Dean Charcoal Queen Upholstered Panel Bed

This question is best answered from the standpoint of the construction of the bed frame. It is secured at the corners by brackets with fairly short overlap with the frame sides. As such it does not have a lot of integrity to keep the frame from torquing out of square. The 3 horizontal bars do not provide much help (slats that cross along the whole length would be better). So the box foundation, being of greater height than the bunky board and rigid, increases the stability of the frame tremendously. Too bad the beds (most are same) do not have better brackets to counter this effect. This is why the seller recommends a full box foundation (which is really another wood frame but with slats to prevent torque). You might not notice a problem until you tried to move the bed by pushing on the frame.

While purchasing these items from Living Spaces, we learned the correct terms for what we normally refer to as a "bed". A "bed" is the headboard, sideboard and sometimes footboard. The "Dean" is a bed. Your mattress and box spring (box springs are also referred to as a "foundation"), would be used with a bed like Dean or with your metal frame. So, if you have a mattress and foundation, you could use them with the Dean bed or you could use them with your metal bed frame. Hope that helps.

Nope. When you buy the Dean bed, the mattress is not included.

Yes, you need a foundation.

Do not know. Best to ask a salesperson.

Yes you are correct.

It's about 4 1/2 inches.

If you do not use the legs it would be very low but if that is the look you are looking for you can certainly not use the legs

It's like a light beige color that is really nice.

It is darker then the photo. It is a medium dark grey.