I'm sitting on it right now; I just finished assembling this bedframe as it came in today--3 days early--and I'm in love with it! I am NOT a handy person; I'm not mentally challenged but I normally don't put things together and don't like to. However the instructions were SUPER clear and easy to understand and I assembled this bedframe in about an hour, going slow, watching youtube videos while I did. The parts are super clearly labelled and intuitive to put together on top of the really simple diagrams. It was only 10 steps total.
One thing to mention, if you want to put the pieces together loosely like the guy does in the video up top that goes over the assembly, you'll have to unscrew the pieces that are already loosely put in there about 1/2 way so that the fat heads of them don't get in the way of letting the pieces sit together before you tighten them. It's definitely better to do it this way, because on the first piece I took the screws out all the way, and it was a pain to hold everything in place to get them back together.
Most of the pieces were in the headboard with only a few larger pieces outside of it, and it was easy to take out of the box, and I am working with very limited space--my bed is basically the size of my room--and it still worked out pretty easily. The only thing was having to push the frame forward away from the wall to put the headboard on last and get behind it to screw in the last 8 pieces, but that was only difficult because of my space issue; sitting it on top there and putting the pieces together itself was quite easy.
Even the tool that it comes with to get the pieces in really nice and tight was very easy to understand and use, and they even put a little guide page on how it works in the instruction manual, lol. The wood slats go on last, they come in 2 separate parts, and the spacing is taken care of by the velcro; all you have to do is set up the first piece at the beginning of the velcro area and make sure the rest of the pieces are stretched out all the way and it works out perfectly.
The only thing I have to say that's negative is that the second-to-last velcro piece was twisted? So it didn't velcro down properly like the rest, because it's all twisted in on itself, which can't be undone because all the wood and velcro are attached to eachother so you physically can't untwist it. However that was only on one piece near the foot of the bed between the wood slats and it's sturdy enough that I'm sure it won't cause any structural issues.
The other thing I have to say is that the 2 feet it comes with for the end of the bed go on first, and they will seem like they sit crooked (caved inwards) until you get the 3 bottom sides of the frame together, then it will balance itself out and sit properly.
The sturdiness seems very good but I took 1 star away because I'm used to standing on my bed from about a year of being on a bed on the floor and I went to get something on the other side of the bed by standing on it (small room issues again) and I heard a slight creak from the wood slats, but that's mostly because I was putting all my weight in 1 spot (standing on 1 foot) and I didn't step very gently either, and I know you're not generally supposed to stand on beds anyway.
Overall though, I highly recommend this bedframe because it's a great value for the price. Every time I walk in my room now I feel like it's a totally transformed space, and it's very pleasing to look at. I read a review that said the headboard feels cheap--I don't agree; it's light once the materials for the bedframe are taken out, and it's not made of any fancy silk-like materials or anything like that, but it has a bit of squish to it and it's very comfortable to lean against. I'm extremely satisfied with my purchase :)
| Brand | Molblly |
|---|---|
| Colour | Grey |
| Product Dimensions | 201 x 102 x 105 cm; 23.02 kg |
| Material | Iron |
| Special Features | No Box Spring Needed |
| Item Weight | 23 kg |
