Easy to assemble and perfect for a mid size room. Hybrid mattress fits perfectly on top

Easy to assemble and perfect for a mid size room. Hybrid mattress fits perfectly on top  Read Less

The bed support arrived in a long, but small diameter package that had a bit of heft only due to the fact that is was solid woo...  Read More

The bed support arrived in a long, but small diameter package that had a bit of heft only due to the fact that is was solid wood. Upon hauling the package upstairs and opening the box, I was taken back by the sheer number of wooden pieces. After seeing the large number of pieces, what originally seemed from pictures to be a one hour project now appeared to be an evening assembly project. There was a red colored card on top of the bundle of wood advising that the assembly directions were in the bag of hardware. This card also advised that the company was located in Athens, Georgia and that the Tulip Poplar wood came from Virginia....all American made!I opened the hardware and found a single sheet of paper with the parts list and directions. This was NOT your typical Chinese assembly directions leaving you scratching your head. Assembly was basically 3 steps and these were easy to read and understand. My wife helped to hold the bed ends while I installed the bed rails. She also then helped to install the bolts and finger tighten them. The bolts are secured into metal plugs which are easily maneuvered to allow quick and easy entry of the bolt threads.Ultimately what appeared to be a full afternoon or evening project took about 35 minutes from beginning to end. The important thing to remember is that you tighten the 8 wood screws fully (step 1), but you don't tighten the bolts completely (steps 2 and 3) until the bed is assembled and then you go back and cinch the bolts tight.Also, you may want to have a rubber mallet to tap the bed rails onto the dowels located on the bed ends (head and tail ends). I used the palm of my hands, but many people may frown on doing this. I also got a good (metric) Allen wrench to use to tighten the bolts. The kit supplies a small Allen wrench, but you don't get the same leverage as using a longer Allen wrench.All in all, my wife and I could not be happier. The frame sits high enough off of the floor so that we aren't falling into a low bed or have issues leaving the bed in the dark. Also, there is plenty of space under the bed for storage, if desired. My wife said that we should have purchased this bed platform years ago instead of relying on our bed spring arrangement. This wooden kit is recommended highly and unconditionally.  Read Less