Drebin

I'm after purchasing a low-profile platform bed frame.

Thing is I'm looking at pillowtop mattresses which I'm suprised are relatively decently priced.

However the mattresses when advertised say they they should be used with a 'foundation'. Not having a clue what that is, and when viewing a foundation on a website you just see a picture of the mattress... I googled and found that it's just a hard-wood version of a boxspring. :-/

Now... My question is, for a low-profile platform bed, do I need, or have to get a 'foundation'. Won't it look weird with one? Would the dozen or so wooden slats on the platform bed be enough support for a plain pillowtop mattress on it's own?

Man, this shit was a lot simpler when you could just look in Argos and buy a frame and mattress together, and that's it!

Thanks!

anotherlimey

I have no idea what a low-profile platform bed frame is!

I bought my king size mattress, box-springs, frame and head board from a wholesaler for about $1000. Very nice it was too, then I sold it to move to Florida.

britvic

I think she means she dose not want a step ladder just to get into bed

Bob

Probably be fine without it, but might be uncomfortable...guess it depends on the mattress...

gruffbrown

Have you tried a Tempurpedic matress? It's on my wish list, tried one at the shop and it's brilliant

britvic

Bed's are way over priced over here, dread to think what them Tempurpedic one's cost I'm not going to bother takeing our 4 year old bed back to UK

gruffbrown

I never asked the price Maybe that's on the lottery wishlist then...

Bob

a few grand, them things ain't cheap...lovely though, once you get past that weird feeling of them sliding up your cracker when you take a seat on it, feels all very weird

gruffbrown

LOL it would take NASA to invent a material that "slides up your cracker"

dunroving

If anyone's after a Tempur-Pedic type mattress and can't afford the mortgage to buy one, look for a similar mattress topper (3" thick I think) from Sam's Club or similar discount store for about $100. It just goes on top of your regular mattress under the sheet. I got one and me poor lumbago-ridden body thanked me for it.

Drebin

Ah okay, cheers for the advice everyone.

What I'll probably do is go into a store and see what one of these foundation things look like first hand, I'd imagine the slats on a platform bed do the same thing... I mean it's not like a regular bed frame that just has a metal criss-cross going through the middle.

This is what I meant by a 'low profile platform bed' BTW:

http://www.everythingfurniture.com/q...crn=&ovtac=CMP

It would just look bizarre with the mattress *and* some sort of boxspring/foundation.

dunroving

I hear you re: looking silly. Be a bit like putting SUV tires on a Ferrari.

Unless you have real back problems, I don't think you really need a foundation/boxspring. However, you might want to make sure you go to Lowe's get some timber and make enough slats so you have enough support.

Celtic_Angel

oooh pillow tops are lovely my daughter has one on her day bed and everytime I lay on her bed..to help with homework or to listen to her read..I always...ALWAYS end up falling into a snoozy sleep

she just has slats under hers..I'm sure it depends on how much weight is gonna be on your bed.....have you looked in Ikea you might find something you need there

CaliforniaBride

$3299 for the "Celebrity Tempurpedic Bed" California King Size


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Bob

problem apparantly is they don't distribute the heat away very well, so in the summer, you'll get a tad warm *l*