High Platform Beds: Bye-bye Box Springs
When it’s time to shop for a new bed, more often than not people are looking for a mattress on top of box spring combination. This is the traditional styled bed, but it can be surprising to learn that there are other more interesting beds like high platform beds which actually take up less visual space in a bedroom. The high platform bed is unlike a box spring in that it has a large open space beneath the frame, providing an additional usable storage or working area. If you’re tired of going the same route with the traditional box spring mattress setup, it’s time to see what benefits high platform beds have to offer.
First of all, high platform beds save space better than any other type of bed. The design replaces the box spring with an elevated bed frame, providing the bed mattress with a solid foundation that acts as the entire frame of the bed. A high platform bed is elevated much higher to leave an empty usable space directly under the mattress.
You may wonder if ditching your box spring would ruin your mattress. The answer there is simply to make sure that the mattress is well supported. Box springs are still mostly used in the United States, but other continents like Europe and Asia prefer platform beds and have used them with mattresses without any issues. This means there is no reason why a platform bed won’t give you the same type of support that box springs provide.
By nature of the design, some box springs use a thin metal frame since much of the bed support is taken care by the box spring itself. This is not the case with high platform beds. The thin metal frame is not needed at all because all the support is built directly into the bed frame itself. Usually the mattress lies on top of wooden or metal slats which are connected like a ladder. Another popular method of adding support to a bed is through a thin metal frame that rests directly on top of the slatted paneling. This gives the mattress breathability and solid support, which is often required of memory foam mattresses in order to maintain conditions to satisfy the warranty. Whether you need the air flow or support, a platform bed is versatile enough to address both these issues.
Box springs have the unfortunate side effect of taking up perfectly usable space. Divan beds are a popular alternative because they have drawers built directly underneath the mattress. A high platform bed takes the same concept and goes even further. They can elevate the mattress platform right up to your eye level, leaving ample room below for a desk, cabinet or drawer space, or even another bed (thus becoming the familiar bunk bed). Other variations even use dual desk and cabinet combinations or even accommodate sofa seating.
With so many benefits to be had with high platform beds, it’s easy to say bye-bye to those old box springs and get some versatility and extra storage space back from your room. Other advantages include:
- Safe to use with just mattresses only
- Affordable compared to box springs
- Better use of limited space
- Can combine two furniture into one
- Stylish and available in models like kids high sleepers to college loft beds to adult beds