Cheap headboards come in various designs and styles and the quality varies greatly. Choosing a headboard is – thankfully – a bit easier than choosing a mattress. There are only really four types of headboard: Basically though, I would pick the type of headboard you like the look of. Cheap headboards…

There’s a lot to be said for a faux leather bed frame or bedstead. They’re easier to clean than velvet beds and they’re less painful than a wooden or metal bed if you walk into them in the middle of the night. Very few ‘leather beds’ are actually made from genuine leather as synthetic…

Welcome to our best metal bed frames UK guide! Metal beds are one of the cheapest bedframe options and a good one can cope with considerable weight. They’re stylish and they don’t need cleaning like a divan base. On the downside, some cheap metal beds tend to squeak a bit…

In my opinion, the best bunk beds are those that are strong enough for children of all ages. This guide will just focus on simple two layer bunk beds. You can also get futon bunks (e.g. the Noomi Eino) which have a fold out sofa on the bottom layer and cabin beds which…

I’m a big fan of upholstered sleigh bed frames.  Unlike divan bases, you get a headboard built in and unlike metal or wooden bedframes you won’t injure yourself if you walk into it during the night. The mattress also doesn’t move around very much as it’s wedged in at the foot of the bed.…

A bunk bed with a desk underneath often goes by the name of a ‘high sleeper’ or a ‘loft bed’ if the bed is up high near the ceiling. They’re usually called a ‘cabin bed with desk’ or ‘mid-sleeper’ if the bed isn’t quite so high. Bunk beds are a…

A simple white wooden bedframe is usually made from pine. Bedframes made from a hard wood like oak are more expensive.

A single ottoman bed or single bed with storage offers a useful bit of extra space. Most people use them for stuffing away their winter duvet, spare bedding or Christmas decorations. I won’t judge you if use it for storing your collection of White Dwarf magazines from the 1990s. Your…

Ottoman beds and storage beds provide a neat bit of extra space for stuffing away your winter duvet, Christmas decorations or those clothes which you are clinging onto just in case they come back into fashion. Most are ‘full ottoman’ beds which give you the whole space under the mattress…

There are various types of day bed but the best (in my view) are those that use a standard sized single mattress. That means you’ll have a decent choice of good value mattresses. Most day beds are metal or wood, but there are also some fabric daybeds and guest beds. Some just…