Bed Frame Styles
Everything you need to know about bed frames
Nothing adds style, elegance, or character to a bedroom like a great-looking bed frame. Get inspiration and advice with our bed frame buying guide.
Comfortable Choices
Why choose a bed frame?
Choosing a bed frame is quite possibly the easiest of all bed purchases – it’s all about personal taste.
Our bed frame product range is constantly growing and adapting as our customer’s tastes and current fashion trends dictate. With a contemporary tone, a hint of heritage, or timeless elegance, whatever your choice, a crafted bed frame can dramatically improve your sleep quality and give a striking decorative style to any bedroom.
Whilst popular styles may change over time, many bed frame benefits remain constant.
An easy item to deliver, a bed frame will always arrive “flat-packed” to be assembled in the bedroom. There’s no need to buy a separate headboard and you can choose different slat base types to offer a harder or more flexible feel as necessary.
If bedroom space is an issue, then, storage is optimised under a bed frame and it’s also easier to clean under and around a frame.
Our Bed Frame Top Tip
“A more expensive bed frame isn’t always the best but the quality of craftsmanship and materials will normally be superior.”
Choose a Material
Wood, Metal, Leather or Fabric?
From stylish upholstery in the latest colour trends to solid wood, sophisticated metal, or natural leather; Jones & Tomlin offers a bed frame to tick every box (even a luxury TV bed).
Wooden Bed Frames
Wooden bed frames bring a natural appearance to your bedroom and make the space feel warmer.
Mahogany
A medium-to-hard fine-grained wood that’s indigenous to South America, Central America, and Africa. Mahogany’s strength makes it an excellent carving wood and it resists swelling, shrinkage, and warping. Ranging from tan to a deep reddish-brown, the wood darkens over time and displays a red sheen when polished. It’s a lovely wood and ideal for making high-quality furniture.
Oak
Oak is fast becoming one of the most popular choices with our customers. Native to the Northern Hemisphere, there are approximately 400 different species of oak tree. Highly durable, and moisture resistant, the superb manufacturing qualities and beautiful grain make this wood an ideal choice for bedroom furniture.
Walnut
A hard, dense, and tight-grained wood that polishes to a very smooth finish. Walnut resists shrinkage and warping over time and can take a variety of finishes. American black walnut has a beautiful dark brown colour with a purple overtone.
Ash
Often substituted for oak, ash is similar in grain and slightly paler in appearance. Over time, the tone of the wood will increase in warmth and depth. Our popular range from The English Cane Company really showcases the beauty of solid ash bedframes.
Pine
Pine has a uniform texture and is very easy to work with. A fast-growing, cost-effective softwood; it’s resistant to shrinkage but can be prone to dents and scratches. The British Pine Bed Company delivers minimalist style bed frames using the finest Scandinavian pine.
Metal Bed Frames
Lightweight and more space-consuming compared to wooden frames, quality metal beds are stylish, practical, and functional.
Durable & Cost-Effective
Strong and sturdy, you can be assured that metal bed frames are designed to last. Unlike wood, you won’t have any problems with splinters, cracks, or insect damage. That means you’ll never have to worry about the bed frame breaking or getting weaker over time.
Stylish & Versatile
Contemporary, classic, modern, simple, grand, industrial, or elegant; metal bed frames come in any style you can imagine. With a range of intricate designs and finishes, they are ideal for any bedroom.
Leather Bed Frames
From low-foot end beds that enhance the feeling of space to luxurious, higher-backed sleigh beds; leather bed frames add a touch of glamorous luxury to the bedroom.
Bi-Cast Leather
A combination of natural leather and a man-made polyurethane coating; the thickness of the coating dictates whether the term “real leather” can be used. Resistant to everyday spillages, bi-cast leather is strong and extremely durable. It’s slightly cheaper and stiffer than top-grain leather, but it has a much more consistent texture.
Faux Leather
A much more affordable alternative that will still give a luxurious look. A composite material, it looks and feels authentic but is completely man-made. Made of fabric lined in plastic, it’s easily cleaned and available in a wide range of colours.
Fabric Bed Frames
Upholstered bed frames are the perfect choice if you want to bring a warmer, softer feel to the bedroom. Choose a vibrant colour or luxurious fabric to make a real statement.
Extra Comfort
Many fabric bed frames, such as the Manor Rose Campbell, will come with a deep, padded headboard offering a higher comfort level than wood or metal. It’s the perfect option for those who like to sit up and read in bed.
The Choice Is Yours
Often upholstered by hand, these bed frames are available in a wide range of colours and gorgeous fabrics to suit all tastes.
Choose your support
Slats
Slats are the most common type of mattress support system used on bed frames.
Designed to prevent sagging and shifting of the mattress, slats provide the base for even weight distribution throughout the mattress. As long as the gap between each slat is below 3 inches (and the vast majority, especially sprung slatted frames, will be) the virtues and benefits of your mattress will not be affected.
Wear and tear on a mattress will be greater the wider the gaps. Most manufacturers make their own recommendations for slat spacing to suit their own mattresses, so check these before buying as they do vary.
Sprung Slats
A base with sprung slats features curved wooden slats, usually made of beech, which sit within the frame. The natural bounce in the slats means that they provide a softer feel and adjust to your profile where you exert the most pressure.
A larger bed will have a double spring unit, one on each side; supported by a central rail, which ensures you will not be disturbed when your partner gets out of bed.
Rigid Slats
This is the most common mattress support system used on bed frames. Usually fixed wooden slats, with no give, provide a firmer feeling bed to support the mattress. Other rigid slat systems can include flexible or rigid wire mesh.
The space between slats on most cheaper, rigid bases is usually wider than those on flexible slatted models; but it is advisable to ensure the gap is not more than 9-10cm (approx. 3 inches).
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