. I had to cut out these worm ridden slats and replace them with wood

I brought from Home Depot.

I bought the same bed from another website a few months after this purchase and it has no such problems. Obviously a manufacturer flaw but one that should have been backed up by the seller of this product on this website. When I called Amazon to complain I was told that they could do nothing for me and was given the number of the importer in California. I called them and the "head" lady seemed more bothered that I had gotten hold of her number rather than about my problem She said Amazon was not supposed to give me her business's number. She took my number and said she would call Amazon and then call me right back. Well, its been a few months and no call from her. Be forewarned that if you have problems with the bed you are likely not to get any constructive support from this importer.

I ordered this bed because of its great looks, and was not disappointed when it was delivered the wood is gorgeous in person. It was well packaged and I unwrapped it to find no scratches, etc.

The actual act of assembly was simple enough, but there were some definite quality control issues that were annoying:

They don't give you enough screws to secure all the slats to the side rails. They'll give you however many they list on the instructions, but they tell you only to secure less than every other slat. They all have mounting holes and it seems like they just skimped on the screws. No big deal.

The slats themselves had large knots that were filled in with wood putty. This wouldn't be a big deal except one of the areas this happened was at the screw hole that secures the slat to the rail. The screw head just sunk right through the putty and wouldn't hold the slat tight. It is just one slat I couldn't secure, and not the end of the world, but you can tell someone filled in these knots by hand, saw that this piece wouldn't do its job, and just said "ehh, good enough".

The threaded insert on one of the legs on the center rail wasn't pressed in properly; I had to knock it in with a hammer.

The most frustrating was one of the holes drilled into the center rail and fitted with a threaded insert to secure it to the slats was drilled waaay off center, so badly I couldn't cajole it into place. It should still hold together, but it's got one less screw than its supposed to.

All of that being said, I'd still call the bed good value for the price paid, and would recommend it to people that wouldn't mind wrestling with it a bit during assembly.

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It's a great bed. The assembly instruction is clear and it took me just less than 2 hours to put the pieces together, by myself.

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Bought this bed a while ago after seeing the same bed for considerably more elsewhere. On the outside the bed looks amazing but the interior slat set up leaves a lot to be desired hence the price.

The slats are rough looking and run across the bed but that is fine. I have put down a light layer of foam so protect my mattress and sheets. For support, down the center of these slats is a piece of wood where four legs are attached... Well my legs have never really been attached and that is my main issue. The bed is not supported because my bed's center legs keep falling off whenever the bed moves or someone puts weight on it.

I've asked for help in rectifying this so hopefully I get some seeing the problem is magnified now that the bed is on wood floors. It is so irritating I can't begin to explain. Apart from this I really like this bed. Simple, classic and nice looking. Perhaps I just got dud legs lacking interior screws to screw the legs into.

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We looked at a sample of this bed in a store, but ended up ordering it online because it was cheaper. The bed looks just like the photo. Was fairly simple to put together for my husband. The box did come damaged, but the bed had only a small flaw on one of the side rails. Nothing too bad to complain about. The bed arrived in 3 boxes, and we then carried it up to our bedroom. The online delivery status was vague, but I was home when they delivered it early.

The bed is sturdy, good looking, and comfortable to lean up against when reading in bed. We are using a mattress from Ikea with this bed. Happy with this purchase. Good price for this good looking queen platform bed.