Side by Side Comparison of: South Shore vs DHP

This bed frame is wonderful...take your time and put it together right and you will love it...I am a woman 75 years of age and I did it by myself...

I bought this for my daughter. The looks of it are very nice & seems to be very sturdy. This was packaged very nicely & no problems putting it together.

This is a very sturdy and well made bed. We bought for my daughter who is around 40lbs, we have had it for a couple of months and has not shown any signs of sagging or loosening. The only small complaint I would have would be that as I was building the headboard and attaching it to the rail, one screw would not go in there because the screw holes didn't match. We decided to leave it out and it has not been a problem, it does not feel lose or unsafe at all. It's a very cute, girly design

I read many reviews before buying this bed. Some were glowing, gushing testaments to the magnificence of it, and others were reports of the horrors. I think the truth is somewhere in between. Here are some things I remember that I'd like to clarify, for anyone who, like me, may be confused by the mixed bag of opinions.The welding isn't expert/detracts from the quality: no, it's supposed to look that way. This is a classic look. The "imperfections" are true to the style. It looks like an antique bed I had when I was young, and the welding spots make it look old, instead of new and cheap.It squeaks/bends/isn't sturdy: it is very sturdy, and it doesn't squeak if you tighten the bolts completely. If you don't do that, this bed will fall apart, after driving you crazy listening to its noise. You can tell that by the way it's assembled.The silver bolts are hideous: yes, they are, but this can be cured quite easily with a $5 metal paint pen, and for the price of this bed, it's still a bargain.The holes don't line up perfectly/you have to force pieces together: that's true, to some extent; you do have you force some of the pieces together. Trust me, though, you don't want to sleep in a bed with extra large holes where everything fits together. It would squeak and lack stability. It's a good thing that it fits snugly. It does fit.There are missing pieces/boxes open/damaged pieces: I'm sure these were valid complaints when posted, but apparently this company got tired of complaints. When I got mine, every single piece was boxed separately and taped securely. I think they got paranoid about missing pieces, because it took me longer to get the tape off than it did to assemble the headboard and footboard.I have slept on it one night, so I can't speak to durability, but it seems solid and it is very comfortable with a good mattress. For $111, I'm happy right now. If that changes, I'll update the review.My only real problem with assembly it's that there are no text directions. The instructions are just pictures, and I find that difficult to decipher; however, that's a personal issue that probably won't affect anyone else.

I am a 300lb female that is 5.8 tall. I fit just fine in this bed as an adult and a heavy one at that. This is a very stable sturdy bed for a child or adult. I have seen many people ask if an adult can fit on this bed. Of course! Beds, even in twin, are the same length as a standard full queen or king mattress the only thing that changes is the width. Only difference, of course, is a crib or a toddler bed. Which is why they have a different name, hope this helps.

Amazing quality and so beautiful. I bought this for a guest room at our beach house. I expected sething kind of flimsy but it is sturdy, easy to put together and best of all, NO BOX SPRING NEEDED!!!

Easy to put together and exactly what I was looking for. Annoyed that I could buy only one as I needed two.

Great bed! Just a little bit of a pain to put together

Nice looking, but the frame platform could have been designed simpler... took 1-1/2 hours to put together. Also, the bed wasn't long enough, so the mattress was tight and we couldn't slip the sheets or bedspread between the footboard and the mattress. Had to get some thick rubber washers from the hardware store to serve as spacers at the bolts between the platform and the footboard.Update - we have had this bed for 9 months now, it is being used daily and is holding up fine!

This is a very good designed bed frame but only fair in how it was manufactured. I had to fix two bolt thread holes to assemble frame, most people are not able to do that. Factory who makes bed frame needs better quality control of employees job skills.

This a very nice bed. It took me one hour to mount it. it is better to be in 2 people. The bed is sturdy and my daughter will use it. The only flaw I found concerns the head of the bed. One of the hole that is suppose to match the leg hole to put the bolt does not match exactly (about 1/16 of an inch). So I could not put the bolt. I had to use my driller to enlarge the hole and put a washer to make it work. I was not willing to send it back because it was already mounted and I would like to avoid the hassle of a return.

I bought this for my 12 year old daughter's new room. I think it is very pretty and it was pretty easy to assemble. I gave it only 4 stars because the holes at the top of the headboard and footboard were drilled too high and we were unable to put the screws in those holes. Luckily the screws in the bottom seem to be strong enough to hold each together strong enough that we went ahead and kept it.

Assembly of the bed was a bit frustrating. There were a lot of pieces & not all the screws fit. We ended up buying replacement screws from a local furniture store then realized the holes were the problem. You get what you pay for I guess. Eventually we got it together & our little girl is loving it. And it is very pretty.

