CNET's key takeaways
The Helix Madison bed frame, available in natural wood or white, is $929 for a queen before sales.
It's straightforward to put together and requires no tools.
That said, the frame is a little expensive and incompatible with headboards.
My beautiful, four-poster bed frame broke a few months ago.
Immediately afterward, as I was lying there, slowly sliding to the corner of my mattress that had plummeted to the ground (from a decent height, I might add), I cursed that antique frame. It was creaky to the point it would wake me up, and it was higher off the floor than frames are nowadays.
Part of me was happy to be rid of it.
As my boyfriend and I yanked the wooden side rails apart from the headboard, I realized I wasn't ready to start looking for a new bed frame. They're expensive, and many are so low-quality that they break while you're assembling them or after just a few months. Through the years, I've seen plenty of sleep products not live up to the hype, and I was unwilling to lug another one up the stairs to my bedroom. However, after a few days of floor sleeping, I was neck deep in research for my next bed frame. I've tested plenty of bed frames and mattresses during my career, but even I was a little overwhelmed by the many options.
All I knew was that I was done with complicated bed frames. I wanted something simple. Then I started testing the Helix Madison bed frame, and I haven't looked back.
My experience with the Helix Madison bed frame
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