Modus Furniture Solid Wood Bed, King, Melbourne - Dark Pine

The good:Solid bed. Looks great. It's a nice height as a platform bed, particularly with the low, futon type mattress we are using with it. Mostly went together well and most components are good. Only a little issue here and there. Shipping was free! (Okay, it's probably figured into the price, but we've bought less bed for more money before.)The not so good with a little goodness tucked in:The bed was shipped via a private carrier and there was no tracking info provided. It was taking a bit of time to get here so I emailed the company about where's my bed? The company did reply quickly with contact information for the carrier they shipped by. When I called the carrier they were very helpful and were waiting to hear from me to set up a delivery time. We live about three hours from San Antonio, TX and while we have daily UPS, FedEx, and of course USPS, not all private carriers are making runs here everyday. I set up a day. As it turned out the truck was down this way the evening before and the driver called to see if I would like the bed delivered tonight. Sure! Not only was the bed delivered about 8PM, but the driver and his helper unboxed it, carried the components into the house where we wanted them, and carted the packing materials away.So it's mostly good on the shipping side. The only downside concerning shipping was that there was no tracking or carrier info provided by the seller and I was left wondering where my bed was. As it turned out I needed to contact the carrier to get the bed delivered. Once I made contact everyone was very helpful both at Modus and the carrier. I just shouldn't have had to initiate contact to find out where the bed was and to find I needed to contact the company to arrange a delivery date and time.The bed overall is heavy and seems well made of real wood. A few niggling issues though. Even though the bed was unpacked and I was able to inspect it since I didn't inspect every square inch there was a flaw on one of the side rails I didn't see until I was actually putting the bed together. On the inside of one rail near the end there was a crack, perhaps more adequately described as a thin groove as it did not go all the way through the board, but was on the inside. I was a little concerned, but it did not extend into the connection area or through the width of the board. The idea of trying to return this big bed was not something I cared to get into over this. So I filled the crack with a good, clear glue to sort of stabilize it. Two months so far and no change.Overall assembly is straightforward, but a few issues there. One of the holes in the headboard was slightly too small in diameter for the pin of the sideboard to enter. Either the finish had pooled in there and made it too small or it just wasn't fully drilled. Either way, I got my drill and an appropriate size twist drill and opened the hole up. Irritating when you are putting a bed together late at night and when it isn't a sub-$200 bed.A few issues others here have mentioned about the assembly process and their solutions were quite helpful and not really addressed in the otherwise good assembly instructions. First, the slats. These are supposed to be pre-drilled in both the slat ends and the sideboard for easy placement. They are predrilled. What they don't do is match up completely. As others here have noted the fix for this is simply lay the slats out properly, use the holes you can, and using the holes in the slat tips as pilot holes drill a guide hole in the side rail. Then just screw it down.Next is the center rail. It's easy enough to put together. It's no so easy to get it into place and cinch down since it is in the middle and you have the slats in place making getting near it touchy. Be careful stepping between the slats to get to it that you don't break your leg, or the slats. Especially your leg. If you have thick legs below the knee you may have some issues. This also makes it tough to adjust the feet on the legs of the center rail. An essential task.The center support rail requires a little special attention if you don't want to be one of those complaining about how it or the slats broke shortly after you put the bed together. Some of these things have been mentioned by others and bear repeating as essential information.One of those things is that just as the instructions say, make sure the bed is where you want it before you do put the center rail into operation. The instructions are quite clear that moving the bed with the center rail properly adjusted for support can damaged the legs (and the slats along with it). Yes, the adjusters are slim. They work just fine in a stationary position and if actually adjusted per the the instructions. Move them, as in moving the bed, or don't have enough vertical tension on them and you are asking for issues.Another thing is to make sure you follow the instructions on adjusting the legs of the center rail. Don't just run them down until they make contact with the ground. You need to adjust them until they put some upward pressure on the slats and bow them up just a little. Don't overdo it, but make sure there is some upward pressure on the center area of the slats.One thing other's here have mentioned when using a mattress only, which is sort of the idea of a platform bed, is that foam mattresses don't do well with a base that has open areas. We learned this with a memory foam mattress and a metal, fold out frame that was supposed to be just fine with it. Once again, I followed the advice of some of the other reviewers on here who were kind enough to provide useful information on the subject. Since we had been getting in a few new computer desks and odd bits of furniture at this time I had plenty of large cardboard boxes to try and figure out how to get rid of. Following the advice of a few reviewers here I simply cut the boxes so that I could lay them out flat and covered the slats in the bed with them. It keeps the areas of the mattress from slipping and shifting into the gaps and acts to spread movement over an area a little. This not only helps the mattress, but shifts just enough stress off the slats to protect them. Probably a good place to mention that between the wife and I we top just a little over 400 lbs total. Add in the dog that likes to get up there and lay between our legs at the foot of the bed and it's more like 460 lbs total.Even though I have spent most of my post focusing on issues, the simple fact is we really like the bed and are pretty happy with it. Okay, the wife just loves the bed. Which is one reason I spent a week or more total reviewing beds, the specifications, and reading tons of reviews in an effort to find solid, informational reviews to help with the decision. I changed my mind at least three times and finally came down to purchasing this bed. A solid wood platform would be nice, but that would sort of preclude ease of shipment.Hopefully, this review will be helpful. I for one hate those reviews that go something like, "5 Stars! I haven't actually used it yet, but I'm just sure it's going to be wonderful!" Yeah, that's really helpful and someone doesn't understand the concept of a "user review."Oh, and as others have noted. Yes, until you get the hang of it the bed will bite your legs. ;) Don't worry, you'll learn spatial awareness after a time or two. Painfully learned, but learn it you will.

