Milton Chestnut Queen-size Bed

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Purchased the bed for Christmas for my fiance - had to get email updates because the bed kept selling out. My best buy on Overstock. This is one of the nicest beds ever, period. I could see it in the West Elm or Room & Board or Crate & Barrel catalogs (for $1200 plus, naturally). It is truly sturdy (SOLID wood - absolutely no particle board - and it doesn't move or wiggle around!!!) The rubberwood has a beautiful grain! It was so securely packaged (came in two LARGE and HEAVY boxes) NOTHING was damaged at all! It took my fiance 3-4 hrs. to put together with no power tools whatsoever. The worst problem was fitting the headboard to the rest of the bed. One note: you don't need a box spring with this bed - and the thinner and lower profile the mattress, the better. The only thing I can complain about is that I ended up wishing I'd bought one for myself! The color is gorgeous - between a chestnut and espresso, very glowy. The style is somewhere between Modern and Asian, with a little Wright thrown in there, too. You will get a ton of compliments - as long as you have a lower-profile mattress, note, probably not a pillow top, because it obscures the headboard, which is not as tall as it could be... One note: Bed will be very difficult to take apart once, or if, we move. I recommend bolting it together and leaving it where it is!!!

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I wanted to wait a month or two to write this review so that I could comment on how the bed has held up. I bought this for my boyfriend and I two months ago and it is amazing!!! We still have our full mattress on it though (waiting till we can get a really nice one). We got it in three packages- very tightly and securely packed. We screwed on the headboard backwards and then had the undo it and flip it around but after that it took us an hour to put the whole thing together. It doesnt shake or squeek and is completely sturdy!

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If you plan to put this in a smaller room beware. The foot-board corners stick a few inches passed the mattress. When you walk around the corners you will bump it with your shin every time. Its not easy to get used to because the blankets cover it just enough.I wish I had chosen a different bed. My shins are bruised now and we just built it last night.Though it is beautiful to look at and it was very easy to put together.

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This review will be short. Still putting bed together. I bought it with the matching nightstand. The bed, at least for me, is difficult to put together. Been working on it on and off all day. Lots of pieces. I'd hate to move. Also, one of the endcaps on the headboard wasn't included, but I chatted online with Overstocked.com representative and she ordered the endcap from the manufacturer within minutes. The bed is beautiful and once I get it all put together, I'll be much happier.

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The quality of this furniture was far superior to similar priced items we saw in the local retail stores. Delivery was fast and all the pieces were included. The wrench/tool they included was difficult to use and like others recommend a different tool would be useful. Other than that is was easy to assemble and the quality is great.