Platform Beds

Is your current master bedroom furniture on its last leg, either metaphorically or literally, so that it's time to go shopping for replacements? If so, and you've been looking around at the options available, you've probably taken note of the fact that platform beds are the big sellers right now and that they are everywhere you look. You like the style, with the low slung design and the generally minimalistic appearance that leaves open the possibility to redecorate a room without ever changing the furniture itself. However, you are concerned because you have no idea what to look for in these beds to assure quality and construction. Here are a few tips to get you started.

First of all, some modern bedroom furniture comes with a headboard, while other sets don't. Determining what sort of design you want to inspire in your bedroom will radically affect your decision as to whether or not you want to purchase a platform with an existing headboard design or if you want to look through custom headboards and choose a simple platform frame to match. With such basic backgrounds, you can choose to keep the same style for a long time or change your décor and motif on a whim, as often as you like. The bed itself merely needs to stand up to your expectations structurally.

For example, if you were to purchase one of the many discount platform beds available on the market today, you may opt to stick with a particular stock headboard that is offered with the furniture because it matches perfectly and isn't displeasing to your aesthetic endurances. However, you may also want to custom order something that has more personality and speaks more to your taste and designer style. You can do this, simply replacing an existing headboard or ordering one in addition to the bed itself. Aside from having the bedding you need, Hillsdale Furniture is also an excellent resource of wooden headboards as well as other materials, meaning that you can sort through their stock for the item that best matches your style and your room design.

One design you can consider that may state more about you, especially if you want elegance or maybe romance and passion in your bedroom, is leather headboards. While a bit more costly than other upholstered units, this will offer you the height of luxury and be inviting in any weather or mood. It can also blend into almost any spatial design that you choose to implement into your bedroom.

Aside from giving you headboard options, platform beds should have sturdy bases upon which any type of mattress can be placed with or without a box spring, due to personal preference. Wood platform beds will often have additional bars of wood to act as a sturdy base, much the way a box spring would, making it possible to mount a mattress directly on the support beams with no box spring for a feeling of being lower to the ground and, ultimately, closer to nature.

Do you find yourself wishing your bed were more supportive and firm, perhaps even more flat and rigid than it is? Aside from becoming a popular trend based on style and appearance,platform beds have also become increasingly in demand because they have properties that can really aid in curing bad back symptoms that are based on nightly discomfort. In fact, they can even help to reduce pain from regular back problems and injuries because of the way they are set up. What is it about these beds that really helps set you straight as it were?

First of all, with wood platform beds, you'll find that there is a very sturdy undercarriage that supports the mattress. Often, there are more cross braces so that there is less of a chance for the mattress to begin to sag in any particular space, regardless of where you lay most frequently. Some even have a flat backing that is even all the way across with no spaces like typical support beams creating a completely flat surface that allows you to keep your back straight and well adjusted through the night.

Many people will spend a fortune on adjustable beds and specialty beds. Instead, you can achieve results that are just as impressive from discount platform beds, saving a bundle of money that would otherwise be poorly spent and missed. The extra cash can be used to decorate your bedroom in a manner that you really enjoy, thus dressing up that platform bed to be trendy and stylish. This particular kind of bed can be incorporated into any design idea, with the décor dictating the style because platform beds are so simple and so easily designed around. It's a breeze to make them blend into the style and theme you present in the room, so you can have comfort and beauty at the same time.

Another reason that people love platform beds is that, when you start your children out with youth bedroom sets that include a platform, you'll save a great deal of money on new furniture as the child grows and matures. As youths, you can decorate the platform with childish designs - balloons, cartoons, etc. You can create a theme that is appropriate for young children while still using a bed that can transition with them into the adolescent and teenage years by simply redecorating around the bed. Why should you replace perfectly good furniture and waste money? Aside from this, you start your child out early with a bed that supports his or her back in a way that keeps their bones healthy and straight.

Many contemporary bedroom sets are incorporating the platform bed not only because it is so versatile but because it has shown improved sleeping for so many users by providing a flat, firm, and supportive base against which the back can rest and remain straight throughout the night. If you find yourself having back pains and difficulty sleeping, consider purchasing one and take note of the difference .

