Review on Queen Size Deluxe Murphy Hardware Vertical by Satsuki Silva

This is a quality product, very well made, very durable but the end result is mediocre to me. It took me about two months to build a queen size bed. Since I don't work with wood all the time, I've made a lot of mistakes, so here are some of the key things I suggest: 1) Use quality tools - I bought a reputable brand circular saw with this angle, although I adjusted it to 0 degrees, so that every detail is now at an angle. I had to go back and fix any edges that messed up my measurements. 2) Take a set of countersinks and countersink all your screws, my drill bit wasn't strong enough to drive all the screws into the wood and under the surface, I don't know anyone but to me the open heads of the screws look distasteful. 3) Check all your wood to make sure it's true. One of my side panels has a crease, I didn't see that until I was making the bed, and now the bed frame rubs against the side panel when opening and closing. The only way to fix this is to clip the new sidebar. 4) When you paint, don't think you can paint, after you've done everything, do all your painting before assembling. 5) Get a good veneer cutter, I used a sharp chisel to cut the veneer and it was a slow, tedious job. 6) Measure three times, cut once. I had to drill through the side rails a few times because my measurements were wrong, I patched the holes with wood glue and dowels, but I wouldn't have had to do that if I measured correctly. 7) Be generous with wood glue, I thought I used a lot but it still creaks when you lay it down. 8) The pistons are powerful enough to break your arm. When you've assembled something and there's no mattress in it, it's insanely difficult to hold it yourself while you're attaching the handles to the front, for example. 9) This can be done by one person, but there are times when you need two people. I did it myself and fought a lot. But on the other hand I have to swear a lot. 10) You'll need more tools than the instructions say, I don't have them in front of me right now, but you'll need some wood putty for the bugs, some really strong wood clamps, a good quality tape measure, two drill bits (so you don't have to keep changing bits), a spirit level, some 3/4 inch screws for the panels that attach to the bed frame, a nail finder. and that's all I can think of, but I'm sure there's more. 11) The lumber needed for this bed is very heavy, I haven't lugged around 3/4" 4X8 plywood in a long time. Ripping through plywood can be intimidating, but you can do it by making a row of 2X4 victims lay it on the ground put the plywood on top and adjust the blade to cut straight through the plywood and barely touching the 2X4 it's safer than a table saw and the plywood doesn't go anywhere it stays in place and With all the headaches and hassles associated with assembling this thing, I'm looking at it right now and it's a marvel of design, of the instructions (if followed properly) to build an extremely durable piece of furniture. The bed frame itself is an engineering marvel, you wouldn't believe a bunch of sticks could come together to form something that can hold two people.Now I have so much space in my guest room when the bed h folded up and stowed away, I can access the wall unit next to it. We have had a bed here for many years and have never been able to get into the closets. Although the bed is cosmetically fine, it works perfectly and I am very happy with this product. It's part of the house now and it's not going anywhere, I hope whoever moves in here after I die won't think it's an eyesore.