THE
SANDIA PLATFORM BED
The Sandia Platform Bed - A simple
yet solid platform bed at a
reasonable price in American Red Oak, Eastern Maple and
Bamboo.
Clean lines and
strong joints make a well
built, affordable piece of
furniture that will last a lifetime. The Sandia is available in all
sizes. The Sandia
comes standard with a 35" headboard. You may add a matching
footboard (adds 7" bringing footboard height to 21"), or a set of 2
Underbed
Drawers (32" x 17" x 6"h ea.).
All of
our Southwestern
platform bed and bedroom furniture products are made with the finest
second-growth (no old growth) American Red-Oak and Eastern Maple. All
Southwestern furnishings are also
available in beautiful Standard and Caramelized Moso Bamboo. All
platform beds are available
either unfinished,
finished with a hand rubbed Linseed Oil, or
finished with a Dark
Linseed Oil
(oak only). Our unfinished and Linseed Oil finish options are
absolutely free. All of our products have concealed connectors and are
easy to assemble.
The samples above are
approximations. Actual colors/tones may vary somewhat
From Left to Right:
Unfinished Maple, Linseed Oil on Maple, Unfinished Oak, Linseed Oil on
Oak, Dark
Linseed Oil on Oak
The samples above are
approximations. Actual colors/tones may vary somewhat
Standard Bamboo with Linseed Oil on Left --
Caramelized Bamboo with Linseed Oil on Right
Unfinished Bamboo is slightly lighter than the samples pictured above
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Options:
Click on the "Add to
Cart" button and then select your options.
- Poplar
Slats (additional fee): All platform beds come
standard with solid Pine slats, held together with nylon straps, for
supporting the mattress or futon. Some folks, especially those who are
chemically sensitive, prefer to order the optional hardwood Poplar wood
slats held together with natural jute straps. The solid wood Poplar
slats
give off less resinous wood odors that may affect the chemically
sensitive.
- Extra
Slat Upgrade
(additional fee):
Are you concerned about
needing extra support for your mattress, pad or futon? Our platform
beds are
made with futon, mattress and foam pad requirements in mind and are
built to
offer sturdy support. Both
our standard pine slats
(solid Pine) and poplar slats have about 3" of space between each
slat. However, we also offer the option to increase the amount of slats
on
your bed to create a nearly solid surface (about 1/4" space between
each
slat for Pine or Poplar) for both extra support and for mattresses,
pads,
and futons that require a flat surface for your platform bed.
- Finish:
Our platform beds are finished with a hand-rubbed Linseed Oil. You may also request your bed come unfinished or
finished with a Dark
Linseed Oil (available oak only--additional fee). For persons
with chemical sensitivities, we recommend ordering
unfinished and applying your own finish.
- Wood:
You have a choice of either second growth solid American Red Oak,
second growth solid Eastern Maple or solid Moso Bamboo (strips of
Bamboo are laminated together into solid boards).
- Same
Wood Sides Drawer Upgrade (additional fee): Our standard
drawers come with either
Oak, Maple or Bamboo fronts, and Poplar sides. If you think the sides
of your drawers will be
visible from the end of the bed, you may want to order the "Same
Wood Side"
upgrade. These upgraded Underbed Drawers use the same wood on the sides
that
you choose for your drawer
fronts--either Oak, Maple or Bamboo.
- Leg Height
Option: Add 3" or 5" to the legs of you bed. This will make the platform
sit higher and the space under the bed (standard height under the side rail
is 10.5"). Alternatively, you may lower the leg height by 4" or 7". Please
note, if you choose this option, the optional Underbed Drawers will not fit
under the bed.