I recently purchased this bed online after agonizing for weeks over it. I needed a new bed for a guest room, so I didn't want to spend a lot. I figured a platform bed would be the best bet, as the mattress and box spring we were going to use was about 15" high. I really don't like buying something I haven't seen in person, but I watched a product video, looked at swatches online (magnified), read ALL the reviews I could find on the product, and was encouraged by people online saying the bed was beautiful, etc. etc. I was more concerned that the company I was buying it through, CSN, might not be that reliable, as people seemed to be very critical about them. Many reviewers talking about CSN don't seem to understand that they are NOT the manufacturer of the products being ordered, and are actually a dropshipper, meaning they are a go-between for the manufacturer and the consumer. They shouldn't be blamed for flaws in the PRODUCT. I tried finding the Modus Nevis bed in a retail store so I could see it in person, but NOBODY had it. It seems most of their business is done online, although I DID manage to find another bed they make - the RIVA, which I saw in person in a Sleepy's mattress store. I LOVED the Riva, and it looked really well made. I especially liked that the color was listed as "Espresso", the same as the Nevis, and it was so dark as to be almost black. It was really very pretty, but just to be extra-safe, I called the manufacturer (not easy to get their number, by the way), and asked if the Riva and Nevis beds were made of exactly the same wood, and were they the same color. I was told that they are exactly the same wood. So, feeling confident about the bed, but not so much about CSN, I made my online purchase. And....I have to say, CSN was awesome. I didn't have one bit of trouble with the purchase, the customer service, or the shipment. It arrived exactly when they said it would, and the driver even put it inside the doorway for me, even though the free shipping said it was only going to be curbside delivery. BUT - and it's a BIG "but" - the bed is NOT what I thought it would be. Don't get me wrong - it's really sturdy and well-made, and relatively easy to assemble, although I do think IKEA beds are a bit easier to assemble. And the feet in the middle DO touch the floor - you just have to get down there and unscrew them far enough. It has lovely lines, and the style is very pretty. Modern, but not so modern that it doesn't fit with my more traditional furniture. BUT - the wood is a disappointment. As another reviewer pointed out, it DOES ding very easily. And it IS a pretty color, but it is NOT THE SAME COLOR AS THE RIVA, although MFI told me it is. It's more of a deep deep burgundy-brown, and it will be very hard to match a dresser to. If I had gotten the almost-black Riva, I would have been able to buy a black dresser to match. But the Nevis is going to be tough to match - and I don't really want to buy another piece from MFI, sight unseen. The other thing I don't like about it is that the wood grain is very prominent on parts of the bed. It annoys me, but that's because I'm used to solid wood furniture I guess....I'm not sure. My husband and my daughter both really really like this bed, though, so if you aren't too fussy about the color of the wood, and you are looking for a solid, somewhat modern platform bed, this is definitely a nice bed for the price. Another thing that I have to admit is nice about this bed is that it isn't super-low to the ground, like so many platform beds. It's a reasonable height, especially for taller people. And the 15" height of our mattress and box works perfectly, as the top of the footboard is even with the top of the mattress. If you want to just use a mattress (the bed comes with wood slats as a mattress base), that will look fine too. I gave the bed four stars, because it really is sturdy, nice, and a great price - but wasn't quite what I had hoped. And for the record, CSN was great, and I'd definitely buy from them again!

The bed itself is really beautiful but much of the wood is unfinished (especially the wood slats) so handling the wood is a little risk heavy for splinters and cuts. The directions also stipulate the use of a screwdriver to secure the frame and wood slats, but there are no pre-drilled holes so its basically impossible to do this without a drill.