IKEA Brimnes Bed Frame Review

For those living in a city, having extra storage space is a luxury. City apartments are usually smaller and the storage space is not that great but don’t worry, IKEA has a solution for you. With their Brimnes bed frame you can get extra storage space in your room for a very affordable price.

As with any product on the market, there will be positive and negative sides but we are here to present them both, as well as the opinions of people who have already purchased this bed frame. Our goal is to help you decide what is the best purchase for you, so read on to find out everything about the Brimnes bed frame.

IKEA Brimnes Bed Frame Review

Structure

This bed frame consists of materials such as foil, ABS plastic, fiberboard, particleboard, and printed and embossed acrylic paint. The support beam is made of galvanized steel, making the frame solid enough to bare the weight of the bed base, mattress and the users.

The Skorva midbeam is included in the price. However, you will need to pick it up from a different shelf in the IKEA store while if you’re shopping online, the midbeam will be included in the package without you needing to select it. The Birmnes bed frame has adjustable sizes, allowing you to choose a mattress of any thickness you like.

What goes well with it

While the price of the Brimnes bed frame seems great at first sight, we hate to disappoint you but there will be additional costs since the headboard with the storage compartment and the Skub storage cases are sold separately.

When it comes to mattresses, IKEA’s best recommendations are the Haugsvar spring mattress and the Morgedal foam mattress. From there, it depends whether you prefer spring or foam mattresses.

Other details and customers’ opinions

This bed frame was designed by K. Hagberg and M. Hagberg in Sweden. With 4 integrated drawers, the Birmnes bed frame is a real space saver, convenient for small spaces. While the drawers are quite durable and well made, there is a slight inconvenience that should be kept in mind.

Customers have complained about the fact that nothing covers the top of the drawers, which means all the things you keep in them should be kept in zipper bags to save them from dust. Otherwise, your clothing or whatever items you planned to keep in those drawers will be exposed to the dust under the mattress and coming from its sides.

Another complaint was placed regarding the handles of the drawer. They stick out quite far from the frame itself, making it easy for you to get hurt on them. Unless you watch out for those handles every single time you come near the bed, you will end up cutting or hitting yourself.

Last but not the least important complaint regarding this bed frame is that it is difficult to move. Once assembled, the bed frame should stay in its place. If you want to move it, you will have to disassemble it and then assemble again once moved. Some customers have complained that the frame breaks apart when they try to move it assembled.

The Brimnes bed frame has a high star rating on IKEA’s website, which makes it slightly more favored than the Malm bed frame from IKEA. If you look past these several mentioned flaws, this bed frame is a very convenient space saver that might come in handy to you.

When it comes to shipping, the product is shipped in parts but the boxes are still very heavy and difficult to handle on your own. Opting for IKEA’s shipping service would be a great choice here. The product comes with a 25 year warranty that covers all manufacturing defaults. Any damage done by the consumer will not be covered by the warranty.

Is IKEA Brimnes Bed Frame Good?

Overall, the Brimnes mattress is a great solution for smaller spaces. You will have more space for your storage but you will definitely have to look past some flaws such as the inconvenient drawer handles or the fact that everything needs to be in zipper bags. Other than that, you will have a pretty good time with this bed frame from IKEA!