Extra, Extra! Platform Beds All the Rage in the Bedroom!

If the public still went to “movie houses” and watched newsreels, they would have seen a clip about platform beds by now. Someone, or maybe a family, would be seen gathered in the furniture department, jumping all over the beds on display. A disembodied voice with an old-timey accent would be telling you how these beds are transforming homes everywhere as people wave happily through a sepia-finished lens. Or maybe not, considering how modern a platform bed is. Maybe everyone is already aware of the benefits a platform bed. If you don’t, read on (if it makes you happy, read this aloud in an old-timey accent for kicks).

As a great addition or replacement to your bedroom furniture, platform beds are an affordably easy way to give new life to the same old look. Its sleek appeal and Eastern influences make it the perfect centerpiece for a contemporary bedroom set. A low profile sets the bedroom apart from more classic furniture fare, and gives you a different aesthetic—one that says I’m not like every other French country or colonial bed out there. I’m a platform bed: sleek, smooth, and utterly sophisticated.

What really sets the platform bed apart is its use of wide, wooden slats to hold up the mattress. The horizontal surface below supports the mattress without the aid of a box spring, using wood, metal, or other flat surfaces like plywood. This in turn saves you money, since it doesn’t need the box spring. The bed rests on the slats and gives you the smooth, cutting edge look you want. Take a nap after a long day, or catch up on the daily news in bed, or have an impromptu pillow fight. In a platform bed, anything is possible.


You may want to hang on to some furniture because, well, it’s traditional, but let’s face it—you need a fresh start. Out with the old, in with modernity! The sharp lines and geometric proportions lend an understated, breathtaking elegance. Stop being such an old-timer; take a look around at platform beds for a quick update on your bedroom furniture.

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