DHP Franklin Mid Century Upholstered, Full Size, Blue Velvet Daybed,

I love this sofa bed, and I am so embarrassed about how long it took me to assemble it because of my own obliviousness before even starting the process. Their customer support was fantastic. I hadn’t read the parts list carefully enough, so thought I was missing a crucial pair of brackets. (I misread the list as two separately labelled pairs of brackets; there were two individual brackets shrink-wrapped together but since I could only see one label, I assumed it must be a matching pair and that I needed a second set.) I contacted customer support and asked for the “missing pair of brackets”. They sent me the single one I needed, but I still didn’t realize my mistake and repeated my request. They sent me a complete bracket set. Both “replacements” (which I turned out not to need and I am so sorry for pestering them) arrived within about a week of contacting them through Amazon.Once I got started on the actual assembly (after some abject rolling around in humiliation about my unnecessary self-delay and excess bracket acquisition), everything went great. All the holes are nicely pre-drilled and perfectly aligned, no extra tools were needed, and I put the whole thing together by myself in one afternoon. My only significant complication was initially over-tightening the rear/side panel connections so I couldn’t get the front panel in, but all the parts were very forgiving about being loosened and retightened.And now this sofa bed is the comfortable, sturdy, and rather spiffy centerpiece of our house. I don’t know whether the linen-look fabric would stand up to clawy cats, but it has a very nice texture and appearance. The back panel is completely upholstered, so it would be fine in the middle of a room after removing the usual consumer tags. The padding isn’t very thick, but I’m happy with it. The slats and hinges don’t creak, the feet have little smooth plastic pads that make the whole thing very easy to move around, and we have to keep shooing the kids off it at bedtime to go sleep in their regular beds.My one quibble is with mattress alignment— there isn’t much of a lip on the front panel, so our 6” memory foam mattress tends to keep sliding forward; perhaps a thinner one would be less mobile, but otoh the black metal brackets are still distractingly visible against the light tan fabric at the back corners unless screened by pillows… which then tend to creep down and push the mattress forward. I may try putting a yoga mat between the mattress and the wood slats to improve friction.But on the whole, I have no regrets about this purchase. Except for the bit about me mistakenly demanding extra brackets.

I use this as a sofa / day bed in my office. It works great for sleeping guests and for my doggos to sleep on while I'm working.Likes: Easy to assemble. The frame is metal, not wood, so it seems very sturdy. I often sit on here with my girlfriend and dogs, so it's easily over 400 lbs at that point.

I bought this for my 8 year old sons room and he LOVES it. The option of a day bed was great for additional floor space but still wanted a queen for as he grows or if his room has to be used for guest.I put it together by myself and the directions were easy to understand but I did have a few alignment issues with screw holes so make sure you have the pieces straight. I love the slat system and feel totally stable laying on it with him.100% would recommend and am super happy with my purchase.I will say the box had seen better days and had a small piece of batting sticking out of the back board but nothing too bad or noticeable.

I live in a turn of the century loft in a rural town. The bed was delivered to the Mexican restaurant downstairs. It’s 88 lb bulk could not be heaved up the stairs, so I left it overnight. The bed was gone the next morning and for a full week and a half I thought it was stollen. The sweet, angelic restaurant elves put it back outside my stairway day before yesterday.I still could not manage the box up my staircase. So I ripped open the box and carried the unassembled pieces up “one piece at a time” like Johnny Cash in his lunchbox.With exactly 3 min of help from an impatient young teenage daughter, it took me about 2.5 hours to put together flying solo. I have autoimmune arthritis and I would not recommend assembling this bed all by oneself, but I’m here to tell you, if I can do it, you can do it.All bolts with the exception of one matched up and threaded well. The book was useless as usual, but with a little common sense, ingenuity, and imagination I got everything oriented the first time around with no mix ups or backwards upside down components.Here comes the ridiculous part. Snapping the slats into the frame was like breaking a whale’s rib cage. I understand the bed has to be sturdy and the slats have to distribute weight well. The simple engineering is genius. The idea is good. But I hurt myself trying to push them down hard enough to snap into place with my hands. So note to anyone who purchases this, put a big sturdy fat footed heel down on the plastic snap ends and PUSH down hard. Do not try to use your puny palms.The bed looks great. Is solid and does not make a sound when rolling over. It’s about a 2.5 hour assembly if you are a single 42 year old weakling with arthritis and 3 minutes of assistance from a frustrated teen.Thanks!

I love the bed. It feels very sturdy and looks beautiful. Our full mattress fits perfectly- almost snug but not too much. Makes for much more space in our small guest room. The color is slightly more gray of a taupe than brown in person.I’m a very small woman and assembled it myself, it took about two hours. I left the back panel on the ground and assembled it on its side. Other reviewers are correct that you should not tighten everything all the way until the end - it makes it much easier and will prevent you from going back to loosen things up. There is a specific spot in the directions that tells you when to fully tighten each screw. A screwdriver made the process much faster/easier. I highly recommend.

I wanted a couch that can double as a guest bed and also keep my feet up off the floor while I watch the Tube, and this one serves both purposes without having to disassemble or rearrange anything ☺️Very cozy to sleep on with my Juno mattress and sturdier than I thought it might be from the pics. Easy to put together, no tools necessary except an Allen key which they include.***pro tip: use some of the cardboard from the shipping box to lay on the slats under the mattress for a bit of extra comfort, thank me later 😎

Bought this for my toddler and it’s absolutely perfect! Colour is beautiful, set up was easy! I installed it on my own with my toddlers help in less than an hour.

This bed is surprisingly sturdy (so far). It’s only been 2 weeks. It seems to be well designed and fairly sturdy. Time will tell.Thus far I’m satisfied

Easy to put together, even doing it alone. I appreciated all the extra hardware that was included since I've got butterfingers. It's sturdy and looks great!

Bought this bed for child's room which is on the small side. This bed was quick to ship, easy to assemble, and very sturdy. You can feel the stability when you lay down.It takes up minimal room and makes the space feel open giving room to move around the room. I would recommend for anyone needing space save but durability.