PrepacMate's Queen 6-Drawer Minimalist Platform Storage Bed, Contemporary Queen Bed with Drawers 81.5" D x 63" W x 18.75" H, Drifted Gray, DBQ-6200-3K

The IKEA-style assembly of this bed does, as other reviews indicate, leave something to be desired in terms of sturdiness and creakiness. However, with a couple extra hours and about $25 worth of apparatus from the hardware store, it's easy to build this thing solid as a rock. If you've got the time and the inclination, you'll end up with a surprisingly high quality piece of furniture. (And it doesn't look cheap either.) Total assembly time, with the modifications, was about five hours for a moderately capable guy with a drill and a six-pack of High Life. You'll also need a companion to help hold things together as you're slotting together the bigger bits.If this sounds intimidating, it's actually pretty easy. Just buy the hardware and things will be pretty intuitive once you're done slogging through the directions and you return to this.You will need the following from the hardware store. Just ask someone there if you're unfamiliar, and they'll point you right to it:8 2.5inch/63mm "corner braces"A box of wood screws that are sized 6x5/8. The corner braces may come with screws, but these will be 3/4in or longer, and will poke through the wood. You're going to use the 6x5/8 screws with the corner braces.A box of wood screws that are 1.5 inches long. Just get the narrowest ones they have, whatever gauge that may be. If they don't have something 1.5 inches, anything in that neighborhood will do.15 feet of 1/2in wide heavy duty felt tape. (Get six rolls of the stuff and you won't run out.)STEP 1: Before you install the slats on which the bed will rest and connect the whole thing together, stick a strip of felt across the top of the two inside support beams. This will help keep the beams from rattling around under your mattress.STEP 2: Once you have assembled the frame, take the longer wood screws and drill them down through each slat into the support beams, right through the felt. Make it nice and tight.STEP 4: Cut the felt tape into 3 inch strips and, without removing the wax paper backing, slip them into the slots where the ends of the slats are fitted, using a flathead screwdriver to stuff them in if you have problems. This will tighten the ends so that they don't rattle around in the metal bracket.STEP 5: Drill the corner braces using the 6x5/8 screws into each of the four corners. It will be obvious where to put them: you're just trying to firm up the connection between the side beams and the ends, so that they don't flex around. I found it helpful to put the top four horizontally (directly above the slats) and bottom four vertically (like an L, inside the opening where the drawer will go). Don't worry that you will impinge on the drawers -- there's room.(It's also helpful to run some felt tape along the bottom of the bed, especially if you have wood floors, so that you can move it around without scratching.)Congrats, you now have an extremely solid (and subtly classy looking) bed. And you spent $350, not $800. Prepac Espresso Tall Twin/Mates Platform Storage Bed (6-drawers) Prepac Monterey Cherry Queen Platform Storage Bed (6-drawers)

My husband put this together- one of the drawers gets stuck on the track so that sucks. Seems decent otherwise. I hate the head and footboard though. Wish they were square instead of rounded.

