Queen Size Metal Bed Frame with Headboard & Footboard - Sturdy Iron-Art Platform Mattress Base in Gray Silver | Perfect for Modern Bedrooms, Guest Rooms & Dormitories

I assembled it by myself. It took me about 2.5 hours to assemble it.The instructions are imprecise. Step 5 is for pieces k, b, and bars labeled 7. The directions don’t tell you this. I used the process of elimination to figure it out. Lol.I ended up measuring my mattress because the flanges k are curved and the instructions do not indicate which direction they should face when attaching them to the frame. While measuring I determined that my mattress is wider than the distance between the brackets if I chose to install them curving inward and that there is a heavy steel wire support that runs around the inside of the bottom edge of the mattress. If I installed them facing inward the edges of the mattress would rip or tear over time; so I decided to reverse them so they curved outward.The washers are not flat as the directions indicate; they are curved. I chose to have them curve around the frame, but if they loosen I will probably reverse them. The dimples or screw holes they cover are very deep and curved in the opposite direction from the frame, so the washers could also be reversed to face the other direction.A couple of the screws had thread issues. I had to run them in and out of the bolt pieces for the headboard a few times to get them to work properly. I also cut the foam tape to fit around the screws in the center of the frame so if I ever need to remove them it will be easy to do so. I drove to Home Depot and purchased a length of pipe insulation for 1” pipe. I cut it to 12.5” and used it to cover the legs in the center of the sides of the bed frame so I won’t stub my toes again. I stubbed them twice assembling it. It was only about $3.00 for the piece of pipe insulation. (I added pictures to show how it looks now. They uploaded in the wrong order.) I also ordered a rug gripper on Amazon to put under the mattress so it doesn’t slide around. I selected the 4’ x 6’ size so it doesn’t show around the edges of the mattress. I plan to wrap the edges of it around the slats and adhere it to itself with clear packing tape. I don’t want tape glue stuck to the frame. LolI ordered the silver gray color. I was really hoping it would be silver paint with grey spatter. But it’s not silver at all. It’s dark grey almost black with light grey splatter. I’m disappointed in the color, but I don’t plan to return it. I am so tired of the fake bronze/brown color and black. Black is such a boring color. The white doesn’t look pretty to me too. It looks like it’s just a flat color in the pictures like the black paint. So this was really the only option. I would have been delighted to have found a blue or maybe a green verdigris color, but the colors are limited. I searched on Amazon and the internet for several hours trying to find a different color. I was really hoping to find a brass, bronze, or chrome plated frame. Metal frames always have to be painted after a few years anyway so it would be nice if a bed frame started out prettier to begin with.Overall I am very happy with the purchase. The bed frame seems nice and sturdy. It was easy to put together even though it was time consuming. It hasn’t creaked or squeaked. It’s been a long time since I’ve had a bed frame. It’s quite a splurge for me with my tight budget.