The headboard is high enough that the pillows don’t hide it,” says Product Tester Pamela Bondurant, who picked the bed frame to go with her 1962 walnut dresser. “The bed is sturdy and gorgeous.

The peculiar sport of bed racing features beds placed on customized frames with wheels, built by teams of five people who race their beds for charity. The races are four laps of about 20 yards ...