Birch Beneath the Veneer
Underneath the walnut face, the working parts are birch. The frame includes a bed base with 14 birch plywood slats, so you do not need to buy a separate base, and plywood slats are used because the glued cross-grain layers spring back night after night instead of gradually sagging. Supporting all of it are 9 solid birch wood legs with a round cross-section and a walnut veneer outer profile, so the visible edge of each leg continues the tone of the headboard whilst the strength comes from solid timber.
The wood used throughout holds FSC Mix Credit certification, made from a mix of materials from FSC-certified forests and FSC-controlled wood, which is a volume-based accounting of responsible sourcing across the supply chain. In use, this walnut veneer bed asks for very little: dust the milled grooves along their length with a dry brush or a soft cloth rather than across them, keep the veneer out of standing water, and wipe the surface dry after cleaning. Veneer is real wood, and it responds to moisture the way solid timber does.