I’ve owned Thuma’s The Bed for 3 years now, and it feels as good as new. You do not want a single instrument to assemble this picket mattress body. The firm makes use of conventional Japanese joinery strategies, and it took me about quarter-hour to place the entire thing collectively. That means disassembly and reassembly after I needed to transfer was really easy—there are however two thumb screws on the high and backside edges of the body, which you’ll hand-screw in as soon as the whole lot else is in place.

More stunning is how sturdy it’s. I’ve gone by way of so many mattress frames earlier than the Thuma, and after a yr or two, there’s often a damaged slat or bent steel rod right here and there. Or the slats preserve falling down, so you must do this factor the place you pull the mattress over your head as you attempt to shove them again in place (simply me?). It does not creak and by no means slides round. The foam Pillowboard is a further expense, but it surely’s comfortable. Thuma has since added a wooden headboard, which is pricier, however that is what I’ll in all probability improve to subsequent, because it completes the look. Part of the issue is how costly this complete mattress body is (the worth has jumped since I first bought it), but when it helps, the Thuma is made out of repurposed wooden, and it is UL GreenGuard Gold Certified, assembly low chemical emissions. —Julian Chokkattu