Habitat Akio Kingsize Wooden Platform Bed Frame - Black

Stay away unless on sale

The bed arrives in penalty box weighing over 37kg a poorly packaged, meaning that many components will have cosmetic damage because the delivery drivers manhandling it. The overall build quality is poor with holes not lining up. Can’t recommend purchasing this unless it’s heavily discounted on sale and you have a spare day to assemble it.

Steven, 35 - 44, London

Bad

Poor quality. Headboard has a lot of bounce and feels weak. Screw holes not always provided and the ones provided are uneven. Could not use all screws and dowels bc of misalignment. Overall would not recommend. Bad quality even for the price.

M, 18 - 24, London

Don’t buy unless you have your own wrench.

For a bed which costs over £200, some of the budget should have gone to the wrench which it comes with. The wrench expanded and broke after tightening 2 bolts. I did not have an extra one at home so it took about 3 days to finish, as I had to go out and buy one. The wood is good quality, and the overall design is nice. Another factor is the screws were low quality as well. I only used a screwdriver as promoted to, and one of the screws bent.

Jakub, 18 - 24, London

Quality is... Ok

Nice bed, too expensive for the quality though - like others mine had dents and scrapes along the headboard and on other parts too. I reported them and got some money back which made it fair enough, just think for the price the quality should be higher. Mind the build quality itself is sturdy, you will loose your hands to screwing all 52 screws in by hand, it says don't use a drill, just use one on low power please. For the sake of your hands.

Dan, 25 - 34, London bruv

Frame was not drilled correctly

Missing some of the drilled holes. Impossible to assemble. Had to return

Disappointing quality, 35 - 44, Manchester

Absolutely stunning

I bought this a month ago, I did manager to put it together on my own, great quality, very sturdy, would recommend to any one.

steve, 55 - 64, St austell

My new Akio bed frame

I rated this a 4 because the finish makes the frame look cheaper than it could (though it wasn't expensive) I put this together on my own and it took me a couple of hours, however, I am quite good at flat pack so some people might need a hand. This is a large bed frame and even though I knew this, it still took me by surprise, so make sure you have a good ample space to accommodate it. Also, it took me a few days to get used to how low it is after having a standard height bed.

David, 55 - 64, Liverpool

Needs complete assembly

So you need to be prepared for this!! Bed arrived completely in pieces - not one piece pre-assembled. It took 2 people (definitely a 2 person job) around 2.5 - 3 hours to put it together. All the pieces were there. Instructions were fairly clear although all pictorial - no written instructions - so did need working out a bit. Finished bed seems solid - just hadn't anticipated the work involved!

E, 55 - 64, Plymouth

Easy to build

This was pretty straight forward and easy to build. Some of the paint was missing in some places, the coating could have been done better. If it wasn’t for that , it would get a 5 star

PolarDeathWish, 18 - 24, Liverpool

Not the quality I was expecting

Bed delivered on time and all was good. On assembly a few screws were rather rough and needed running through the bolts to prevent cross threading but nothing too drastic. The end of the bed frame had obviously taken a knock and the paint had chipped off leaving a white primer and the headboard is cracked along the timber join lines. I am sending photos to Habitat tonight so they have had no chance to rectify as yet, It looks good from a distance but don't get too close....

Lee, 45 - 54, Dorset