|
Leg Height (Height of Platform) Options
|
Standard
Headboard
Leg Height |
Standard
Footboard
Leg Height |
Top of the
Slats Height
(Where the bottom
of your mattress sits)
|
Add 3" to Legs
Top of the Slats
Height
/Headboard Leg Height
/Footboard Leg Height |
Add 5"
to Legs
Top of the Slats Height
/Headboard Leg Height
/Footboard Leg Height |
Subtract 4" from Legs
Top of the Slats Height
/Headboard Leg Height
/Footboard Leg Height |
Subtract 7" from Legs
Top of
the Slats Height
/Headboard Leg Height
/Footboard Leg Height |
| 35" |
14" |
12" |
15" |
38" |
17" |
17" |
40" |
19" |
8" |
31" |
10" |
5" |
28" |
7" |
- Headboard Gap Option for Tall Mattresses
(additional fee): Do you have an extra thick mattress or futon (thicker than
9 inches)? No problem. You can increase the space between the top of
the slats and the bottom cross piece on the headboard
and enjoy a fuller view of your headboard above your tall mattress or
futon.
You cannot add to the Leg Height option (listed above) and add the Extra
Headboard Gap option. They are not compatible.
|
Headboard Gap Option
|
|
Your Mattress Thickness |
Suggested Headboard "GAP"
(The space between the top
of the slats
and bottom of
the headboard) |
Headboard
Leg Height |
Top of the
Slats Height
(Where the bottom
of your mattress sits) |
| 6" to 9" |
Standard
(approx. 6.5") |
35" |
12" |
| 10" to 12" |
Add 3" Gap
(approx. 9.5" overall) |
38" |
12" |
| 13" to 15" |
Add 7" Gap
(approx. 13.5" overall) |
42" |
12" |
16" to 19"
(or adding
a box spring) |
*Add 10" Gap
(approx. 16.5" overall) |
42" |
9" |
*Choose the 10" Gap Option if
you intend to use a BOX
SPRING with your mattress on your platform bed.
- Add a
Footboard (additional fee): Add a matching 21" footboard for
a nice,
complete look.
More
About Bamboo:
 Bamboo is another
ecologically friendly and
beautiful choice for your
platform bed frame and furnishings. Since Bamboo is a grass, Bamboo
grows and matures much quicker than a tree. Within five years of
sprouting, the walls of the culms (the Bamboo stalks) will have
thickened and hardened and will be ready for harvest. That means every
year 15 to 20 percent of the forest can be harvested without clear
cutting. Compare that to a hardwood forest and you will see that Bamboo
is a very productive and sustainable plant material for making
furniture. Unlike quick growing pine (aka "trash pine") trees that many
timber companies have planted in place of native trees and forest, and
take at least 25 years to grow large enough to harvest for pulp or
cheap framing lumber, Bamboo grows quickly and has fine building
qualities. Bamboo is also very hard--harder than rock maple, which is
one of the hardest of North American trees. Using Bamboo means less
dings and dents and a more durable product. Since the very straight
culm is split and not sawn, there are no curls in the grain, which
means Bamboo is much less likely to break.
Our Bamboo
boards have a beautiful exotic look and are available in
standard (very similar in color and shade to Eastern Maple) or
caramelized (which is similar in color and shade to our Red Oak). Both
are available in Linseed Oil finish (darken the color only very
slightly--mainly the Linseed Oil protects the Bamboo) or
unfinished. Bamboo boards are constructed by laminating strips of
Bamboo together in order to create strong dimensional lumber for
building fine furniture. This is a very effective way to construct
Bamboo lumber. However please note, although rare, small cracks may
sometimes be present and are considered normal in laminated Bamboo
boards. These cracks, if present, will not be over 1/32” in
width and
will not affect the structural integrity of the furniture. New Bamboo
may have a slightly grassy scent which should dissipate over time.
Need your
order faster? Your order
will normally arrive in about 5 weeks. However,
for an additional fee, you may add a RUSH to your
order and it will ship in about 10 business days
(please allow an additional week for shipping). Alternatively, for an
additional
fee, you may add an EXPRESS RUSH,
which ships in approximately 4 to 5 business days
(please allow an additional week for shipping). Please note that each
item you RUSH will incur a RUSH fee. However, you may choose to RUSH
only one item, but not others. Just click on the Add to Cart button and
then choose your "manufacturing time" option or call for details.
Be
sure to visit our Home
& Bedroom
Furniture and Accessories department for matching
bedroom furnishings.
Mattress/futon sold separately.
Note: Assembly Required |
