acm...yes..I agree. I read the description and the slats are made of plywood. Your thoughts?

I believe it is essential to buy the very best you can afford. I bought from Charles P. Rogers about three years ago, their top of the line mattress, foundation and metal frame, but next time I will probably go with California's McRoskey or something else. Don't misunderstand me; I love my current bed, just considering even better options. This site is well worth exploring for information: https://www.themattressunderground.com/

Check this out too: http://www.pleasantmattress.com/story/

We bought a very solid frame off Amazon for our tempurpedic. I can't recall the specs, but they were stated in the mattresses' warranty, so that's what we bought. Then for the bed itself, buy what you like. I would recommend visiting stores in person of possible. If you want metal or solid wood, you might want to check those specs and be careful what you're paying for. But if you're buying a wood vaneer, I'm not sure if the higher prices are justified.

IMO a bed is just a bed find one you like ,they are all made prety solid as for the rest you would need to give us a lot more info to help with actual design. BTW platorm beds with no box spring are always my choice and in all my years of work in the design biz I have never had a client claim a warranty on a mattress with or without the box spring. I think the mattress is the big ticket item and some thought needs to go into that.

I've bought some cheaper beds (one on Wayfair, I forget the others) and some more expensive beds. All were upholstered beds with a headboard and upholstered bed frame.

For the cheaper ones - the headboard is a little wobbly on the one I bought from Wayfair. On our other cheap bed, it the headboard doesn't stand up exactly straight with the wall and leans forward slightly at the top. The wood feet on the Wayfair look kind of cheap - they're just round wood blocks and don't look as nice. The fabric on the cheaper beds isn't as nice as the fabric on the more expensive beds.

The quality is definitely better on the more expensive ones and I like the feet better on the pricier beds. . .but they're all functional and none of them have totally fallen apart on me yet. So there is a difference, but only you can decide if that difference is worth spending money on. We typically invest in the beds we use every day and get cheaper beds for guest rooms.