Jakarta Platform Bed
This Platform Bed is simple and stylish. It is finished in Mahogany or Black. This bed works well in any room.
Price $529.00



City Park Kids Bedroom
The City Park Kids Bedroom Set Two is finished in a cherry color and star pattern. This Dresser, Chest and Nightstand use both pull knobs and swing-bail handles, adding to the sets visual interest.
Price:$980.00



Brooklyn Bed
This is a true platform Bed which can be used as mattress only or with a box spring and mattress. Price:$384.00

You've probably noticed the shift in style when shopping for furniture so that stores are filled with platform beds. There are several reasons for this trend, and many have to do with the qualities of the beds themselves that make them so desirable. Consider why you would want to have one of these beds, the reasons behind making such a choice.

Perhaps you tend to change your own personal style frequently and need a base piece that can blend in with any particular theme of décor that suits your fancy. Modern platform beds are made just for that purpose. They are typically very plain, with little or no detailing and clean lines with perpendicular, hard angles. You can easily design around this extremely simple structure and have it become a part of your room.

Wood platform beds also offer a very sturdy base and a simple solution to the need for better support for an achy back. The beds are usually secured with wood screws rather than simple glue and are very dependable and long lasting, avoiding the hassle of tightening rickety joints down the road. Support beams are well distributed and sturdy, able to handle a lot of weight without bowing in any location.

Perhaps one of the best uses for platform beds is as a base piece in youth bedroom sets. As children grow out of their bunk beds but are in a stage where tastes and opinions are in frequent fluctuation, these beds again provide the background and base around which all décor can change and the bed will still fit in.

Fewer and fewer people are opting to decorate with a classic style and are heading toward the idea of more contemporary design qualities in their homes. This is especially true of the bedroom, where things can easily get cluttered if there is too much large, ornate furniture. There's no way that you can be comfortable in a room like that, most likely feeling claustrophobic in such an area. In order to keep with the simple, clean lines and sharp angles that are so prevalent in contemporary design, a lot of homeowners are choosing to purchase platform beds.

Having this type of bedroom furniture keeps the look modern and clean. Even when some clutter arrives, the bed style will keep it from feeling too painful until you are able to clean up. At the same time, because of the crispness of the bed, a certain style and feel is created which can be very motivating to keep the area straight, just like all the linear dimensions of the bed and accent furniture.

With the clean, versatile look and design of these beds, you can choose any type of accessories to define your style and create a theme for your bedroom that becomes your favored getaway from reality. Many platforms will look great with leather headboards behind them, creating a modern sophistication for the room and acting as a centerpiece on which to focus. In fact, this almost has the bed blending into the scenery, disappearing because it's so simple, and demands the full attention of onlookers.

If you take this route, you can easily find affordable bedroom furniture, saving a great deal of money on expensive, large pieces that don't really fit in the room anyway. While the classic style has its appeal, especially if you like the intricate designs that are typically incorporated into the pieces, but if you aren't into antiques and don't have a large room, these are simply a bad idea that you will regret. Instead, platform beds take up little space and don't dominate the room. In fact, you can get several types of these beds, including raised lofts, floor level platforms that aren't raised at all, and typical bed height beds.

Modern beds are so much easier to care for as well, and they are even more easily assembled. In fact, the joints of a platform bed are often stronger (especially in wood) than older styles because the pieces aren't as bulky or heavy and can remain more easily attached without the stress of larger, weightier pieces. In terms of care, there are no engravings to clean out, and it's much easier to dust and clean the straight, linear surfaces than the curvy, twisting and turning pieces of many classical pieces.

Whether looking at wood bedroom sets, metal, or something else, you'll find that one of the most prominently available designs today is the platform bed. Its perpendicular, sharp angles and linear design will create a clean and

Cosmos Platform Bed
A sleek contemporary Platform Bed. Buy alone or with the Cosmos Nightstands and Bridge for a fun, modern look!
Price:$184.00

Contemporary Chocolate Platform Bed
A sleek contemporary Platform Bed that is functional, stylish, and sturdy. Buy alone or pair with the Contemporary Chocolate Nightstand for a charming contemporary look.
Price:$255.00

Murray Platform Bed
This is a minimalist, contemporary bed. There are matching Nightstand, Bench and Dresser available in black or mahogany.
Price: $268.00