28 Impeccable Bed Frames for Every Kind of Budget
Nab something here for under $500, or scoop up the bed frame of your dreams.
The pièce de résistance of your bedroom should support you while you slumber, but it also holds a lot of sway over the character of your space. Whether you prefer a more refined profile, need extra storage, or just have no use for a traditional headboard, there’s a bed frame here for every style sensibility—and each is fit for a queen or king.
We’ve meticulously sourced modern bed frames across premium brands shopped by Dwell readers, and categorized them by price. Read on for our top picks, along with a breakdown of what to expect from bed frames at various price points.
Less Than $500
You can absolutely snag a quality bed frame without breaking the bank. Aside from a reasonable price point, frames in this category tend to be made of lightweight, relatively inexpensive materials like engineered wood, and crafted in a platform style with slats, which make them less of a pain to move.
CB2 Simple Acacia Wood Bed Base California King
Versatile mid-tone acacia veneer over a plywood and engineered wood base gets your mattress off the ground with a minimal design. Solid rubberwood legs bring a sturdy foundation.
ShopZinus Olivia Metal and Wood Platform Bed Frame, Queen
Rustic wood and a sleek steel frame blends country and city and supports any Zinus mattress.
ShopZinus Suzanne Metal and Wood Platform Bed Frame
Wood and iron styling give your room an industrial spin.
ShopWest Elm Simple Bed Frame
Our super-adaptable, go-anywhere Simple Bed Frame feels at home in every décor, thanks to its wide rails and streamlined profile. Pair it with a headboard or use it on its own as a platform bed.
ShopLess Than $1,000
At this price, you’ve moved step up from the bed you slept on in your first apartment. Practicality is still a priority, but you’ll also find extra details such as upholstered headboards with tufting, luxe fabric options like velvet, sustainably sourced wood, and a bit more visual interest—think, a minimalist canopy with artistic and architectural inspiration, an elegant frame with tapered legs, or a bunk with built-in storage. Prepare to graduate to more extensive color palettes as well as more durable and natural frame materials, including wood, rattan, steel, and iron.
Nest Homebase Foundation
The Nest Bedding® HomeBase with USB Power Kit is the most versatile mattress foundation on the market and is made in the USA. It's a mattress foundation, a platform bed, and a charging station all in one! Each order includes 9, 5" tall solid wood legs and the full USB Power Kit for both sides of the bed.
Now available in two new premium woven fabrics and with an optional pillow-backed headboard!
HAY Connect Bed, Queen
Connect Bed takes the idea of traditional craftsmanship methods combined with the computer-controlled, high-tech tools and processes which have now become commonplace in the contemporary designer’s world to create a minimalistic, industrial look. The result is a razor-sharp design with pinpoint precision, simply consisting of four elements: two side rails and two end rails that slot together and are fastened with eight screws. Embedded in the bare frame, the screws become an interesting detail in themselves, with the joints displaying references to conventional carpentry work.
ShopUrban Outfitters Wyatt Bed
With a rustic-industrial look, this UO-exclusive mango wood bed frame features a raised construction. With solid panels that rest over a slatted base, featuring minimalist planks at headboard and footboard. 2 people recommended for assembly.
ShopCasper Repose Bed Frame
Crafted for quality with premium materials and sustainably sourced wood. Softened edges add an inviting look. Choose between a Wood or Pillow Headboard. Crafted for quality: Sustainably sourced wood and premium materials offer lasting quality you’ll love. Soft around the edges: Softened edges provide a touch of sophistication. Plus, they’re easy on the shins (and kids!) too.
ShopAvocado City Bed
Finally. An affordable, real wood bed frame that’s high-quality, simple to set-up, and eco-friendly. We craft our sleek City Bed in our Los Angeles woodshop, where we combine high-tech capabilities with traditional craftsmanship. That includes a patented interlocking corner design with finger and dovetail joints that provide exceptional quality, strength, and durability. No nasty, VOC-emitting glues or finishes — the bed frame is consistent with the greater sustainability mission powering Avocado Green Brands. Best of all, it’s a breeze to assemble and take apart, with virtually no hardware.
