Iron bed frames are easy to build, lightweight, and easy to move around your home. They can also add a nice touch of elegance to a room by adding flowing curves to your bed. We've slept on a lot of different beds to bring you some of the best choices around.
Coavas Double Bed Frame
Simple and easy to build
The Coavas bed frame is effortless to set up, and so lightweight any teenager can rearrange their room as often as they like. This frame is for a double mattress and is perfect for grown-up kids who want a little more room than a single bed allows. There is also ample room underneath the bed to store boxes for those kids with piles of toys!
Birlea Atlas Bed
A magical looking bed frame
This bed is one of my favourites. Mainly because it looks like the bed from Bedknobs and Broomsticks — kids, ask your parents — but also because the thick metal tubing offers a solid construction while remaining lightweight. I love the cream gloss paint as well as the brass bedknobs as they add a lovely touch of vintage class to the bed and any room it is in.
Zinus Joseph Metal Platform Bed
Elegant and industrial
Industrial design is a much-loved aesthetic in the modern home and for a good reason. This bed frame is made of square-cut metal, in simple box construction, but the effect is striking, yet minimal. The low frame also allows you to buy a really thick mattress —something you should invest in — and have a really modern look in your bedroom.
Eggree Double bed
Simple yet elegant
An incredibly simple double bed, with just a few flourishes, can be yours for less than you think. This frame from Eggree is perfect for a first-time buyer, or a young person moving into a new flat. It's also high enough to store extra items under your bed to keep them safe and out of the way.
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That is a lot of good reasons to buy an iron bed frame, and we've covered a lot of them here. For young adults who want some more space, I recommend the Coavas Double Bed Frame as it is the perfect balance of price, ease of construction, and longevity that a growing child needs.
If you are looking for something more mature and luxurious, then try the Birlea Atlas Bed, and you may end up going on a magical ride through a cartoon! Well, maybe not, but the bed is still great.