After more than two weeks of sleeping on the floor, we were officially done with it.
So we bought a bed frame. We considered building one ourselves using one of Ana White’s popular plans, or getting a simple metal frame and adding wooden slats so we could save an upholstered headboard project for later. In the end, though, the four-poster bed that had inspired our future bedroom mood board won out.
One complication was our organic mattress. It’s very thick and made of dense natural latex, which makes it extremely heavy. I’ve joked about the weight before — it feels like carrying thirty people — and while that’s an exaggeration, the mattress is legitimately hefty. That made us worry a basic metal frame, designed for a box spring and a lighter mattress, wouldn’t be sturdy enough when paired with wooden slats and our box-spring-free, very heavy mattress. Buying an expensive organic box spring to make a cheap metal frame work quickly felt like defeating the purpose, so we ruled that out.
It would’ve been fun and romantic to build a bed together, like some DIY friends have done, but our sore backs and the holiday rush convinced us to stop procrastinating. We were through with floor sleeping — done, finished, beyond ready. With time limited and holiday chaos around the corner, building a frame ourselves wasn’t realistic, so we landed on a practical option: a queen-sized, white Ikea four-poster bed. (Its official Ikea name is Edland, so we’ve nicknamed it Ed.)
Right now he’s sitting in our living room partly unassembled. Fingers crossed he’s easy to put together and strong enough to handle our very heavy mattress. We’ll post photos once he’s fully set up and report back on how he feels — our first night off the floor is coming up, and we’ll give you the comfort verdict soon.