Cairo Dark Brown Queen Leather Bed

It would be good if the assembly instructions would detail that 18 of the screws needed are already in place so you should find the other 18 in the package. Unfortunately, the plastic bags containing small parts were sliced so they were loose in the boxes and we thought we were missing half of the screws needed. The holes on self assembly furniture are often slightly "off" which makes assembly a little tricky. My husband said we can never move because he never wants to put the bed together again. It's pretty to look at and feels great.

I almost never write reviews but this was our first purchase from Overstock.com and it was excellent....worth telling people about. It was a great experience right from the start. I couldn't believe how quickly the bed arrived on our doorstep. It was delivered by UPS and packaged well. It took about 45 mins to unwrap everything, dispose of the packaging materials, and inventory the parts. Assembly was very easy and took about an hour... The quality of this bed is actually quite shocking given the low price. I don't understand why the other reviewer said the leather seems fake. It is clearly a very rich, deep brown leather and they even attached a sample that you can use for matching purposes. It smelled wonderful - like a brand new leather coat. Assembling the headboard and footboard to the side rails went smoothly....however, if you're using a power drill or similar to tighten the bolts, watch your torque setting. I did turn one of the threaded inserts to hard and it detached. The metal slats were a bit cumbersome to mount - it would have been a little easier with two people. But they are very rugged and will give good support. I am using a new latex mattress with no box spring so I chose to cut some MDF (particle board) platforms to lay on top of the slats, which worked well. I'm a little concerned about the four vertical slat supports. This bed is light enough that it might get tempting to move it slightly at a later date. I'm going to mount chair bottom sliders on the bottoms of the supports so that if I do move it, they will slide with the bed. Otherwise, I think they would get caught on the carpet and probably bend if the bed is moved.

First off, the bed is nice and easily a third to half the price of other leather beds we'd been looking at in local furniture stores. It is very solid ONCE you have got it put together (**Read below for some assembly tips**) I just received it today and put it together so have yet to experience sleeping on it. Overall, it's a good purchase for us and should hold up for quite a few years and would recommend this to someone looking for a good leather bed at a good price.**HELPFUL HINTS ARE BELOW**1) For the very pesky footboard to side rail installation: Loosen *ALL* bolts at the footboard end on the side rails at least one-quarter to three-eights of an inch (or more). This will allow you to pull the anchor brackets over into place in order for them to line up correctly and allow the bolts to seat more easily into the footboard. From there it's just time and patience re-tightening all the bolts, and make sure to tighten them all equally as you go to distribute the tension.2) Loosening the bolts on the headboard end will also allow for some additional wiggle room as you try to finagle everything together.3) If you're by yourself, when attaching the side rails to the headboard it's useful to place something under the side rail at the footboard end and then lifting the rail to line up the holes on the headboard.4) I think installing the slats would have been easier by placing them on the floor at the foot of the bed and then feeding them up and onto the side rails in conveyor belt fashion since they are all connected and unwieldy.

I originally wanted a platform bed that was not open under the frame, that would prevent dust from accumulating. When I saw this advertised it allowed for mattress or mattress and box springs. I took a chance and bought it. I got delivery within a week, and the quality is unsurpassed. The leather is smooth, padded in the right places, and even on the back of the headboard. It is extremely sturdy, uses metal for the slats instead of wood, and looks like it cost thousands of dollars! Since the side rails are padded leather, you don't hurt your legs as you would if it was wood or metal. Assembly instructions are less than adequate. You must use some common sense. Also, loosen bolts on brackets first. I was going to buy larger brackets until I realized I just had to loosen them and it would fit. Took me an hour and a half to assemble. Was definitely a wise purchase, and I am extremely glad I bought it.