Best solid wood platform bed frames under $300

Top pick: the Hetoy Farmhouse Queen — a solid natural oak platform bed with a 50" headboard and matching footboard, no box spring needed. It's the closest thing here to the full brief: real wood, genuinely tall headboard, and the lowest price of the solid-wood options.

Who the others suit:

• Brafabhome Queen — solid wood with a tall headboard and a boho woven-rattan look; rated to 1,000 lb, so good for heavier sleepers or a statement bedroom.
• Solid Wood Platform Bed with Adjustable Headboard — best if you want to tune the headboard height; note it's a full/double, not a queen.
• Nomad Platform Bed (KD Frames) — hardwood tulip poplar and the best-reviewed of the bunch, but its headboard is low, so it's for people who don't need the tall look.
• Mission Style Platform Bed in Pine — solid pine and a classic look, again with a modest headboard.

Skip the homfan and Amolife frames if solid wood matters: the homfan has thin reviews and the Amolife is a wood-finish frame, not solid wood.