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Non Toxic Bed Frames

Non-toxic bed frame brands, ranked from healthiest to least healthy, for each category. Click the rating symbols below each bed frame for more information about material health.

Solid Wood Platform Beds with Headboards

TY Fine Furniture

100% solid wood bed frames finished with their organic in-house flax-based wood finish. Really beautiful, high-end aesthetic. If glue is needed, they use a very small amount of Titebond 3, which is the industry standard for non-toxic options. Can customize by adding under-bed storage drawers. They also have non toxic mid century modern beds, organic Shaker style four post beds, and more styles.

Carolina Leg Co

Made of 100% solid poplar wood, these beds arrive unfinished, a great option if you’re looking to avoid stains, or want to choose a healthy paint or stain to use on your own. They use a small amount of non-toxic PVA wood glue on the dowels only, and screws elsewhere. Great reviews and very affordable.

Savvy Rest

The Esmont bed frame by Savvy Rest is made of solid wood, and you can choose a linseed oil (flax) finish, or leave it unfinished. They use traditional mortise-and-tenon joinery, greatly minimizing the need for adhesives. Their certifications are displayed very easily in the footer of their website, which I love for transparency reasons. A great option if you’re purchasing one of their healthy mattresses or need a bed frame on its own.

Avocado

Avocado has three bed frames with head boards that are all made of 100% solid wood and zero-VOC finish. Impressively, even the cotton edging that makes the slats squeak-free is certified organic. Their City bed frame, shown above, doesn’t require any tools to assemble, and is a great option if you’re also buying one of their organic mattresses.

Built for Keeps

Keeps’ bed frames are made mostly of solid oak, with plywood slats. They’re stained with the plant-based oil (Rubio monocoat plus 2c) and they use Titebond glue, both standard non-toxic options. Most importantly, they disclose all of the above freely on their website and are very responsive to follow-up questions.

Thuma

These are made with solid wood and plywood slats, and don’t use MDF or veneers anywhere. The beds do have GreenGuard GOLD certification, which means the stains and glues off-gas minimally. Without the foam headboard, these are a healthier choice than most standard bed frames.

Get Laid Beds

Get Laid makes 100% solid wood bed frames that are very customizable— you can add a little shelf, drawers underneath, or request custom sizing. Otherwise, they come in Twin, Full, Queen, King, Cal King, and even Super Emperor (!!) sizes. They use water based glues and finishes, and you can get one that’s unfinished, if you’d prefer to use your own product.

Medley Home

Medley’s Palder Bed is made of 100% solid wood, even the slats. You can choose between Maple and Walnut wood; both are done in a zero VOC finish. Medley uses non-toxic water based glues on all of their furniture. A great option if you’re buying one of their organic mattresses.

Non Toxic Platform Beds without Headboards

close up of footing of solid wood slat bed frame

Savvy Rest

The Afton bed frame by Savvy Rest is an impressive companion if you’re buying one of their organic mattresses or need a bed frame on its own. Made of solid wood, you can choose a linseed oil (flax) finish, or leave it unfinished. They use traditional mortise-and-tenon joinery, greatly minimizing the need for adhesives. Their certifications are displayed very easily in the footer of their website, which I love for transparency reasons.

Avocado

The Malibu platform bed frame by Avocado is one of the best organic modern platform bed frames without a headboard because they use zero-VOC finishes, water-based adhesives, and are super transparent about specifics. No MDF or particleboard whatsoever. You can also add taller legs if you’re not into the low profile, or choose a lighter finish than shown above.

Non Toxic Upholstered and Soft Frame Beds

Medley Home

The Pippen bed is a non toxic channeled headboard frame that comes in all sizes, from twin to Cal King. Crafted with OEKO TEX certified wool and organic Dunlop latex instead of foam, this organic bed frame is made of solid wood and is the healthiest version of its kind.

Medley Home

The best non toxic cloud bed is Medley’s Nein bed frame. Crafted with OEKO TEX certified wool and organic Dunlop latex, this organic soft frame bed made from is foam-free and plastic-free, making it the healthiest version of this bed style available.

Custom

Aside from Medley, upholstered beds and cloud beds are largely made with polyurethane foam, polyester, plastic, and/or engineered wood (including Awara and Saatva). If you’re looking for a different style than Medley offers, several companies offer custom options made with GOTS certified fabrics, zero-VOC glues, natural finishes, and natural rubber latex, including Ecobalanza in Seattle (linked here).

Medley Home

Medley’s more minimal upholstered bed frame option is the Bramo bed. Crafted with OEKO TEX certified wool and organic Dunlop latex instead of foam, this organic bed made from Medley is the healthiest version of this bed style available.

Non Toxic Bed Frames with Storage

Get Laid Beds

TY Fine Furniture

TY Fine furniture makes the100% solid wood Essentials Storage Platform Bed, which is finished with their organic in-house flax-based wood finish. When glue is needed, they use a very small amount of Titebond 3, the industry standard for non-toxic adhesive. Can be customized to your preference.

Avocado

This twin size bed frame with storage is a fantastic non toxic kids bed or ideal for a guest room. They use zero-VOC finishes, water-based adhesives, and are super transparent about specifics. Solid wood, with no MDF or particleboard. It comes as a trundle bed ready for a second twin mattress, or can be used for storage instead. Frequently sold out for all of these reasons.

Best Affordable Healthy Bed Frames and Bed Frame Alternatives

Metal Bed Frames

Non toxic solid wood bed frames are great, but metal bed frames have some advantages over wood ones, including not requiring glues or stains, and being very affordable. This is what I use at home because in addition to being healthy and relatively inexpensive, they’re highly rated for being sturdy and not being squeaky. No box spring required. It’s also a great option for a non toxic twin bed frame for growing kids.

Organic Bed Base

A great box spring or bed frame alternative, this organic mattress foundation from Naturepedic is one of the healthiest available. It’s made with solid wood and wrapped in organic cotton. In a pinch, this elevates your mattress off the floor, allowing for proper air flow to avoid moisture and mold from building up underneath. Can also be used instead of a metal box spring.

Carolina Leg Co

Simply the least expensive option from the bed frames with headboards above. Made of 100% solid poplar wood, these beds arrive unfinished, a great option if you’re looking to avoid stains, or want to choose a healthy paint or stain to use on your own. They use a small amount of non-toxic PVA wood glue on the dowels only, and screws elsewhere. Great reviews and more affordable than many.

IKEA

The NEIDEN bed frame from IKEA is made entirely of solid pine, which is impressive. It’s also unfinished, which is nice from a health perspective. They do use standard glues, so definitely expect off-gassing for several weeks. However, once it off-gasses, this is a far better option than having your mattress on the floor, where it moisture and mold can build up underneath. Better than a bed made of MDF.

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