Aisling Cream Fabric Queen Platform Bed

FIRST PURCHASE FROM OVERSTOCK I was hesitant to order something this large online, but am very pleased with the quality, price, and fast shipping from Overstock. I researched this bed and was almost ready to purchase it from another site when I found it on Overstock for $200 less. It had it in my possession less than two weeks after ordering it...very impressive! QUALITY Seems well made. This bed is almost identical to one from *** at less than half the price. It feels solid once it's put together. The fabric also seems durable to me. I expected it to be thin linen at this price. While it's probably not as good as a higher end bed might be, it certainly looks like it is. This was within my budget and looks much more expensive than it was. ASSEMBLY The bed needs to be assembled, but there are not a million pieces to put together. It's a fairly easy process once you figure out what to do (see below). You'll get the headboard, footboard, rails, platform and bolt kit as separate pieces. Thankfully, the platform with the bowed wooden slats for holding the mattress up comes fully assembled! Everything is wrapped with a thick layer of sheet styrofoam, then put inside a thick plastic bag. All pieces were packed well and arrived undamaged. Just a warning though, be careful when you're cutting off the plastic and styrofoam sheet...remember, there's fabric underneath and you don't want to cut into that! The assembly process is a bit time consuming and the instructions are very vague. In fact, there are no written instructions. It's all pictures. The bolts to attach the side rails to the headboard and footboard are actually IN their respective pieces and not in the bolt kit that comes packed separately. I got a little panicked when I couldn't find the bolts until I realized they were screwed into the pieces already. You have to take them out before you can attach the brackets, which I found sort of strange. My major compliant, however, is regarding the marks for installing the brackets that hold up the mattress platform. The headboard, side rails and footboard all have red dots that indicate where you are to attach the brackets, but they are almost invisible against the black fabric. I had to use a flashlight to find them...I never found the markings on the footboard and had to eyeball that one. It was quite annoying and made the assembly go slowly. Why the manufacturer didn't use white or yellow markings that are easy to see against black is beyond me! If they had done that, the assembly process would have been a breeze. HOW IT LOOKS I would not describe the color as "cream". It's more of a light stone color...between gray and oatmeal. The picture on the site is pretty accurate color wise. The nail heads in the headboard are quite a bit larger than they appear in the photo, but they look really nice. The bed has a low profile and sits much lower than my old bed. This is not a complaint...just FYI. The measurements on the site are correct, so just be sure you measure and know what you're getting. OVERALL RATING I'm really pleased with the quality, price, quick shipping and excellent customer service from Overstock. I received a call from them the day after I ordered and a follow up e-mail afterwards. As promised, I also received a call from the courier the day before delivery. It's refreshing to see a company that has an actual human being call you and then follow up with an e-mail these days. Bonus points to Overstock for that. I highly recommend this product. Good price, good quality and (with a little patience) easy assembly.

• How did the color on site compare with the actual product? Color was accurate to picture.
• Please tell us about the quality of the product. Good quality.
• How accurate was the on site description of the product? Very accurate.

This bed is exactly what I was looking for. We just renovated our bedroom and my wife and I have been looking for bed at this size all over the place. This bed is elegant, clean-cut and very comfortable. The delivery was very fast too. We got many compliments on this and I certainly will recommend this bed to anyone.

The Aisling Cream Fabirc Queen Platform Bed has added a beautiful dimension of luxury and austere, restrained elegance to my bedroom. The silvertone nail head trim on the headboard is a stylish touch that is indicative of overall high level of craftsmanship of this bed. This is my first platform bed -- and my first bed with a headboard -- and I couldn’t be happier! The cream goes well with all the various colored bed linens I have used -- reds, browns, blues, greens -- all look stunning, and different.

Fabric is not cream. It is greige or light grey and a cheap linen. Smell of adhesives? lingered for weeks. Poor instructions. Plastic legs. I ended up throwing away everything but the headboard, which I will recover and attach to a standard bedframe after redrilling the holes. I would recommend spending more and getting a quality product.