ShopFloyd The Bed Frame
Brought to you by Detroit-based furniture startup Floyd, this beautifully streamlined bed is made of durable birch panels and steel legs that assemble in minutes flat, no tools necessary. It's just as simple to disassemble, and the ability to add on or switch parts later means that it can easily move (and grow) wherever you do.
ShopClassic Bed
Thoughtfully designed and crafted to elevate any sleeping space, this platform bed includes a natural walnut colored frame with a PillowBoard and cushion-coated slats.
ShopDesign Within Reach Min Bed
It takes a skilled designer to make a metal bed look elegant rather than institutional, but Luciano Bertoncini has met the task. The Italian maestro — who first came to prominence when the legendary Joe Colombo included one of his pieces in a catalog — designed the streamlined Min Bed (2003) with thoughtful details such as curved edges and corners that protect shins and toes. The slat platform provides constant ventilation for a mattress (crucial for memory foam), while the sleek form also maximizes space under the bed, for those who use that area for storage. (Who, me?) No wonder the Min Bed has been a best-seller since its debut. Made in Italy.
ShopLess Than $2,000
Durability and a focus on sustainable production becomes more of a focus as your bedding frame budget expands. Spending a bit more means you can choose from options from FSC-certified wood frames, streamlined silhouettes, handmade beds, and those with sturdier legs.
Parachute Outpost Wood Bed Frame
A nature-inspired, low-profile frame featuring our signature soft, curved corners and superior craftsmanship. The headboard's slight tilt makes bedtime reading more comfortable, while a continuous side rail adds a modern exterior lip. Reinforced mortise-and-tenon joints maintain the bed's heirloom-quality construction – and will last for years to come.
ShopKardiel Spindle Queen Bed
The Spindle bed was a classic just waiting to be modernized. We love what the designers did with the tapered spindles. We think they add drama and height without dominating the room. Those sturdy legs ground the design. This is the perfectly balanced modern bed made for someone with impeccable taste in the classics.
ShopBlu Dot New Standard Bed
Upholstered headboard and side rails come together with tuned proportions and show stopping legs. The thick headboard features a gentle recline that is subtle and simple, without putting you to sleep (unless that's what you're going for). Available in multiple sizes, fabric options, and two leg finishes to suit any space.
ShopBlu Dot Nook Bed
What do you get when a curved, upholstered headboard flows into a slim, padded frame? One seriously good-looking bed. Black powder-coated steel legs seem to disappear beneath the bed frame, so you can float on off to dreamland.
ShopBlu Dot Woodrow Bed
Graceful lines meet gorgeous wood. Available in walnut or white oak and four sizes.
ShopBlu Dot Me Time Leather Bed
Time to make it all about you. The Me Time Leather Bed from Blu Dot is a stylish and comfortable bed that is the perfect place to retreat to at the end of a long day. Its frame is ivory powder-coated steel, which gives it unyielding durability, though the curves are gentle for a soft appearance. The headboard is upholstered in aniline leather, which enhances the natural character by deliberately developing a beautiful patina over time. This gives each piece an individual look because every product will develop a different patina, and it also is a signature of the authenticity of the leather.
ShopWest Elm Mid-Century Bed
Crafted of FSC®-certified wood, the Mid-Century Bed brings 50s and 60s style to the bedroom. With its streamlined headboard and gently tapered legs made of solid pine wood, its refined profile suits any style.
ShopLess Than $3,000
For the crowd who’s in the market for something elegant that lands just shy of high-end territory, a frame under $3,000 nets you a bit of everything you look for in a premium bed: guaranteed durability and stability, unique style and detailing, more expansive finishing options, pricier materials (hello, leather), eco-friendliness, elegant upholstering, and silhouettes that offer a modern twist on classic designs.
Avocado Natural Wood Bed Frame
Made from 100% reclaimed wood, our Natural Wood Bed Frame is handmade to order in Los Angeles, finished in your choice of zero-VOC finishes. It assembles without tools. In-home delivery and setup is included.Made from reclaimed wood, we handcraft our Natural Wood Bed Frame in our FSC® certified Los Angeles woodshop with a "rustic raw" stain and a zero-VOC sealant. Thick solid pine slats. The frame assembles without tools. In-home delivery and setup included.
