MALM High bed frame with 4 storage boxes · Review
Is This Popular IKEA Bed Frame Right For You?
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MALM High bed frame with 4 storage boxes
Best for: Drawer storage on a budget
The MALM frame with four roll-out boxes (5⅞″ tall inside) that sit flush with the bed sides.
Good to know: Particleboard construction, and no weight limit is published.
Where to get it
- ikea.comQueen $499 (list (white, with LURÖY slatted base; $449 without slats)) · checked Oct 22See price
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The facts
- Type
- Bed frame · Storage
- Material
- Particleboard/fiberboard frame with 4 underbed boxes on castors; LURÖY slats
- What it’s made of
- Particleboard and fiberboard with printed acrylic paint and honeycomb paper filling; drawers in particleboard/fiberboard
- Finishes
- White, Dark-brown veneer, Oak veneer
- Headboard
- Included, 39.375″ tall
- Storage
- Built-in drawers
- Center support
- SKORVA steel midbeam included; required for stability
- Slats and support
- LURÖY curved-slat base included in this configuration (LÖNSET optional)
- Outside size (queen)
- 66.125 × 83.125″
- Needs a foundation
- No
- Trial and returns
- 365 days for unopened products; opened products within 180 days with proof of purchase, for a full refund
On these lists
Sizes
Full53.125 × 74.375 inAs listedQueen59.875 × 79.5 inAs listedKing76 × 79.5 inAs listed
Price for every size
From the seller’s site on Oct 24. Prices change often, so check before you buy.
What owners say
Buyers, often furnishing teen or guest rooms, praise the storage and say it feels sturdy. Others report screws stripping, a weak included wrench, fiberboard drawers that broke or came apart within months, and one says a non-IKEA queen mattress did not fit.
Liked
- Lots of under-bed storage
- Sturdy once built
- Good for kids' and guest rooms
Mentioned
- Screws strip; slow assembly
- Drawers can break
- Non-IKEA mattress may not fit
From IKEA US product page reviews (seller’s site). Summarized in our words.
Video reviews
Where this information came from
- Sizes, mattress and outside dims, drawer inside dims, headboard height, materials, midbeam, slats, colors, prices
- 365-day return for unopened products; 180 days for opened products with proof of purchase
Checked Oct 22. Specs and terms can change.
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