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Choosing the central focal point of your bedroom, your bed, is no small feat. Not only do you spend a great deal of your time in bed over the span of your life, requiring functional practicality, but a well-designed bed frame can make or break a cohesive design concept for one's most personal space. These days, platform beds offer a wide range stylistic options, while also eliminating the need for a box spring, and depending on the style you opt for, can offer hidden storage, or depending on height, can make a room feel more spacious. And there are loads of aesthetics and materials to choose from, from upholstered and minimal, to mid-century, farmhouse style and more. Here are 25 stylish platform beds to upgrade your room.
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Modern, sloping, fluffy and downright sumptuous, Roche-Bobois's Calisson bed, designed by Maurice Barilone, is the kind of status piece that elevates and adds sculptural flair to a room. And the kind of piece you want to sit on and look at forever.
Material: Upholstered in fabric. Structure in Solid fir wood, pine plywood and engineered composite wood, frame and headboard.
Size Range: W. 219 x H. 92 x D. 252 cm
Upholstered in 100% linen, the Jenni Kayne Pacific bed offers low key elegance that will blend in just about any design concept. Simple lines and a refined color palette (of your choice), as well as a high platform, create a low-profile mattress ratio, and the high headboard provides comfortable support.
Material: Linen or Wool Boucle
Size Range: Full-California King
The hybridization of modern design with traditional craftsmanship in this Soho Home rattan stunner offers a low height sideboard but relatively high-profile headboard that makes for a piece that can truly be the focal point of a room. Plus, the unexpected texture of the rattan will add even more dimension to any space and pairs well with a wide range of nightstands, from wooden, stone and metallic accented pieces. Because these days, rattan doesn't have to read beachy.
Material: Rattan, Mahogany
Sideboard: Queen-California King
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Not only is Thuma's bed made to be easily assembled, but it can be configured in multiple ways, depending on your needs. With a low profile, but enough lift from the ground, this bed can accomodate storage underneath. And if that isn't enough to sell you, maybe the thousands of positive reviews (about 17k worth), will.
Material: Wood & Cushion
Size Range: Twin-Cali King
Customizable Color
Interior Define Kaleb Upholstered Platform Bed
Customizable Color
Interior Define Kaleb Upholstered Platform Bed
This fully upholstered bed offers a modern style that can be customized across colors and materials, from subtle neutrals to rich jewel tones, in fabrics like velvet, chenille, knits, basket weaves, and more. Legs are hidden to add to the softened effect, and even the headboard is slightly pitched forward for added support.
Size Range: Queen or King
If you're looking for a reliable platform bed base that is well-reviewed, the Basi is affordable and easy to pair with headboards.
Material: Oak Veneer, Wooden Legs
Size Range: Twin-King
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Best Modular Frame
Floyd The Bed Frame with Color Headboard
Best Modular Frame
Floyd The Bed Frame with Color Headboard
Clean lines and beautiful materials make for a fully modular piece that adds depth to any room. The beauty of Floyd's modern frame is easily modified by adding or removing panels, so when if you need to upgrade (or downsize) for space considerations, you can keep your bedframe.
Material: All Natural Wood Veneer + Steel
Size Range: Full/Queen, King
Canopy beds offer sweeping height to amplify your space with a bit of structure. For this task, opt for an RH take on the style that melds organic texture and minimal midcentury design for a piece that is uniquely elegant.
Material: 8 fabrics & 4 wooden finishes
Size Range: Queen-California King
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Zinus Alexis Deluxe Wood Platform Bed Frame
Available on Amazon
Zinus Alexis Deluxe Wood Platform Bed Frame
What's not to love about this simple, yet timeless wooden platform bed? Surely the over 25k reviews and reasonable price point don't hurt, but the fact that it's easy to assemble? Hard to pass up.
Material: Wood, Steel
Size Range: Twin-King
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Made by Artisans
Boll & Branch Upholstered Wingback Bed
Made by Artisans
Boll & Branch Upholstered Wingback Bed
Boll & Branch takes the wingback silhouette and makes it modern, for a piece that is enveloping and soft, yet contemporary. It's also artisan made, which is nothing to scoff at either.
Material: Upholstered with 56% recycled polyester and 44% organic cotton, Maple veneers
Size Range: Queen-California King
It's all in the details for this plush Sixpenny piece, which is anchored by a tubular cushion at the beadboard, and ornamented with a subtly flanged seam on the slipcover.
Material: Linen or Faux Fur
Size Range: Queen or King
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Made of teak planks and mango wood that has been repurposed, consider this the sustainable and no less stylish pick for your bed. Low profile, but substantial, this piece's individual wood variations will add earthy interest to any room.
Material: Solid teak and mango wood
Sizes Range: Queen or King
Modern Farmhouse
Laurel Foundry Modern Farmhouse® Fordingbridge Platform Bed
Modern Farmhouse
Laurel Foundry Modern Farmhouse® Fordingbridge Platform Bed
Vintage spindle accents and clean lines are taken to the next level with a matte black finish and the arched silhouette of both the head and footboard. A classic, plain and simple.
Material: Metal
Size Range: Full-King
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Clean plush padding is always a great choice, but the fact that this bed has hidden storage with a hydraulic lift—as well as three neutral colors to choose from—is tough to pass up.
Material: Pine, plywood & performance fabric.
Size Range: Queen or King
Timeless Tufted
Andover Mills™ Arndt Tufted Upholstered Low Profile Platform Bed
Timeless Tufted
Andover Mills™ Arndt Tufted Upholstered Low Profile Platform Bed
Tufted upholstery with a lower profile fits perfectly within a more classic design scheme. Bonus points for the reasonable price.
Material: Fabric
Size Range: Twin - King
Side Storage
West Elm Mid-Century Side Storage Platform Bed
Side Storage
West Elm Mid-Century Side Storage Platform Bed
For the book worm who likes to keep a bedside table stacked with their reads, this mid-century bed offers an upgrade with side storage shelving.
Material: Sustainably sourced wood
Size Range: Full or Queen
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Fans of the Japandi style will agree that this wood platform bed and upholstered headboard is perfection, down to the seamlessly matching nightstands.
Material: Walnut or Wenge
Size Range: Queen or King
Sumptuous and simple with a fully removable cover, the Dawson bed comes available with or without hidden storage.
Material: Linen & Wood
Size Range: Queen or King
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