What Bed Frame is Right for My Mattress?

Once you’ve found your dream mattress, it is important to find the right bed frame to support it.

Choosing the right foundation or bed frame is important as it will both extend the lifespan of your memory foam mattress and enhance the look of your bedroom.

Before buying a new bedframe, remember to take into account your mattress size (see our mattress size chart), what bedroom decor you would like to create, how much storage space you need and so on.

Three of the most common options when choosing the right bed base for your mattress are foundation, bed frame and adjustable base. Each one has its own advantages, and each is typically available in all mattress sizes (full, queen, king, California king, twin, and twin XL).

Your choice will depend on your personal situation and design preferences.

Foundation

A foundation platform bed is the most basic and affordable of the three options. With a foundation, a mattress sits on a wooden or metal bed frame or sometimes on a flat surface. Slats are generally a better choice as they offer the optimal airflow allowing your mattress to “breath”.

It will suit people who like minimalist decor and will blend into any bedroom design. It also has the great advantage of storage underneath.

Unlike a traditional box spring which simply occupies a lot of room, there is storage available under your foundation to store shoes, bedding and anything else you like. An added bonus is that with all their sturdiness, foundations tend to be extremely lightweight and easy to set up.

Bed Frame

Bed frames are an excellent choice for people willing to forgo the extra storage space in exchange for the look. Bed frames can be wooden, metal or upholstered. As with foundations, the mattress sits on a supportive base of wooden (or metal) slats allowing optimal airflow. As a bonus, Puffy’s bed frame was constructed in such a way as to provide a guaranteed noise-free sleeping experience — a must for light sleepers who will never again have to worry about squeaky slats.

An upholstered bed frame creates a warm and welcoming space and compliments any modern bedroom decor. Ours is also made with a high-quality soft cloth fabric that is easy to clean should you accidentally spill your drink while cozying up to watch a movie with your partner in bed.

Speaking of movie watching, we’ve decided to include a padded headboard precisely for that purpose: so you can lean back and have that extra support for your back and neck and fully enjoy the experience on the screen.

Adjustable base

To achieve the ultimate comfort in your bedroom, go for an adjustable bed frame. An adjustable bed frame is just what it sounds like: it’s an adjustable bed base that allows you to finetune and adjust its height and position. You can decide to have your feet a bit higher or maybe you sleep more comfortably when the top of the bed is at the incline. Different brands allow you to adjust different parts of the bed.

With Puffy adjustable base, you can decide how much storage space you need underneath the bed by finetuning the height of the legs, or how high you want your upper body to be. With a push of a button on a remote, you can also adjust the massage levels (yes, this bed gives you a massage) or turn on the gentle LED nights to guide you through the dark at night without disturbing your partner.

You can independently adjust your leg and head height, with the press of a button. Or relieve pressure after a long day with the single press Zero G position.

And the best thing of all? With the Split-King Puffy Adjustable Base, the two halves of the bed can adjust separately. That means that if he wants to keep watching TV while you want to lower your top half and doze off — you totally can.

About Puffy
Puffy is a California-based company committed to developing total bedroom solutions to help customers achieve optimal sleep health. The company was founded on the idea of creating mattresses and bedroom products that feel like sleeping on a cloud.

Puffy has been featured on The Ellen Show, The Talk, and was recently awarded Best Mattress of 2021. Puffy sells all products direct-to-consumers online. For more information visit https://puffy.com.