| h1> | | | | which open up wall space. These beds will feature |
| Few modern bedrooms can look past the bed when | | | | side rails or headboards which stay lower to the |
| creating a stylish and contemporary decor. One type | | | | ground because the bed’s design and the |
| of bed, the platform bed, can be a key ingredient to | | | | absence of box springs. You’ll also find that |
| bringing together the look you're going for. These beds | | | | modern platform beds still incorporate traditional |
| create an open look to any room and present a lower | | | | materials such as wood or metal into their designs. |
| profile. In this article we'll look at modern beds and the | | | | However newer model features may integrate glass |
| part they can play in creating a comfortable sleeping | | | | as well as fabric or upholstery into bed designs. |
| space. I grew up with traditional looking furniture in my | | | | Other modern design elements in platform beds include |
| parent’s home. It blended in well with their own | | | | integrated tables that float or align with the headboard |
| home décor of wall hangings, art and other home | | | | of your bed. This provides a more unique design that |
| accents. When it was time to move out onto my own | | | | creates a contemporary look for your bedroom by |
| with my wife and start my own family, I was hoping | | | | introducing new design elements into your décor |
| for furniture that could help reflect my own taste and | | | | that aren’t static. Other case goods like |
| style as well as my wife’s. We liked furniture | | | | dressers, chests and mirrors also can be made with a |
| with clean lines and contemporary design. So we | | | | modern flair which will bring together your bedroom |
| began our search for modern bedroom furniture. | | | | with matching pieces. |
| Modern furniture presents you with some interesting | | | | Platform bed structures feature your typical side rails, |
| choices in the way of bedroom décor. The most | | | | headboard and footboard. The primary difference with |
| modern concept in beds is referred to as a platform | | | | beds made for mattress/box springs is that those |
| bed. These beds incorporate the idea that your bed | | | | beds use a wood or metal support system that |
| doesn’t require an old bulky box spring but can | | | | consists of 2-4 cross pieces with minimal support |
| instead be more open by having a foundation built into | | | | across. Mattress/box spring beds are designed with |
| the bed that consists of slats or panels. These will | | | | the intent that a box spring be placed over the top of |
| provide ample support for your mattress and will help | | | | the frame which is typically close to the ground. |
| to open up the look of your bed. | | | | Platform bed frames will sit higher up off the ground |
| Bedroom furniture made with modern styling can | | | | and will feature slat support systems with around 10 or |
| incorporate many new design elements to better | | | | more slats and center support rails or legs. Some |
| make use of their unique designs. Modern platform | | | | platform beds may incorporate masonite or solid |
| beds may feature lift up storage which allows you to | | | | paneling as well. |
| lift up the supporting frame and mattress on your bed | | | | Modern bedrooms start with the bed. Platform beds |
| to reveal storage beneath. Because platform beds | | | | are a great way of achieving a cleaner, contemporary |
| don’t use box springs it allows for more space | | | | look by having a more open design beneath the bed. |
| beneath the bed. This space helps to accommodate | | | | No box springs are needed with platform beds and |
| storage areas as well as under bed storage drawers | | | | these beds feature a built in foundation of slats or |
| which essentially give you a chest of drawers beneath | | | | panels. These designs also give way to integrating |
| your bed. | | | | under bed storage, glass headboard designs or even |
| Many modern platform beds present more space | | | | fabric or upholstery around the bed or in the |
| beneath the bed since they don’t use box | | | | headboard. Add matching case goods with these beds |
| springs. This will help to open up the look of your | | | | and your bedroom will feature contemporary styling |
| bedroom with a less cluttered look. Still, other | | | | that will blend in with your modern décor. Consider a |
| platform bed models will present lower profile designs | | | | platform bed when designing your new bedroom. |