- Hey, everybody, it is Kim from getgreenbewell.com.
I am here in my new bedroom,
and as you can see, there's not much going on
as far as decor and decorations in here,
and that's because we're just starting
to get things in as we like, moving in furniture,
choosing paint colors, and all of that good stuff.
Now, one of the biggest decisions
that we've been having to make,
right off the top of the bat,
is what to do with the bed because I need a new bed frame.
When we got this bed, it is a Sleep On latex,
all-natural latex bed, we had a traditional bed before that,
and with the box springs and it has a low-profile frame
and all of that good stuff.
So I didn't know any better.
We just took the old mattress off
and put the Sleep On latex mattress on,
and it's actually worked for us.
Now, that was also way back in the day
when all of these mattresses were kind of brand-new
and nobody was talking about needing a specific bed frame
with slats that were at a certain minimum
distance apart and all of that jazz.
So, when it comes to a few years later,
we're looking for a nontoxic all-wood bed frame,
and I'm actually really surprised at how little,
how few things are out there that
are completely all-wood, affordable,
and will actually support
a latex mattress as it needs to be.
But I did find one
and we're gonna share what that brand is.
We're so excited that it's affordable
and show you how easy it is to put together.
So follow along as I show you our brand-new bed frame
that I'm so excited about to be putting in the bedroom,
to be replacing what this is on right now.
So I wanna show you what the box looks like.
As you can see, it is relatively long.
This is our staircase
and it is filling up the entire banister.
This also is extremely heavy,
and as you can see, it was sent by UPS,
and I believe it is over 80, 85 pounds with this one.
This is the king frame though,
so the smaller frames you get, the less weight
they're gonna be, but they're still gonna be pretty heavy.
So keep that in mind, depending on where your UPS man might
deliver your products, whether or not you're gonna
have to carry this up a staircase or not
'cause it's just kind of really hard to maneuver
with it being so heavy and being so long like this.
So this is the box after it's been opened
and you can see all of the parts
are just individually laid out in there.
And what we are doing is actually
leaving the box where it is and opening the box,
and then, pulling out the pieces one-by-one
and bringing them into the bedroom.
And that might be a helpful hint for you.
If it's too heavy to move, just get the box in one place
and remove the pieces
and bring them into where you're assembling it.
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So here's some of the pieces that are going to be in the box
and they're very simple pieces,
so I'll show you the legs first,
and this is what they look like.
You see, solid wood, easy to put together.
We bought some furniture pads for the bottom
'cause as you can tell, it's just straight wood,
so we have wood on wood, so we got some
furniture felt pads to simply stick.
Let's see, on the bottom like this,
just to protect the wood floor.
And then, these are gonna be some of the rails as well.
You can see that the holes are pre-drilled
and then, they have the fasteners
down there, the attachments,
and then, these are the side rails.
So the area for the slat is already cut out for that
and I'm gonna show you what those look like.
Like I said, we have this in one room
and bringing in the pieces, so it's not so heavy.
So these are all the slats that are cut
and they just kinda just slide right in,
but love the fact that it's just solid wood.
That's all there is to it.
So this is the bag of the hardware
that is sent with the bed frame,
so everything is gonna be included
right there that you need.
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- So now that the frame is put together,
we are gonna be putting the slats in,
and just keep in mind that on two of the slats on each side,
you do want to screw them in.
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'Kay, so on these two, you'll have the hole there
and need to attach it from over here,
and that makes the bed frame
certainly stronger to support the mattress.
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All right, then after installing all of the slats,
the last thing that you wanna do is go back through
and be sure to tighten up all of the screws
that are part of the bed frame,
just so that you have a solid bed frame
and nothing is gonna be wiggling
or moving while you're sleeping.
Easy, we've done one of these before,
but this took about maybe 45 minutes this time,
and it's really all about putting the fasteners
in because as far as laying the slats,
those go really easy and fast.
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'Kay, so this is the completed
king size bed frame by KD Frames
and you can see that you've got the legs
that are at the end, rather than offset,
which gives you some more storage room,
and then, you do have the center support.
Now, this is only for king size beds.
If you have a queen or full, a twin, something like that,
they're not gonna have the center support leg,
so you would have all of that empty underneath,
but because it's a king,
it's almost like two twin platforms together,
and then, you have this support right there.
Okay, so we have tried out the wooden bed frame
for quite a while now
and I'm happy to report that I absolutely love it.
This is actually one of two of these
wooden bed frames that we bought
and can honestly say absolutely
no complaints, no complaints.
Hasn't been squeaky at all.
It has no smell, at least none that I can smell.
I know everybody is very different
and very susceptible to some different smells,
but I honestly don't smell any lumber or anything like that.
And it has been very solid, so the bed
doesn't feel any different, maybe more supportive
if that is possible, but it's certainly
not sagging or anything like that,
and it's not squeaking in any way, shape, or form.
So highly, highly recommend these bed frames.
They are made in America,
they are sourced from American wood,
and I am gonna put some links below
because what I found is that the price was cheaper
on Amazon than it was on the manufacturer's website.
And I also found another quick tip
is when I was looking at these bed frames on Amazon,
a lot of times, on the weekend,
it would show that it was out of stock
and didn't know when it was gonna come back in.
But like Monday afternoon or Tuesday,
they would always come back in stock again.
So I had originally thought that, oh my gosh,
I need to get these bed frames immediately, like right now,
and bought two of them on the KD Frames website,
and then, when I logged in to Amazon
like two days later, there was plenty of them available
and they were for cheaper.
So it kind of really upset me that I had to spend
that much more money that I didn't necessarily need to.
So if you are looking at this
and it says out of stock, go ahead and use that link
and put it in your cart because
chances are it is gonna come back in stock.
I don't know if it's like a weekend shipping thing
and maybe they say it's out of stock
because they can't ship it on the weekend,
so therefore, I don't know, I can't even begin to predict,
but that's just my experience,
and how you can save a little bit more money.
So if you enjoyed seeing me
and my husband put together this bed frame
and wanna know more about what type of products
and furniture we're gonna stock our new home with, go ahead
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Please subscribe because I have lots more coming up about
how we're gonna be outfitting our home
and what kinda green cleaning hacks
and tips that we have for home and wellness.
And then, leave in the comments below if you would
buy this bed, if you have something else
that you really like instead,
just any of your thoughts about
getting a nontoxic bed frame because it is surprisingly
harder than I thought it would be
to find a solid wood bed frame
and one that was affordable.
I could find some solid wood ones
and it was like a mortgage payment.
I mean, it was insane.
So in order to find a solid wood one,
and I mean solid wood, not MDF,
not particle board, not plywood,
an actual solid wood frame with no finishes,
which means no stains, no shellac, no lacquer,
nothing that could have potentially harmful chemicals
that you don't want in your room
and that's why you're trying
to go for a solid wood frame.
So this is the one that really had everything together,
low price, nontoxic wood, and no sealants
and stains or anything else that could introduce
chemicals that I didn't want in my house.
So until next time, everybody,
I hope you enjoyed this video.
Take care, be blessed, and I will see you later.
Bye bye.