What are Minimalist Beds?

Minimalist beds are characterized by sleek lines, plain but sumptuous fabrics, and an Eastern aesthetic. These elegant designs include bed frames such as platform or box beds and coverings such as block-printed quilts. Modernist, Japanese, or contemporary bedrooms would welcome minimalist beds. People describe minimalist beds as simple, chic, and modern. The actual bed frame has clean lines and a simplified construction. A rectangular or wedge headboard and a plain box sit atop short, square legs. There is usually no foot board. Platform or other contemporary beds allow a single mattress, without a box spring, to sit low to the ground. Popular materials for the minimalist bed frame are wood, steel, or iron. You will not find scrolls, cut-outs, inlay, wrought iron, carving, or elaborately stained wood on such a bed. Blonde and dark timber will be sealed with a clear coat to reveal their natural color. The joints will be rectilinear and straight-forward, without noticeable tenons. Some ...  more