DaVinci Twin/Full Size Bed Conversion Kit (M4799) in Honey Oak

We bought this to convert our Kalani Crib to a full size bed. As stated in the reviews, we purchased a standard 53” wide box spring. Upon initially assembly, the bed ended up being about 1” too narrow to support the box spring. I had read a handful of other reviewers who had stated the same thing but it seemed unlikely that nearly 700 other reviewers did not have this issue. We spent 3 days trying to figure out what was wrong, and eventually discovered that we had put the rails in upside down. There is nothing to specify in the assembly directions which way they go. So, when you assemble this bed with the Kalani crib, ensure the more narrow end of the rails are facing up. I hope this information saves someone the stress we went through trying to make this product work. Now that we have it installed correctly the bed is perfect.

One of the main draws to when I purchased the Davinci Emily was that it would convert as my child grew thus removing the need for us to constantly replace the bed to fit her and saving us money in the long run. It did exactly that perfectly over the years until my daughter became part of the "Big Kid" group and it made sense for us to fully convert the bed to its Full Size despite her still having at least a couple more years to need an adult bed.This was the only conversion kit available for DaVinci Emily and in the color that I needed to match the existing crib/toddler bed. Upon reading the reviews, I was aware that the rails were decent but it wasn't sturdy enough to hold a full-sized mattress without some additional slats or reinforcements. Of course the DaVinci bed is oddly sized so there are no existing slats offered that would work with it as one reviewer pointed out after endless hunting.My husband and I converted the toddler bed to the full size bed together in about an hour (removing the needed parts of the toddler bed and applying the conversion kit/rails) so assembly wise, it was fairly easy and straight forward. Once the bed was converted, we got to see exactly what many reviewers complained about and even though the rails appear to be sturdy, the area that is suppose to support/hold the mattress is abysmal to say the least. It might support a young child but I suspect it will break over time with an adult so my husband custom cut a 3/4" thick plywood board before we put the mattress on top of it as we did not want to buy a springbox as it would make the bed extremely high for our daughter - not to mention the danger if she were to roll off of it. The plywood fixed that issue without a hitch and BOTH my husband and I have slept in that bed without any issues of the rails breaking etc.Can the rails be better made and designed? Of course especially with how much it costs. Unfortunately, we don't have that option when we initially did the conversion. Time will tell how the rails and board holds up but for now, we are satisfied with the solution. <(^_^)>

We decided to convert the Da Vinci Kalani from a crib to a full sized bed and ordered the rails (white kit) from Amazon.Rails were delivered within two days and looks great. In some ways, I expected more for the price rather than two wooden side bars and bolts. I knew that the kit would come with no slats but it would have been nice if Kalani (MDB) had designed the crib so that it could accommodate a mid beam and include that with the the kit.Fixing the rails is relatively straightforward. Requires a bit of dis-assembly but 30 mins or so and I had the crib converted to the full size bed frame. My wife and I read to our son before he goes to bed so it was imperative that we get some slats or a box spring to support our weight.First stop was the local Ikea store to see if I could get slats for the frame but unfortunately all the full sized slats require a beam in the middle so it was a no go. I decided to get a little creative and went to Home depot and got 8 1x3" boards and had them cut it down to the exact width (52 1/4"). This leaves a 1/4" gap to the side rails. Next, I ordered ~10 yards of 1" white nylon ribbon from Amazon and used a staple gun to staple the wooden slats at 9" intervals on both sides. The idea was this will keep the slats from sliding outwards on the frame. For the first and last slats, I nailed in plastic spacers to prevent the slats/nylon ribbon from compressing towards the center. The whole assembly is now quite taut and hopefully work well. Total cost for the slats + nylon assembly ~$40. I have added a couple of images.

This is a part of a crib that says its an all-in-one pretty much, but you have to spend a ridiculous amount of money for just side bars to the crib. The crib itself wasn't actually an all-in-one, and these are, in my opinion, over priced for what they are. These should be no more than $40-50, so asking $150 is absolutely absurd seeing as they are literally just 2 pieces of wood .I'm worried to check these if they actually match the color of the crib as a number of people have said the colors don't match at all. We'll see though.

Great rails, easy to install. I will say, what you see is what you get. You get the 2 rails pictured, and some hardware... That's it. There are no slats included, so if you need those (like I did) you'll either need a box spring, or buy slats separately. I read some reviews about the hardware not fitting certain conversions. We have the Kalani 4 in 1 Crib, which we converted it to the toddler bed, and with this kit, to the full size bed. Hardware was perfect for this crib... no issues.

I loved my mini crib more than I can tell you. I'm Canada though they are not common and so finding bedding proves tricky...especially since I ungraded the mattress (who would let their kid sleep on that?!). I happily bought custom bedding and raved to everyone about the Benedict she of having a mini crib. It fit our small space perfectly and served my son very well for nearly three years. He climbed out of it a few months ago, we did a little trick to extend his sleep in the crib but now can get out again. It's become unsafe for him so I planned to set up the rails (that I bought in 2014). Like another customer....so disappointed to find that the bolts are too small. True it's not the end of the world to go to homedepot and get some new ones but...seriously?!? Even IKEA will be sure that the hardware needed is there! Shoddy!

Wish it would have come with the proper hardware for my crib

The rails are sturdy, but you definitely need a box spring or slats as there is no support in the middle for a mattress.