DHP Tokyo Daybed and Trundle with Metal Frame, Twin Over Twin Size, Brushed Bronze

Super sturdy and easy to put together. Managed it by myself in about 2 hours and I work slow! Looks great, live the finish and the pattern. Looks more expensive than it is. No squeaks!

First off, the assembly instructions were THE BEST I have EVER encountered among the many, many items I've assembled over the years. That is why I gave 5 stars for Easy to Assemble. It's actually quite a bit of work involved and rather time consuming, but the result is a sturdy bed. I was truly impressed with its build. LOTS of "slats" for good support.I also think it's a very attractive, while inexpensive, piece of furniture. However, the one negative, minor (IMO), is that it does scratch easily. This happened only in the course of assembly, and only on parts that are not visible.I have been sleeping on the top bed, on a latex mattress, for about a month now. Very comfortable. I can't comment on the lower bed in that regard because it has not been used. (I would have a hard time getting up from it if I did. I doubt that would be a problem for a younger, spryer person.) I did find that pushing that lower bed under the top one was no piece of cake. It really "just fits," so takes a bit of finesse. Also, unless I was doing something wrong with the casters, it didn't roll real easily. Wasn't horrible, but didn't just slide right under. MAYBE you need to make sure all caster wheels are pointing in the same direction, rather than expecting them to "self correct"? I am not sure if mine were or were not.Last but not least, their customer service was top notch! They respond VERY quickly. I didn't find the set of locking casters until long after, as they were glued into the seam of the big, long box. I thought they were just missing. They sent me another set. Then, when assembling the lower bed, one of the slats was simply too long! It would not go in. They sent me a replacement. OUTSTNDING customer service!

Wanted to add that this can be cut down fairly easily if you know someone with tools. I became more disabled and could no longer climb up on the daybed. Hubby tipped it sideways, and we measured 4 inches up the feet, marked it with masking tape for a level cut and he easily took off the extra length with his milwaukee cordless sawzall. Then we taped around the cut edge (sharp!) of the cut off piece, put a screwdriver in the center and popped out the plastic piece that makes the "foot" and popped it into the now shorter leg. We did this to both daybeds in the home. Now when I want to lay down it is just sitting, not climbing. It will not longer fit a trundle and mattress but I do have the mattress under there and keep the trundle in back of the unit against the wall. The living room unit (never had a trundle) is now much more comfortable for guests to use as a "couch". There is still lots of room under for storage using underbed boxes if, like us, you have limited living space.-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Update at 3 yrs in use.Still holding up well. If I could change one thing, I would wish the trudle was pop up, or I'd buy the one without the trundle and buy the pop up trundle separately.=======================================================================================================Update at 2 yrs in use.Still quite strong and in daily use. We moved and it was a dream compared to trying to move a bed. We still use a large piece of cardboard (originally it was the box) between the rungs and the mattress. Gives it a nicer feel and easier to make it. I have this one against a wall so I have carpet glides under the feet to help move it to make it (any bed is hard to make against a wall). We bought this same model without a trundle for the living room when we downsized. We needed storage and I found totes that fit under it perfectly. They are the Hefty white and clear 66 qt, which are not available here but these are the same size. I can fit 7 of them under this, 4 in the long way front to back and 3 on the other side in sideways. With a skirt you don't even know all that storage is there.It is a bit high to be used as a seat/couch. We have an ottoman near it but it's usually the little ones and they just climb on and love all the space. I still recommend this highly. Here are the totes that fit under. https://smile.amazon.com/Sterilite-17571706-ClearView-Latches-6-Pack/dp/B003EH1GH2/ref=sr_1_5?s=home-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1514372484&sr=1-5&keywords=66+qt+storage+bins+with+lids++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++=I'm giving this 5 stars because my minor issues aren't the manufacturer's fault.The finish is an odd color on the "bronze" (dark brown) unit. See pic. It's not smooth, it looks to me almost like metal that got rusty and then was painted, in fact the color kind of brings old rusty metal to mind, and it's kind of a dull brown, not reddish brown I would expect from "bronze". It's not wrong, it's just not what I pictured, which was smooth painted metal. If it were summer I'd have taken it outside and spray painted it and I may just do that in 6 months. I suppose it might not chip as readily as smooth might but I may paint it ocean blue anyway just because....Assembly. You should know I am a middle aged disabled woman and I was working alone. I've done this kind of thing before. Hubby and a friend brought the box into the room I was working in.Once I got the box open (35 minutes and I resorted to a razor knife), there was a neatly arranged set of boxes very well marked with the parts inside, the letters referenced in the instruction book, which was in with the back piece (the largest). I read the instructions first and checked to see if all the parts were there.Assembly calls for the use of a 4mm hex key. They give you two of them, one in each assembly kit (they must sell them separately). I went with my Milwaukee screw gun and a 4mm bit instead. It got a bit rough when I needed to hold a few things up but I used a piece of cardboard to balance them on and got the job done. Once the frame was together I added the stringers to the bed area. Easy procedure once you get the hang of it but I did find the plastic pieces that hold them in place were a challenge for my not so strong fingers. I took frequent breaks and eventually it got done. I left it all overnight and finished the trundle the next day. The trundle was harder for me. 1. My fingers were sore from the day before. 2. When putting in the stringers on the larger unit I sat on the floor inside and did most of it then slid out from under to do the rest sitting up close. When doing the trundle it's almost a must to kneel and I literally cannot. This meant sitting sideways and reaching in an awkward manner and it took me 90 min to put the stringers in, and my thumbs were screaming at me. I was so wishing there were just metal pieces and screws instead of the little plastic clips. The pieces that hold the stringers down the middle for strength were a piece of cake comparatively.I got it all done and then cut the heavy duty cardboard shipping box to size and put the pieces over the spindles of the beds to provide a little more strength and perhaps pad the bars a bit - also less to take to the recycling center.All in all time for assembly was 4 hrs but again that's about as long as it should really ever be for anyone since I am slow due to having achy fingers. Had I waited for hubby to have time to help it probably would have been about 90 min tops.For anyone looking for weight limits, the instructions say 400 lbs for the top and 225 lbs for the trundle.The advantage to this metal unit is that it is easily moved about, where the wood ones, or particle board are not so easily moved... I also like that the trundle is free standing because I intend to use it in an L shape so that the upper sleeper doesn't have to step on the lower one to get out of bed....I paid under $200 including shipping. I would not have paid much more.

It took quit awhile to set up. There are many pieces. I thought it was well constructed. I bought it for my grandchild who shares a room with her sibling. After it was set up it felt sturdy. The color matches anything black but it is a deep brownish color. The twin mattress fit very well on both the top and bottom. The bottom does not fit a 10 inch mattress which would have been nice. A thinner mattress was needed with an egg crate to extra comfort. We used one of the panels from the bunk beds for extra support to the plush mattress which did help and also to prevent sliding. The one sided mattresses do slide some. Overall it was a good choice. The packaging however was a 1 out of 10. The box was ripped and badly damages. That did concern ,e when I saw the condition of the shipping in terms of missing or bent pieces.I will update after so many months of use.