Finding Your Ideal Bed Frame

Have you always wanted a rustic pine bed frame like the one in that cabin in the Smokey Mountains where you spent your honeymoon, but you live in an ultra-contemporary minimalist apartment? Or maybe you’ve always loved a brass bed frame like your grandmother had but you don’t know if it works with the cool, neutral gray walls you just lovingly painted for your modern industrial style home?

The bed is the focal point of a bedroom, so how do you choose the best bed frames to suit your home decor and personal style? Experts weigh in on the right way to go for today’s popular decor trends.

Clean Contemporary Style

Modern, contemporary home decor styles feature clean lines and smooth, uncluttered surfaces. Walls with neutral color palettes like taupe, brown, white, and gray juxtapose with shots of eye-catching color. Furniture with slender silhouettes and metal, glass, chrome, or light-colored wood frames perfectly suits a bedroom suite in a contemporary style.

Some of the best bed frames for this style are platform bed frames. Look for box styles, straight legs, or contemporary splayed legs. Headboards should be minimalist without carving or decoration. Straight lines and smooth surfaces work best in contemporary frames and headboards. Choose one with a rectangular wooden headboard or a low, rectangular padded headboard with button tufts if you want something with a little more pizazz.

Platform beds are typically low, close to the floor, and need only a mattress without a fussy box spring to detract from the clean lines.

Rustic, Farmhouse Style

Rustic decor and farmhouse fashion is trending in 2021, bringing a touch of homey comfort to houses and apartments. This style brings a breath of fresh air for those who prefer warmth to cool, contemporary lines or minimalist style.

Rustic or reclaimed wood in a low or high bed frame will make the perfect focal point for farmhouse-style bedrooms. Headboards can be solid, slatted, or barn door style with cross planks. For extra storage space, choose a rustic wood frame bed with bottom storage drawers.

Wrought iron frames and headboards also work well for rustic rooms or farmhouse fashion as well as shabby chic. Farmhouse-style rooms support both platform-style bed frames and box springs.

Trendy Industrial Style

Industrial style has been trending for a few years and isn’t going away any time soon. This long-favorite look began when abandoned industrial buildings were converted for housing.

The flexible style is an environmentally friendly option that encourages the use of recycled and reclaimed objects. Bare, minimalist style and natural finishes, exposed brick, and a combination of modern furniture and objects de art against a vintage setting combine for a strong statement.

The best bed frames for industrial style are metal or wrought iron frames, bare canopy frames, and platform frames with clean lines and open space beneath to perfectly pull off this look. You can also choose a low or box-style bed frame for the industrial style decor.

Classic Style

If classic or traditional is your style of choice, there’s a wide range of options for finding the best bed frames to fit your decor. From padded, upholstered headboards or carved wood, platform frames or boxsprings, sleigh beds to four-posters and canopies — almost anything goes with classic or traditional style as long as the lines are curved or flat furnishings are embellished with more detail than found in contemporary minimalism.

Classic decor is big on symmetry, simplicity, and elegance. It’s also the most functional type of furniture for a home, making it perfect for a bedroom that’s welcoming and beautiful, but also eminently livable, whether you are single, part of a couple, or a family.

There’s a lot to think about when choosing the best bed frame for your room. Besides your home decor style, space, measurements, and the built-in features of your bedroom such as doorways, closets, window frames, and flooring type are important considerations before you make your choice.

You also have to find a frame that works with your mattress size and type. Be sure to look at the frame’s support and choose a platform or boxspring frame, sprung or flat slats, and the bed frame height that works best for you. Finally, you should narrow your choice down to the material type you prefer, whether it’s wood, metal, or a combination.

In the end, whatever you choose should create a bed that’s not only the focal point of your bedroom but also your sanctuary away from the world, while it tells a little bit about who you are.

Resources— Modsy, HomesAndGardens, HGTV

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