Speaking of storage, keep in mind all of the accessories you may want to add to your bed frame, such as under-bed drawers or headboards and footboards. Platform beds are often known for being low profile in comparison to higher box springs, but you can still find plenty of taller options that make getting into and out of bed easier-and have more space for under-bed storage. Some platform beds have lattice designs for extra support. If your mattress has a warranty, check to make sure slats a certain distance apart won’t void the warranty. When shopping for a platform bed, you should ideally consider beds that have wood or metal slats no more than three inches apart from one another to prevent your mattress from sagging between them. But nowadays, platform beds consist of wood or metal slats built right into the bed frame itself, making a box spring unnecessary to provide adequate support to modern mattresses, which are increasingly made out of memory foam or a hybrid design. They’re typically filled with metal springs or a metal grid and wrapped in fabric, which helped extend the life of thinner, innerspring mattresses. Traditionally, a box spring was necessary to support your mattress in a wooden or metal bed frame.

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Platform beds’ slatted surfaces now work just as well, even with memory foam mattresses, to prevent sagging-and they’re usually more affordable and easier to set up than traditional bed frames. Traditional bed frames with box springs are no longer necessary to provide your mattress with firm support to extend its life.

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