ShopThe Citizenry Laurel Bed With Low Footboard
Elevate your bedroom with this heirloom bed, handcrafted with the finest materials made to stand the test of time.
ShopEthnicraft Air Bed
The Air Bed is engineered to feel light in more ways than one. Between its tapered legs and light matte finish, there’s something eye-catching and natural about its design. Though the Air Bed may seem to sit high above the ground, its included slat system allows comfortable rest without a box spring, ensuring a low-profile bedroom centerpiece. Also, available in a variety of finishes.
ShopDesign Within Reach Cove Bed
“Giving respect to materials and craft is very important,” says Nathan Yong. In the case of the Cove Bed (2017), the Singapore-based designer fully demonstrates his reverence. The inner edges of the headboard, footboard and side rails, for instance, are rounded over rather than squared off. “I wanted to create a bed that’s sturdy but not clunky,” he says, “and to make the mattress seem like it’s ‘tucking into’ the bed frame.” The unadorned profile highlights the beauty of the wood, while the turned-and-tapered bedposts have tops that are subtly cupped. “It’s just a small thing,” he says of the latter. “But then you touch them, and there’s this moment that touches your senses.” Made in Malaysia.
ShopDesign Within Reach Line Storage Bed
A customer favorite since its debut, the Line Collection features geometric frames made out of precisely crafted oak or walnut. It's distinguished by its strong horizontal lines that reflect natural landscapes and lend a sense of restfulness and calm. The Line Storage Bed (2019) has two large storage drawers that open from the foot of the bed, providing room for storing extra linens, clothes, and more. Made in Malaysia.
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Design Within Reach Matera Bed
A trip to the Noguchi Museum in New York made Sean Yoo realize that he didn’t want to be a city planner after all. “One visit and I knew exactly what I wanted to do with my life,” he says. “I was particularly attracted to the way Noguchi applied sculptural qualities to common household items. It seemed to give meaning and purpose to otherwise meaningless objects.” Yoo’s beautifully crafted Matera Bed (2007) incorporates that ethos. Designed while Yoo was living in Matera, Italy, it features clean lines, beveled edges and slotted mortise-and-tenon corner joints. The slotted base and headboard add visual interest and echo a design thread used throughout his larger Matera collection. Made in Malaysia.
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Ethnicraft Spindle Bed With Slats
Inspired by the timeless spinning wheel, the Spindle Bed with Slats provides a modern twist on a classic design. Each spindle bed is offered in a variety of wood finishes, perfect for any bedrooms that needs a neutral touch. The mattress frame includes tapered legs and long, lined-up spokes that fit perfectly into the headboard.
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Herman Miller Nelson Thin Edge Bed
The process of bringing the Nelson Thin Edge Bed (1954) back into production began at the Herman Miller Archives, where engineers carefully studied vintage pieces and original drawings. In keeping with George Nelson’s vision for a collection capable of adapting to the times, this bed is now available in larger sizes that weren’t commonly available in the 1950s. Solid ash slats replace springs to accommodate an invention that also didn’t exist in Nelson’s day: memory-foam mattresses. Updated finishes reflect new technologies as well as the aesthetic preferences of today’s consumer: Walnut subs for stained ash, while white ash updates the original birch. Yet changes withstanding, the designs are utterly and unmistakably Nelson in their exceptional simplicity and clarity. This is the authentic Nelson Thin Edge Bed by Herman Miller. Mattress not included. Made in Malaysia.
ShopDesign Within Reach Parallel Bed
Designer Jeffrey Bernett was being a bit cheeky with the name of his Parallel Bed (2013), given that it features a headboard shaped more like a trapezoid. However, we think the name still fits because this is indeed a collection without parallel when it comes to choices. You can equip your bed with a standard or wide headboard, an oak or walnut frame, and fabric or leather upholstery. The platform is designed so a duvet can be tucked in around a mattress without bulging over the frame. Made in U.S.A.
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