A bed (En-us-bed.ogg listen (help·info)) is a piece of furniture (or a location) used as a place to sleep, and as a primary place for relaxation.

Beds usually consist of a mattress placed on top of a box spring Inner-sprung Base. The box spring is a large mattress-sized box containing wood and springs that provide additional support and suspension for the mattress.

The box spring will typically lie on a bed frame(which lifts the mattress/mattress-box spring off the ground) or on slats (usually made of 2″ x 4″ wood).

A “headboard”, “side rails”, and “footboard” or “front rail” will complete the bed.

“Headboard only” beds often incorporate a dust ruffle, bed skirt, or valance sheet to hide the bed frame.

For greater head support, most people use a pillow, placed at the top of a mattress. Also used is some form of covering blanket to insulate the sleeper, often bed sheets, a quilt, or a duvet.

Also, some people prefer to dispense with the box spring and bed frame, and replace it with a platform bed style. This is more common in Europe and Japan.



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