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 TV bed is a neat way to watch telly in bed without having cables trailing around. The best TV beds are hidden away most of the time and then lift up remotely when you press a button. Cheaper TV beds require you to actually get out of bed to…

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…

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…

The best sofa bed or futon is one which is comfortable enough for a couple of nights, whilst looking half decent the rest of the time. Many online guides include detailed descriptions of the 94 different types of sofa bed. They offer confusing diagrams of mechanisms. I find these as…

A trundle bed is a neat solution if you occasionally have guests but are a bit limited on space. You get a single bed on top and another single bed hidden underneath which can be pulled out and set up within a couple of minutes. Some designs of trundle bed…

Definitions vary a bit, but a ‘chair bed’ is usually a single chair which turns into a single mattress. Some single sofa bed chairs involve you sleeping on the sofa’s cushions whilst other chairbeds have a hidden mattress which pops out from underneath. It’s worth taking a look at the…

Air beds are rarely beautiful things, even with attractive models sprawled out on top of them.  ​However, having a blow up mattress for camping or an emergency visitor is cheaper and more convenient than other guest bed options.  There are three types of air bed on the market in the UK:…