Putting this bed together was a pain in the rear end however I expected that when I saw the tiny wrench that made for children hands and gives you finger cramps. But, my biggest issue is whoever welded this bed made the part that connects to the head and base board cricked so it doesn't match up. I somehow after pushing got it to somewhat fit but it was a struggle. Perfect move up bed from a toddler.

Bought for our daughter moving into an apartment. She said the frame was fine, but assembly took more time than necessary and was difficult because there were no instructions, and all the hardware was not there - had to go to hardware store to buy some missing bolts, etc.

The bed is great looking. There are several places where the holes done quite line up right. I put this together myself in about an hour.

Its cute but I think its a bit much for the material. The screws bend easy the bed is a little wobbly even after my husband tightened every screw as tight as he could. Its not a bad bed but I was expecting something better I won't pay this much for a bed frame again . I wouldn't recommend it for an older child it may break lol my daughters around 35lbs and her jumping on it bent the screws lol it is really cute though I'll give it that and its not horrible just could use better material.

I had to return this item. It's cute from a distance, but the quality is not good if you look at it closely. It also seemed really flimsy, like it could be easily bent and damaged. I had to return it because some of the decorative bars on the headboard were bent and broken when I received it. Amazon was great about taking the damaged bed back. I chose not to reorder it because it didn't seem like it would hold up well based on the damage I saw on the one I received. I know you can't expect too much given the price, but I think it's fair to expect the decorative parts of a bed frame not to break.

Received my bed today and the headboard is damaged. When i ordered it specifically said no dents or scratches just the box was damaged. Everything else is fine. Unfortunately it's the centerpiece of the room!

For the price this was a pretty good deal but was very very difficult to put together. We had the whole thing together and we're trying to put the cross beams in at the end and they were fitting. We ended up breaking some pieces trying to get them in and it was a huge pain. Also it is a lot lower than we had thought. If it were easier to put together I would have given more stars because it looks nice but I'm pregnant and putting it together left my husband and I screaming at each other because it was so difficult!

Not sturdy at all. Cheaply made. Had to put a jack stand right in the middle to hold it up so my teenage daughter could use it. She is petite and very slim, but this bed is flimsy.

This frame specifically says full size, yet after putting it together it clearly doesn't fit properly. I'm still unsure if I'm going to return it or not. Its a beautiful frame, but the size difference is ridiculous.

Great look easy to put together however both beds couldn't with stand two girls under fifty pounds in less then three months. Really hope they attempt to make the middle support a bit better

Beautiful bed, but not very strong...the 2 middle bars under the bed kept leaning, almost looking like they'd break, so I had to keep moving them to be straight again. MY child loves it, but I'm not sure if it will last too long.:(

this bed frame is CHEAP!!!!!! if your looking for a dingy bed thats just there for someone to sleep on, then this is your bed, but if your looking to impress someone, then its not the bed for you..!!!

It's so flimsy. I am 100 lbs female. The little legs in the middle bent after a year of usage. Also, it's very noisy, it squeaks too much.

The middle bed bars to hold mattress bend too much in my opinion, and parts of the frams had chiped paint, with what lioked like rusty metal underneath, now i dont k ow if thats sinething actually used that looks like rusty metal but i did not like it. It just didn't feel like it would hold my weight and my heavy blankets.

I bought this bed for my 2 year old. It is really a pretty bed and looks so nice in her room. We've had it about a year and the support in the middle will not stay upright. It slides to the side and the middle sinks in. It does have chipped paint (arrived like that) but it didn't bother me bc it was a good price. However, the middle should not be sinking in when a 2 year old sleeps in it. It probably will not be hard to prop the middle up, but it's annoying.

This bed is in the guest room. It has been used 3 weeks total. The center support legs collapsed. The support brackets for the legs and center bar bent. The bed now sinks in the center. Amazon says it's too late to return it. Trying to get in touch with manufacture. The guest using the is under the suggested weight limit.I would give it 0 stars but Amazon won't let me.

As another poster said, we bought this bed as a replacement to my 13 year old daughters "Little Girl" set. We read lots of the reviews. Found there to be more "positive" reviews than negative ones. My daughter liked the look of the bed. One of the "5 Star" reviewers said she weighed 300 lbs. and the bed supported her just fine. My daughter weighs 135 lbs. and the bed did not last at all. I purchased the bed in the middle of May 2015. Within 2 weeks the bed was starting to wobble (the screws came loose). I retorqued the screws only this time I used thread locker (LocTite) to keep the screws from loosiening up again. After another 3 weeks the center support legs were starting to lean causing the center of the bed to sag. Again I made sure the screws were tight and they were. It is now 10 weeks later and I had to disassemble the bed. It became so week and sagging that My daughter was no longer comfortable in this piece of crap. It would rank in there with one of the worst purchases I have ever made. I believed alot of the "positive" reviews but now I'm begining to think the positive reviews were written by either employees of the manufacturer or maybe even Amazon.com. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE do not waste your money.