Hi Starálfur,
Congratulations on your new mattress … you certainly made a great quality/value choice :).
[quote]I found a bed on Amazon I might want. Here is a picture of the wood slats: ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41YCdUMfZqL.jpg
Below is a link to the bed itself:
www.amazon.com/Tufted-Design-Leather-Uph...3&keywords=white+bed
Do you think it would be suitable?[/quote]
I’m not familiar with the bed so I’m not sure of the distance between the slats or how strong or liable to break they may be but it has good center support to the floor and if the gaps in between the slats are less than 3" then it would probably be OK yes. The slats are flexible so I would also keep in mind that they will change the feel of the mattress compared to a foundation that doesn’t flex so if you find that the heavier parts of your body are sinking down too far and you are out of alignment then you may need to try the mattress on the floor to find out how much the foundation is contributing to the issue. Some people may also be able to feel the two center supports where the foundation doesn’t flex under the mattress.
You can see my thoughts about wire grid foundations in post #10 here. It would certainly be strong enough and for the short or medium term it would be fine but I tend to be somewhat cautious about the longer term effects when the gaps between the wires are larger.
It’s possible that a bed rug would be a good idea but I would need to know more specifics about it to make any meaningful comments. If it’s a steel bedframe like the ones in post #10 here (vs a foundation) then you you would need to put a foundation on top of it because these types of steel bedframes aren’t designed to use directly under a mattress (with or without a bed rug) and the mattress would sag right through it.
Phoenix