Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Zinus 12-inch Deluxe Wood Platform Bed We love it. It's very sturdy. It assembled in about an hour. My husband and I worked together to assemble it. He did most of the work. He said that he thinks it could be assembled by one person, and that the instructions were clear. The box with the bed in it was very heavy - according to the Amazon listing, the item weighs 45.7 pounds. It's a platform bed frame, so it's meant to be used without a box spring - a box spring is not needed. I believe the slats are appropriately spaced so that the mattress can breathe, and so the slats provide enough support for the mattress. The measurement from the floor to the top of the platform is 12 inches. Our mattress is 6 inches, so the total height of our bed is 18 inches. There are 6 inches from the floor to the bottom of the bed. I keep some shoes under the bed. The bed has 2 additional legs/posts in the middle. You can see one of these in one of the photos. Of course, these posts add to the sturdiness of the bed frame. These legs/posts are metal with a footprint that's about 1 inch square. We put carpet protectors underneath these two legs/posts. The carpet protectors we used don't add very much to the height - maybe about 1/4 inch, so that's not a problem. We put a "safe corner cushion" on one of the top corners because I hit my shin a couple of times. We found a corner cushion in brown and it looks fine. It was only needed on one of the corners because of the "route" around the bed to get to the far side. I was a little worried that I might stub my toes on the legs, but the legs are visible, and so far no problem with my toes. The mattress sits right on top of the platform - it's not indented. I prefer this, because it's much easier to make the bed and put on the elasticized bottom sheet. We did a lot of looking before we bought this. This is the best-looking frame that we found, and also has the best price. The big box mattress stores had nothing that we wanted. The bed is very attractive and looks like a very good quality piece of furniture. Thank you Amazon, and Zinus.