ZINUS GOOD DESIGN Award Winner Justina Metal Mattress Foundation, 16 Inch Platform Bed, No Box Spring Needed, Queen

I ordered this because it looked and claimed to be easy to assemble. I live alone on the third floor of a big apartment complex, the kind where humans live in their little cubby holes in a row of cubbies. I wanted to eliminate the hauling I'd have to do as much as possible, and was delighted to find some poor UPS guy had delivered the 7 ft long box directly to my door. I was doubly-delighted because I was already a bottle of wine in that evening and I'm one of those cursed with the propensity to break things, sober or not.There are pictures of 2 men lifting all over the box, clearly indicating what was expected to do the job, so of course I grabbed the box and wrestled it into my apartment all by mahself, because #feminism or whatever.I should preface the remainder of this review by explaining that I may be all of 5'4" on a good day, but I'm also a competitive bodybuilder, so I can lift things and stuff, but once the bed was indoors, things got easier. So if you're all of 5'4" and not a bodybuilder, that first part may be hard, but I believe in you.The instructions were only two pages, but I wasn't upset. I mean, lately I've seen the furniture directions where the paper is one page with 100 different pieces depicted, with all the arrows pointing to them all going together, so the instructions are literally just, "Take all the parts and put them together, then done." Those make me want to hurt someone.But these instructions made all the sense. You take the big pieces, hook them into each other, and then you already have the base done, boom. They even supply a super cute little rubber mallet to make the process easier. Of course, I didn't see that until I had man-handled all the pieces into place and was sweating out all the wine.Then you drop the slats into place, easy peasy.But then, this slip cover.... Look, my one complaint is that it came with a tag that explained which way was forward, top, etc. on the slip cover, but the thing had fallen off and was sitting sadly in my hand while I stared blankly at the slip cover, not knowing which was was up, down, or sideways.So I had another sip (swig, chug...) of wine and began wrestling that damn thing on.Now I know from experience and can warn you that if the slipcover fitting feels impossible and makes you curse the fact that society thinks that mattresses on floors is unacceptable for functioning adults, you are probably putting it on wrong. I wrestled with it in 3 different directions until the last time, it finally seemed to fit right into place, and I realized I had it right finally.Hint: The zipper zips on top. Yeah, didn't realize that the first 2 times.The legs go on way easier than expected, right through pre-cut holes in the slip cover.And then BAM. I was suddenly an adult again and no longer sleeping on the floor.So if you're wondering if this will be as easy as it claims and work for you, the answer is probably yes. I might recommend the wine to go with the experience. Particularly, a good cabernet will help get the job done.Men not required.

We purchased one of these bedframes about four years ago and it has been rock solid, so we recently ordered a second. Compared to the more expensive, wooden slatted frames that I've bought, it is much better.The design and assembly are super simple and very strong. It took about 15 minutes to assemble it by myself and we've had no issues with creaking, sagging, or anything else. The fabric cover fits and looks great, and there's enough room under the bed for standard flat bins like you find in the big box stores.Best of all, the legs are rounded and slightly recessed so you don't smash your toe into them!

We got this platform for a spare bedroom based on the wonderful reviews and we were not disappointed. It came very well packaged in a very long box (albeit quite heavy), with all of the parts included. Anyone could put this together. It's very sturdy and supportive and has a nice clean look in the room. My only complaint is that it's pretty tall with the mattress on top. I prefer a bed that is lower to the ground, but that is on me for not reading the dimensions well enough. I would purchase this again and will refer other people to this bed. It's a wonderful, high-quality option for a very low price.

So, son #1 needed a mattress foundation, and I'll be honest - I know very little about this type of bed. Mine is the old school, bed frame, box spring, mattress, so it seems strange to me to not have a box spring, but that seems to be what everything is going to. Anyway, I searched Amazon and this one came up pretty high on the list, and after checking out the reviews for a few along with reading the specifications, we went with this one. What it finally came down to was this one looked the most sturdy and the positive reviews outnumbered the critical by far. My son works some long days in the summer, so when the bed showed up, I fully expected it to wait until the weekend to be put together. Boy, did he prove me wrong. He pulled the box to his room and set to work. In less than an hour, he had everything together and was putting the sheets back on his mattress. No tools were needed, and he said the most complicated part was getting the cover over the frame, only because it's a tight fit. He did get it on by himself so it wasn't too complicated. Once it was all together, he bounced around on the bed to see how it would hold up and if it would move on the floor - we have hardwood, real hardwood, not the imitation stuff - and this thing did not budge. My son isn't a little fellow by any means. I call him my gentle giant for a reason, and that boy can tear up an anvil with a rubber mallet, but this bed held firm. It hasn't moved at all, and the younger boy has no problem running in and jumping on the bed just to wake up and annoy his older brother. So, I would say this mattress foundation is an excellent value for the money and we'd certainly recommend it.