| I grew up with traditional looking furniture in my | | | | metal into their designs. However newer model |
| parent's home. It blended in well with their own home | | | | features may integrate glass as well as fabric or |
| décor of wall hangings, art and other home | | | | upholstery into bed designs. |
| accents. When it was time to move out onto my | | | | Other modern design elements in platform beds |
| own with my wife and start my own family, I was | | | | include integrated tables that float or align with the |
| hoping for furniture that could help reflect my own | | | | headboard of your bed. This provides a more unique |
| taste and style as well as my wife's. We liked | | | | design that creates a contemporary look for your |
| furniture with clean lines and contemporary design. So | | | | bedroom by introducing new design elements into |
| we began our search for modern bedroom furniture. | | | | your décor that aren't static. Other case |
| Modern furniture presents you with some interesting | | | | goods like dressers, chests and mirrors also can be |
| choices in the way of bedroom décor. The | | | | made with a modern flair which will bring together |
| most modern concept in beds is referred to as a | | | | your bedroom with matching pieces. |
| platform bed. These beds incorporate the idea that | | | | Platform bed structures feature your typical side rails, |
| your bed doesn't require an old bulky box spring but | | | | headboard and footboard. The primary difference |
| can instead be more open by having a foundation | | | | with beds made for mattress/box springs is that |
| built into the bed that consists of slats or panels. | | | | those beds use a wood or metal support system |
| These will provide ample support for your mattress | | | | that consists of 2-4 cross pieces with minimal support |
| and will help to open up the look of your bed. | | | | across. Mattress/box spring beds are designed with |
| Bedroom furniture made with modern styling can | | | | the intent that a box spring be placed over the top |
| incorporate many new design elements to better | | | | of the frame which is typically close to the ground. |
| make use of their unique designs. Modern platform | | | | Platform bed frames will sit higher up off the ground |
| beds may feature lift up storage which allows you to | | | | and will feature slat support systems with around 10 |
| lift up the supporting frame and mattress on your | | | | or more slats and center support rails or legs. Some |
| bed to reveal storage beneath. Because platform | | | | platform beds may incorporate masonite or solid |
| beds don't use box springs it allows for more space | | | | paneling as well. |
| beneath the bed. This space helps to accommodate | | | | Modern bedrooms start with the bed. Platform beds |
| storage areas as well as under bed storage drawers | | | | are a great way of achieving a cleaner, |
| which essentially give you a chest of drawers | | | | contemporary look by having a more open design |
| beneath your bed. | | | | beneath the bed. No box springs are needed with |
| Many modern platform beds present more space | | | | platform beds and these beds feature a built in |
| beneath the bed since they don't use box springs. | | | | foundation of slats or panels. These designs also give |
| This will help to open up the look of your bedroom | | | | way to integrating under bed storage, glass |
| with a less cluttered look. Still, other platform bed | | | | headboard designs or even fabric or upholstery |
| models will present lower profile designs which open | | | | around the bed or in the headboard. Add matching |
| up wall space. These beds will feature side rails or | | | | case goods with these beds and your bedroom will |
| headboards which stay lower to the ground because | | | | feature contemporary styling that will blend in with |
| the bed's design and the absence of box springs. | | | | your modern décor. Consider a platform bed |
| You'll also find that modern platform beds still | | | | when designing your new bedroom. |
| incorporate traditional materials such as wood or | | | | |