box spring
noun
: a bedspring that consists of spiral springs attached to a foundation and enclosed in a cloth-covered frame
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The lines juxtaposed vintage with the airy minimalist look that is translated via the black Note that a box spring is required for this particular style.
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Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 1 Aug. 2025
Since the daybed has slats included, a box spring isn’t required for either space.
—Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 23 July 2025
Since the slats are part of the frame, a box spring is not necessary.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 1 Aug. 2025
Things like reducing clutter, thoroughly cleaning rooms, moving around furniture, encasing mattresses and box springs with special mattress bags and filling cracks can all help get rid of and reduce bedbugs, the health department said.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 17 May 2025
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Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 1 Aug. 2025
Since the daybed has slats included, a box spring isn’t required for either space.
—Rachel Trujillo, People.com, 23 July 2025
Since the slats are part of the frame, a box spring is not necessary.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 1 Aug. 2025
Things like reducing clutter, thoroughly cleaning rooms, moving around furniture, encasing mattresses and box springs with special mattress bags and filling cracks can all help get rid of and reduce bedbugs, the health department said.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 17 May 2025
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“Box spring.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/box%20spring. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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