BySamantha Weiss-Hills
PublishedMar 26, 2026 1:38 AM EDT
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Near the end of renovating her newly buttoned-up apartment in Chelsea, food consultant and writer Christine Muhlke knew she needed to find a bed. In the past, she’d been more than willing to keep her mattress on the floor, opting for the most pared-back of sleeping arrangements. But with a grown-up home taking shape and a pressing need for as much storage as she could fit, she tapped her interior designer Lithe Sebesta for ideas.
Sebesta put a few options in front of her—each a straightforward platform frame on the lower side, sized to sit flush with the mattress edges. “We wanted something that would disappear, with the same wood tone as the floor and cabinetry, and would let us 'build in' the headboard against the upholstered wall,” Sebesta explains. The frame they settled on? None other than a Zara Home piece.
“It’s simple, timeless, and surprisingly well-made—no veneers here,” Muhlke divulges. “The corner joinery detail is my kind of subtle.” She also appreciates that the height is low enough to nearly vanish beneath a comforter, yet handsome enough to show off when she prefers to tuck it in. Plus, the solid wood legs clear Muhlke’s Muji storage bags with room to spare. In fact, they had the contractors take 5 inches off the legs to bring the bed to just 11 inches tall; that kept Muhlke from feeling she’d moved too far off the ground. How long will the purchase last her? She predicts at least a decade, maybe two. And if there’s an eye we’d trust on quality, it’s Muhlke’s.
Samantha Weiss-Hills is the managing editor for Domino. She edits and writes home tours and features, and she’s the friend who everyone texts for glassware, sofa, and sheet recommendations. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband, Alex, and their beagle-corgi, Elsa.
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