bed frame
noun
variants
or less commonly bedframe
plural bed frames also bedframes
: a structure designed to support a mattress
Having a sturdy bed frame makes a difference in caring for your mattress and even your sleep quality, as poorly constructed options may wobble or creak with every movement.—
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McKenzie Dilloncalled also bedstead
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Should your tastes change or your bedroom’s color palette evolves, the removable cushions reveal handsome wooden headboard slats that make the design feel like two bed frames in one.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 28 May 2026
Campinawe could replace the tall night stand with the upper part of the second bed frame.
—C.c. Weiss
may 28, New Atlas, 28 May 2026
Hundreds of pages of incident reports paint a disturbing picture — a 12-year-old convulsing after apparently swallowing an unknown object, a 15-year-old cutting a large gash in her arm with pieces of a broken toilet, residents stabbing staffers with wooden shards from a broken bed frame.
—Samantha Rappaport, CBS News, 18 May 2026
The bed frame and headboard are paired with a No. 2 mattress, an extended No. 2 box-spring base, and a horsetail-and-wool topper.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 May 2026
The Eyes must have tossed the Pearl Girls dormitory, too, because Daisy’s pocket radio — the one she’s been hiding inside her bunkmate Thalia’s bed frame — is sitting on the desk.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 May 2026
This simple, sturdy bed frame is made in Athens, Georgia, from tulip poplar.
—Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 6 May 2026
Inside, the decor is simple and tasteful: Iron bed frames, rustic wooden trunks, and jute rugs play against terracotta floors and plaster walls to a very stylish effect.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 3 May 2026
Now his bruised body was twisted, lying on the floor with his head against the bed frame.
—Elisabeth Rosenthal, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
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Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 28 May 2026
Campinawe could replace the tall night stand with the upper part of the second bed frame.
—C.c. Weiss
may 28, New Atlas, 28 May 2026
Hundreds of pages of incident reports paint a disturbing picture — a 12-year-old convulsing after apparently swallowing an unknown object, a 15-year-old cutting a large gash in her arm with pieces of a broken toilet, residents stabbing staffers with wooden shards from a broken bed frame.
—Samantha Rappaport, CBS News, 18 May 2026
The bed frame and headboard are paired with a No. 2 mattress, an extended No. 2 box-spring base, and a horsetail-and-wool topper.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 May 2026
The Eyes must have tossed the Pearl Girls dormitory, too, because Daisy’s pocket radio — the one she’s been hiding inside her bunkmate Thalia’s bed frame — is sitting on the desk.
—Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 6 May 2026
This simple, sturdy bed frame is made in Athens, Georgia, from tulip poplar.
—Louryn Strampe, Wired News, 6 May 2026
Inside, the decor is simple and tasteful: Iron bed frames, rustic wooden trunks, and jute rugs play against terracotta floors and plaster walls to a very stylish effect.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 3 May 2026
Now his bruised body was twisted, lying on the floor with his head against the bed frame.
—Elisabeth Rosenthal, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Bed frame.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bed%20frame. Accessed 2 Jun. 2026.
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