She likes how the poplar wood is solid but light, and “for a super-affordable bed frame, the slat spacing is pretty tight, so it’s plenty of support for foam or spring mattresses,” Chun adds.

Manage squeaky bed slats by padding the slats and the bed frame with fabric or felt. To fix a noisy box spring, add sturdy ...

Generally made with wood or metal, these foundations are framelike with support slats across the top where the mattress rests, and no actual springs to speak of. If you have a platform bed or a ...

You’ll want to know if the squeaking sounds are coming from the box spring, a rickety metal bed frame, or loose pieces of wood or slats on a platform bed. To investigate further, we spoke to ...