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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;silverthwait, post: 321845, member: 103&quot;]Solution 1:&nbsp; I used to have an immensely heavy brass bed.&nbsp; It was made like yours.&nbsp; The bed came with slats that went from side to side (6? of them), upon which I put the box spring and then the mattress.&nbsp; Perfect!&nbsp; (Well, except that it made the be immovable henceforth!)</p><p><br /></p><p>Solution 2:&nbsp; My frightfully antique maple bed is a 3/4 size.&nbsp; It Does have the side rails with the little rope knobs, but if one uses them, one has a VERY sunk-in-the-middle Bed, and I don&#039;t like winching things to begin with!</p><p><br /></p><p>Rather than get a mattress made (which is hardly more expensive but I needed a double size), I bought a bed frame, a box spring, and a mattress.&nbsp; Under each leg of the box spring, I put one of those sturdy riser things (made for the purpose).&nbsp; Once that was in place, we added the box spring, a long bed skirt, and then the mattress.</p><p><br /></p><p>The height kept the headboard from flattening the sleeper, and also provided enormous storage space behind the bed skirt.</p><p><br /></p><p>Risers and properly sized skirts available at Bed, Bath and Beyond.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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