The good: Quite attractive; better looking than the photos suggest. Good price for this type of bed. Takes longer to assemble than the instructions state but still reasonably quick, maybe three hours start to finish. Biggest problem we had with assembly was that the threaded inserts holding the frame bolts are somewhat tricky to line up. As with all particleboard, care is needed to avoid stripping screws. Sturdy _with some added hardware_; see below.The bad: If you're expecting Sauder quality, look elsewhere. (Why Sauder doesn't make beds of this type, I don't know.) Finish peels or scratches with little effort; be careful of dragging pieces on the floor. Frame is OK (but again, see below,) but the drawers look and feel flimsy. Cam locks holding the front pieces are weak; would much rather have had decorative screws. Several screw and cam holes were a bit misaligned, requiring some manipulation and a few hammer-taps to get right. To Prepac's credit, the drawer bottoms look as though they won't pop out easily; a problem with most flat-pack drawers. And, once properly assembled, all drawers went into the frame flush and smoothly.The ugly: Know that this bed is not as tall as the photos make it appear. The mattress platform is all of 12" off the floor. We're using a 14" mattress with it so the overall height is good, but someone using a standard mattress might find it low. Would probably be perfect for a kid's room. Your mileage may vary; just something to keep in mind when purchasing. Oh, also, if you use nightstands, the two drawers nearest the headboard will be all but unusable. We're using them for seasonal clothing so they need be opened only a couple of times per year.The Key: By far the most common complaint in these reviews is that the finished bed is not particularly sturdy, and they're right. I wouldn't want to have to move it frequently, and I'm sure that there would be much creaking and many misaligned drawers over time. Fortunately, several reviews here, particularly one posted by Heywood J. (yeah, it's what you think :) ) last year describe a solution, which I implemented during assembly. I very carefully squared up the frame with a carpenter's square and measurement on the diagonals, then reinforced each corner with a 4" corner brace fastened with #10 5/8" wood screws (use a center punch or awl to get them started), plus braces at each end of the two internal gables. 8 braces and 32 screws total; about $15 at the hardware store. When installing the slats forming the mattress platform, I folded a small square of non-skid foam rubber shelf liner over the end of each slat as it went into the U-shaped metal channel at each end of the bed. I then took a pair of pliers and bent the lower arm of the U channel up just a little between each slat. They now don't move under any persuasion short of a serious hammer blow. Finally, I drilled four holes in the head gable and bolted it to the bookcase headboard from our old bed.The result: Our modded bed went from somewhat shaky to quite solid. The drawers fit perfectly, and I have yet to hear a creak out of it. We haven't done much, uh, dynamic stress testing on it yet, but the early results are promising. Four stars; five for appearance and ease of assembly, minus two for the engineering shortcomings, plus one because it appears those shortcomings can be overcome at reasonable cost/effort.

I followed the instructions concerning the strengthening of the base Called ''Before you get discouraged by the reviews...'' In the comments below, posted by ''kindle Customer''I feel it is now so much more resistant than if I hadn't done it. Worth the extra steps and the extra time. Minimal to no creaking sounds, the drawers are almost perfect (just one with a 1 cm crack), the wooden planks didn't move when I put the mattress on top (if I hadn't screwed them to the base the planks would've been all over the place). And I added porcelain handles to the drawers: now it's super pretty!NotesDo be careful to not use max torque the screws, since it's still not real hard wood tho.And as of Kindle Customer's ''STEP 5 '' (STEP 5: Drill the corner braces using the 6x5/8 screw ) : Firstly: DO IT BEFORE STEP 2 ! But the slats in the frame in step 2 yes, but do not screw them just yet; this will allow you to move the ones close to the border a bit so you have more space to work with the corner braces. Secondly, when he says: ''I found it helpful to put the top four horizontally (directly above the slats) and BOTTOM FOUR vertically (like an L, inside the opening where the drawer will go)'' take heed: if you work with an electric drill I advise you to pre-drill the holes for the ''Bottom four'', at least on the part that is parallel to the floor (look at the drawing). When the bed is fully assembled there won't be enough space for a regular- sized drill to fit and drill a straight hole for the corner brace in the drawer space.:D

Hard wood main frame, good quality drawers easy to assemble!

Très belle et robuste conception et en plus super facile à assemblé, le seul irritant la livraison et je m' explique, acheté le 18 avril 2022 avec la livraison prévue le 28 avril, déjà 10 jrs..... ensuite remis au 02 mai puis le 04 et finalement livré le 5 mai, 2 boites et pourtant sur le site il était écrit 3 colis mais le livreur explique qu'il n'à que 2 boites et à besoin d' aide car c'est trop lourd pour une personne donc prévoir des bras....et effectivement il manquait une boîte qui est arrivée le 6 mai.

I love my bed. I love the drawers. Setting up was not too difficult. I did it all by myself, as hubby was busy doing something else. I got all the parts and the bed arrived supper quickly and all in good shape. I had to add a couple of screws here and there, to tie the slats to the middle supports in order to keep the bed from loosing its squareness (if you may call it), as there is nothing really to hold it in place and as soon as you try to re-position the bed, your whole bed gets out of shape and the drawers don't fit right. I also find that the mattress now fits too small and there is a gap between the mattress and the headboard (the head board is from another bed and that might be the reason. Overall, I am very happy with this purchase and I would purchase again if I need another bed.

I like the bed, and the storage will be great, though I'm a bit disappointed that there are sharpie marks on the outside that won't wash off.