Atlas Single Bed with Bewley Single Firm Mattress, From Argos

My latest delivery from Argos - just £134.99 plus £4.95 delivery - turned out fine but, of course, that's forgetting the awfulness of flat pack, self-assembly furniture.

It comes in one 7ft long narrow but heavy (22.5 kg) box with, of course, the 'firm' mattress separate. That amounts to about 30 separate pieces of metal and about 80 screws and nuts and bolts. By initial estimate, that means about 3 hours work, assuming you can work out how the hell to assemble it all. What a fucking nightmare.

Actually, the assembly was quite straightforward, taking less time than I thought, mainly due to the excellent 1 sheet, 4 page assembly document. It's very well written indeed, having several structure maps and very simple text stating what goes where.

The end result seems to look fine, but its assemblance is twidly, the headboard having about 7 pieces alone. One metal tubular bar, in particular, simply didn't fit into the right hole. That had to be abandoned but, luckily, didn't affect the overall structure (which was lucky, being part of the foot, lower headboard).

In the end, it is perfectly rigid as a single bed, with a built-in headboard. The bed can be handled like normal furniture without wobbling around. The mattress - the Bewley 'Firm' mattress - is only one up from the cheapest, but is springy and comfortable.

A fine product.