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It just looks rickety. I don't want to sleep on a suspension bridge.

looks like a catamaran.

I like the aesthetics, but it looks like it would be seriously uncomfortable.

I bought this on a whim right after moving, when my furniture wasn't in yet. It is what it is, no frills. It did the job, and now I use it more as a guest bed then anything else.

scarey
wait--$35 from IKEA? I wouldn't let my 9 pound cat on it.

don't buy beds you can't imagine having sex on. this thing looks like a disaster waiting to happen.

of course maybe the thrill of that could be just what you want.

That looks like a DIY using leftovers from a closet rehab.

I'd call this a clear case where putting a futon or mattress on the floor and holding out for a real bed frame is the winning approach.

I love the way it looks, but I'd use it as a daybed for reading only.

Hearty sex would not work on this bed, at all.

Somehow I believe this bed is ripe for hacking. Perhaps affixing the platform to a wall-mounted headboard would help to stabilize it. Also, place this on top of a plush rug with padding. Of course, if you are the size of Shamu, this is probably not for you; you're better off applying that $35 toward a gym membership.

What on earth could you people be doing in bed that would decimate this bed? Inquiring minds want to know!

i have thought about picking this up many time. we have a air mattress me use for guests. it's a nice one with memory foam top and all that. my wife actually slept on it for over a year before we got married. only problem is which guest we have to sit it on the floor. my parents are like 60 and it is hard for them to get up and down from it. i've looked at those expandable frames for air mattresses, but they cost almost as much at the mattress themselves.

so i thought about getting this and when not using take it apart and try to make it part of the room or stick it in a closet.

I don't like it but bet that if Ligne Roset came out with something like this, lots of folks would be oooing and aaahing.

Maybe 'Ikea' and the thirty-five buck tag's are what's so off-putting.

I really really liked it when I first saw it and had every intention of getting two and hacking them into a frame for my full bed (with a third on for middle support, perhaps). When I finally saw it in the store, however, I was less impressed. The metal looks cheap and it was already deforming structurally, just from whatever people do to beds when they visit IKEA.

Often I feel like IKEA's design process must be: come up with something really neat -> mess it up in some way so it's almost, but not quite, good design.

It looks like a spider thats about to crawl away on you, no thanks!:(

Hot? Not if I am. That thing wouldn't last five minutes.

Carol123 - if it was Ligne Roset, there would be a better assurance of safety than a $35 bed that looks like this, no matter where it came from.

And I'm not reopening that oft-repeated, tiresome debate about IKEA here! You can't make me do it!

I think sometimes IKEA does itself a disservice by marketing with such a low price. If this were $135, I bet the reaction might be different.

Now, as for the sex question, I imagine that if your momentum were going the right way, the structure would hold.

And I've had REALLY good sex on a Catamaran. ;)

happify--

Make me an interesting modern bed for $35 then bitch about good design all you want.

All it needs is a big, comfy mattress.

P(2)... uh... thanks for sharing...

Yeah...

And, um, didn't you ask what people are doing on this bed?

Who's the perv now?

Patrick (the other one):

I'm not really bitching about good design. It's just that IKEA is so often *almost* good design that it's like they're purposely shooting for mediocre. As if when they hit good design, they take a step back to see where things can be taken down a notch.

I never said this wasn't an interesting modern bed. I still like it visually (I have a weakness for angular wire structures) but structurally it's got some flaws. I'm not an IKEA hater by any means as anyone who knows me will tell you, but often I can't help but feel they sabotage themselves with what seems to be purposefully mediocre design (because it's so close to good design).

Until someone fills the HUGE price rift between Ikea and Ligne Roset (as an example), I'll hold off on all-out agreeing with you.

jmorey--

Although I am an Ikea fan, I don't find their stuff to be assemble/reassemble friendly.

ps, happify--

Thanks for engaging in the dialogue about it. Wasn't picking on you for the sake of it.

I agree this bed is ripe for hacking, but not as a bed. I saw it in the store, it was way to flimsy, even for a kid. However, for $35 I almost bought it for spare parts to use in art projects and decorating around the house. I see the supports and I can picture a room divider, or something to hang lights on from the ceiling. Next time I'm at Ikea, I just might pick one up, especially if one makes it to the As-Is area.

I think I just figured out the inspiration for this bed.

It was based on some sort of a Scandinavian snow sledge.

I'm going to forward to my brother who has a snowmobile. It could easily be re-purposed for pulling firewood through the snow.

duckumu--

I'm picturing you having sex on it right now.

;)

hmmm. another idea.

I wonder what this would look like flipped upside down and attached to a loft ceiling (without mattress) as sort of a drop ceiling element to help define a certain area of the apartment.

Combined with recessed lighting or a ceiling fan or both it may work.

I agree, this thing doesn't look like it could stand up to anything other than gingerly laying down to sleep like a vampire (hands crossed on your chest, not moving), let alone a night of vigorous what-have-you!

Next time you who doubt the structural integrity of that base are in a sports stadium or other large structure (like, say, a Home Depot), don't look up.

You won't like what you see.

Granted, these buildings didn't get assembled with an Allen wrench, or on a $35 budget...

My first reaction, and vote, was "hot" mostly because of the price tag. $35 sounds just right for IKEA, for something that looks good from a distance and may not last a lifetime (or through the conception of a new lifetime...). All the "affordable" places have been too expensive, esp. target and even IKEA. I think patrick (the other one) is right about the pricing. Anyway, more reason to have sex on the sturdier and more expensive kitchen table.

It looks sturdy, and on the picture it looks way better than $35.

Sadly, Ikea in the Netherlands doesn't carry it. Actually, I voted 'hot', saw the price tag, and thought "hmm did something drop off? for $1350 of $3500 it wouldn't be hot" - but then the name confirmed the price.

Art, I thought the exact same thing! It's a great idea!

LOL patrick

I've visited this bed on my last two or three IKEA trips...those wire structure things have got SERIOUS hack potential and have been calling to me from the first moment I saw them. Endless possibilities. Should be red.

patrick, you rock!

and i personally like the bed. i wish i saw it in toronto - we are considering replacing our old broken (and fixed with wood planks twice) futon frame with a bedframe. but i don't want to switch the headboard or redo the bedroom, as i really like it. and nothing without a headboard suits my fancy. this really does though!

on that note i think its reminiscent of the hairpin leg type beds (including case study i suppose?) due to the shape of the legs. maybe i'm just obsessed with all things triangular, though. :-)

(and btw when i say you rock, i suppose it could be interpreted to literally!)

we use this as a bed for our dogs! they really seem to like it.

Base of this bed rocks, looks like eames on steroids and for the price its a great stuff, you could use legs on many DIY projects, unfortunately, it is aviable in USA only right now:-/