Ferris Full Captain's Bed with Trundle Unit

I assembled this bed myself, and I am a 65 year old woman! the directions are a hoot, being a rough translation from Vietnamese, but the diagrams for the bed are clear. The trundle is another story--the holes are not there for the screws for the wheels, so you have to drill them yourself. It is way too easy to put the wheels on the wrong side of the head/foot pieces (I did, and had to do it over). However, it looks great. the bed is quite high with mattress and box spring. Caveat do not tighten screws until you are sure everything is where it is supposed to be!

I looked at many places but wasn't able to find a less expensive good quality bed with trundle. I tried to find out from Overstock the thickest possible mattress that would fit. They didn't have an answer and I was given various answers that I figured out were just guesses which was annoying. The trundle can accommodate 8" or smaller twin mattress. If mattress is puffed up or you need to tuck in comforter/pillows under the bed, pick thinner mattress. The boxes arrived damaged and in very old packaging with yellowing tape. The delivery person does not bring the boxes inside, and packages were heavy so I had to open them outside the front door to check, which can't be done completely without help. It was also windy. I had to weigh down the boxes to keep the lids from flying away till my husband came home. I think this is how we may have lost a missing instruction page. When assembling the trundle be careful which way you lay the pieces where the wheels/casters attach. The holes with shorter distance to edge go toward the outside. I had to take off casters and re attach since this is not mentioned. There are no holes or marks for casters...just estimate and indent with a screw driver. Push in while screwing in screws and they'll go in without drilling. The head board was scratched along a corner...but would be too much hassle to return exchange so kept it since not too visible. Bed not as dark as shown, which was disappointing, but looks good overall. Nice quality finishing.

• How did the color on site compare with the actual product? Actual color was lighter
• Please tell us about the quality of the product. Good
• How accurate was the on site description of the product? Accurate but not sufficient

The bed looks great, and was easy to put together with the instructions included. The problem I had was that the trundle is Twin size. I wasted a bunch of money on an extra full mattress and full bedding. Now I have to start all over with twin. I'm sure at this point it's too much trouble to return the mattress. The bed looks nice and has a rich color.

The FIRST thing that should be mentioned is that for the trundle you should not purchase an 11" mattress. It will not fit and Overstock will not let you return the twin mattress. My husband is now staining pieces of wood to raise the bed so the trundle will roll in and out. The bed is very nice looking and I also purchased an 11" full size mattress for the top of the bed. It is so comfortable that all my guests for Mardi Gras might not want to leave.

• How did the color on site compare with the actual product? right on spot
• Please tell us about the quality of the product. Very well made and comfortable
• How accurate was the on site description of the product? ok with one exception see below