MALM Storage bed (lift-up) · Review
IKEA MALM Storage Bed - Article Number: 402.498.81 or 904.048.17 or 704.048.18
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IKEA
MALM Storage bed (lift-up)
Best for: Lift-up storage, IKEA price
Pull a strap and the slatted base lifts on a built-in mechanism to reveal storage about 10⅝″ deep under a Queen.
Good to know: Comes only in Full and Queen, with a particleboard frame.
Where to get it
- ikea.comQueen $599 (list (white; slatted base and center beam included)) · checked Oct 22See price
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The facts
- Type
- Bed frame · Storage
- Material
- Particleboard/fiberboard frame; powder-coated steel lift-up base with slats
- What it’s made of
- Particleboard, fiberboard and honeycomb paper head/footboards; steel bed base with epoxy/polyester powder coating
- Finishes
- White, Dark-brown veneer
- Headboard
- Included, 39.375″ tall
- Storage
- Lift-up storage deck
- Slats and support
- Slatted base (layer-glued birch/beech veneer) and center support beam included
- Outside size (queen)
- 66.125 × 83.5″
- 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 listed
Price for every size
From the seller’s site on Oct 24. Prices change often, so check before you buy.
What owners say
Owners value the large lift-up storage space in small apartments, and several say theirs lasted years and survived moves. Downsides: long, heavy assembly (one said six hours), a release strap that takes real hand strength, and one report of grinding from the lift mechanism after two months.
Liked
- Large storage under the lift-up base
- Solid and quiet for many
- Lasts years, survives moves
Mentioned
- Long, heavy assembly
- Release strap hard to pull
- Lift noise reported
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, inside storage dims, lift mechanism, materials, price
- 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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