If you have gone shopping for bed frames, you might get surprised to see the variety at your disposal. The most available kind of double frame is the one in metal frame. It is made out of chunks of metal and it lies under box springs which are placed there to give support to the mattress. The metal stand cannot be noticed easily so people who are looking for cost saving varieties of frames might have a good look at them. It would fit fine on their pocket and not topple over the dcor.
The other type of double bed frame is platform bed frame. This one doesn't need a box spring. The frame is such designed that it works both as a frame and box spring. It is usually a huge box kind wooden platform which has wooden slants placed on them. The mattress fits on the platform frame.
The next one is the traditional wooden double bed frame. It has a headboard, a bottom, sideboards and a foot board. It is available in many styles and sits into any decorating scheme. If you appreciate traditional looks you will like this one.
The next one is the brass frame. Mostly made of metal with a brass finish it also has an aura of traditional look about it and hence fits into a more traditional looking bedroom. It is usually placed in the master bedroom. It looks magnificent and magnetic as a huge master bed in brass frame placed in a huge room having a very king like look about it.
The mattress can be placed on the floor but to protect it a bed frame is a must. Single bed frame is easier to buy but double bed frame depends on the choice of its user. A newly married couple living in a contemporary home would go for a wooden or a metal bed frame where as the King of Qatar would order for brass one. These frames are found in a variety of price ranges so there is no need to put mattresses on the floor. Frames are affordable at cheap rates now.