Making Platform Beds
Saturday, April 5, 2008
When we have the addition to the house finished, we will have a new master bedroom. That will leave us with a guest bedroom. I'm entertaining the idea of having a platform bed in the guest room.
Though platform bed frames work with just a mattress, that’s not the real reason most people choose platform beds as their bed frame of choice. It’s the style. Platform beds have a low profile modern look with an undeniably sexy quality that far out way their practical design. And besides, you can turn just about any bed frame into a true platform bed.
Many people consider all low profile beds to be platform beds when in fact this is technically incorrect. A true platform bed has a solid platform on which to rest a box spring. However just about any low profile bed frame can easily be converted into a Platform bed with just a quick visit to home depot. Most modern day bed frames come with a series of slats or bars that run across the width and up to the center of the bed. All you need to do is lay down thin squares of plywood and you have yourself a solid platform that can even be used with any mattress including memory mattresses.
However for those that don’t think a trip to the hardware store is worth it, you can probably get away with skipping it. Most box springs are just wood slats and they’ve been working fine for years. So as long as the slats aren’t too far apart, you can use your mattress without a box spring just like on a platform bed.
So when you’re looking for a European or Asian style platform bed, don’t be so concerned about whether the bed has a solid platform or not. Just worry about which platform bed frame style is going to spice up your bedroom furniture collection the most!
Posted byMisty Dawn at 2:30 PM
Labels: furniture, platform beds
2 comments:
Oh, how nice to have a guest room soon! And, a new master bedroom, awesome! What kind of bed do you have in the master? I like the platform bed look, although I prefer something different in my room.
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