Alton Cherry Full Platform Bed

We picked up our bed as we were outside of the delivery area. We did have to assemble it. I would guess it took about 30 minutes. It was relatively easy, but both my husband & I worked on it together. I don't think it's a one person job.

I would not recommend putting a box frame on this bed. It's not needed so the slats aren't adjustable and if you put a box frame, it'll stick out and you'll see it. I was told in the store that they sell a small/thinner box frame type thing to go along with this bed in case you have a thin mattress or a memory foam thats thin. I imagine its the right size so it doesn't stick out and then you can have your mattress taller. I guess it'll have your mattress lay right where the frame is. Because I have a traditional spring mattress with a topper on top of it, they didn't recommend the box spring thing. Hope that helps!

This frame is really heavy which leads me to believe it’s made of solid wood. When I think of laminated wood, I think of ikea quality which this definitely is not

Nope! It has slats that act as mattress support.

Slats look about 2-2.5" apart. I purchased a bunky board in which was placed on top of the slats to support my foam mattress. That'll prevent uneven wear on your mattress. (Note, it does make the bed pretty high and mattress doesn't sit in the frame.

It's a terrible queen sized frame. At 63", It's 5" too wide for most queen mattresses, which is 60" standard for high end mattresses with cushioning. The Alton is also 85.5" long, which is 5.5" longer than a standard queen mattress. It doesn't make sense on why Living Spaces made a queen sized bed, that's not queen sized. There's no queen mattress that's going to fit this frame, which is too bad, because it's a good looking frame, but if your mattress has massive gaps everywhere it's useless. DON'T BUY this frame! 63"W x 85.5"D x 46.8"H

I'm not totally sure of the dimensions, but it actually comes in 3 boxes. We took my husbands full size pickup, and it totally filled up the back of the truck. If you just have a car, I'm thinking it's not likely to fit.

Didn't count them, but there are lots of slats. No need to place a board on top for support. We have a foam mattress on it and it is great.

You get like 4 different boxes. They fit in a minivan if you push in the passenger seats all the way.

No, it's not that deep reddish color. It's brown with a slightly orange hue. I would say medium color wood (not light, not dark).