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platform frame

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noun

Carpentry.

  1. a building frame having studs only one story high, regardless of the number of stories built, each story having a box sill.

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“If the ceiling slope begins too low for a headboard, choose a low, minimal bed, like a platform frame, for an airy open look.”

From Seattle Times

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