Full Size Murphy Bed

This murphy bed arrived in 8 large, heavy boxes and was delivered by a commercial company to the driveway. Getting inside the house is on you. May the odds be ever in your favor. Starting with box #1 was a good call and it had directions for the main bed section. Directions were, for the most part, easy to follow, but as with all flat-pack furniture, double checking front/back/left/right of pieces before you attach anything will save you many headaches. We made a couple of mistakes that we were able to easily remedy. This is definitely a two-person job. Some pieces are quite heavy or unwieldy and need coordinating. Also, this is not a quick job - it took us many hours over two days and we are experienced flat-packers and DIY-ers. Noobs be wary and/or hire a professional. The two side shelving units were a breeze to assemble, though one piece came damaged. PROS: This thing is really sturdy! Looks great Functions well, smooth open/close Overall ease of assembly - it's not complex, per se, just many, many steps CONS: Delivery - would have been great to at least get inside Damaged piece Time - it's a monster to assemble Overall - recommend. A nice product. If we move, I have no idea how we'll get it out of my house.

This is a nice looking, sturdy murphy bed. It's also massive and takes some strength and skills to assemble. It came in 4 boxes, both large and heavy. The delivery guy helped me enter them in the room (which has a door on the driveway) otherwise it would have been already a problem. Overall it took me several days (not continuous) mostly by myself. A skilled and strong person can assemble it alone. Another person help in a couple of point doesnt hurt. Be aware that the instructions call for anchoring on the wall (against studs) AND on the floor (both on the floor itself and at the base of the wall). The problem with anchoring at the base of the wall is that the holes in the metal frame are pre-drilled, so if the holes are not (they won't be) corresponding to a stud and you do not have masonry or wood there you are out of luck. I opted to install just on the wall and the floor, and I think it should be enought. The final assembly of the doors is the most complicated part because the instructions are nor very detailed and because you have to drill and anchor the doors without knowing where they will actually be positioned. On customer service, I needed help with the instructions and a missing minor piece (one of the slats): in both case I was able to speak to the manufacturer's representatives (number provided) and they were able to explain what wasn't clear and send the replacement part free of charge (they actually sent 2). It's not everyday that you can speak to live person, so that's a strong quality point. TLDR: nice and sturdy but assembly is not for the faint of heart or the inexperienced.

This bed is beautiful. It took us some time to put together, due to instructions not very good. Once it was put together it is so beautiful. We have received so many compliments on it. If looking for a Murphy bed I highly recommend this one.

Great product and not to bad to assembly. We only made one mistake in assembly and were able to easily fix it. Seems very sturdy.

Heavy, write that down. This is a very heavy, pretend wood, Ikea-like Bed. The instructions are just ok and leave a lot to be desired. You really need to study the small, yet detailed pictures to avoid a teardown-start-over situation in the frame. There are parts, significant parts left over which you will need to scour the manual to find out why they were not used. The pretend wood chips easily, but then all pretend wood chips easily. Once you're finished the minor wood chipping fades into the background. Notwithstanding, pretend wood of any variety or manufacturer feels like it is waterlogged, part of what makes this kit heavy. To the several "I'm a 40 year old female" who said it was easy and they finished it in one day - well I'm sceptical. The darned thing comes in 4 boxes and with packing weighs close to 400lbs. One box is 138 LBS, and this is a Queen size. Ok, 138 pounds is modestly challenging when it is on a bar with weights on either end, but this is a large cardboard box with no handles. I'm capable of lifting 100lbs but this is clumsy and myself and another man had to dead lift it to get it into my home. If you install this upstairs, have some extra help, Gatoraid and Pizza. The way this works is the visible part, the pretend wood does nothing to hold or support the bed, it is just a facade, a nice facade but not a structural component. To hold the bedframe in place, they provide massive bolts 4" (102mm) that you need to drive into the sill plate, 6 times. Don't start this without an impact driver. Wear hearing protection. The hardware holding the front panels seems weak to me, they give you 5 places to tie it into the metal bed frame but the screws just barely catch the pretend wood and strip easily, as pretend wood tends to do. Longer screws would have been better. The handles for the pull-down could use some fender washers to take some of the burden off the tiny screws. The bed pulls down with some effort and there is a lot of force on the small screw heads holding the front handles on the pretend wood. Also, about the parts - I called customer support and it said something about 5 minute hold. Ok, go about my work. Then the message came on and it said something about leaving a message and they were terminating the call. It said it in French but didn't complete before it hung up. I assumed I misheard and dialed back. The message said it would hang up after 5 minutes (!) but I can leave a message, right?? Nope, it hit's five minutes and drops the call. Amazing.

It's heavy, it takes a lot of work to put it together, and the instructions were sometimes vague, but I did it all without any help. The quality is excellent, and it looks and functions perfectly

Too much work to assemble for price!

A real space saver for our spare bedroom.