This makes divan beds very flexible to your personal preferences. One great advantage of a divan bed is that you can get a base with in-built storage. No more trying to store shoes under a bed to become dusty.
With storage drawers you can keep you shoes dust free and easy to find. If you require even more storage, the ottoman base is for you. Another advantage of a divan bed is that it takes up less space in a room as the bed is only as wide as the mattress — frames can be bulky and take up crucial space.
Divan bases come with padded tops also known as platform top , sprung edge or firm edge finishes. A padded top gives a slightly firmer feel to your mattress, whilst using a sprung base gives added comfort and support.
Bed frames or bedsteads have become increasingly popular over the last 5 or so years. In particular wooden frames, which add a degree of splendour to a room, and metal frames, which are an affordable way to add glamour to a room, are very popular.
Ian Potts, by email. Build it yourself The satisfaction of making your own bed will get you that deserved night's sleep. Make a wooden box with slats: you need 16 lengths of 6x1, for the slats and end of the bed whatever the width of your mattress is , four further lengths of 6x1 for the length of the mattress plus two inches for the sides of the bed and two 10ft lengths of 2x2 used estate agents sign posts will work.
Cut two lots of 10 inches off the ends of each of the 2x2. These make corner posts to screw the sides and ends to. Cut the remainder of the 2x2 to run along the inside of the bed, two inches from the top, to rest the slats on, and screw into place. Place the slats on top, screw in the two slates nearest the ends of the beds and two in the middle for added stability. Grahame Andrew, London. Think about the trees You will get a better night's sleep if you know your bed's made of wood from sustainable sources!!
If you're looking at cheaper beds, ask where the wood comes from. The typical answer will be: "Don't know. Kimberly Cronk, by email. Heed the maxim for maximum comfort I suggest your reader heeds the old maxim: "Spend the most, and you don't always get the best; spend the least and you always get the worst".
After a lifetime of sleeping on second-hand beds my husband and I purchased a French oak captain's bed with semi-sprung slats and a very thick, firm mattress. Sarah Holton, Cambridge. You will enjoy fantastic sleep and avoid the back and neck problems that plague our nation. Rob Perrin, Bracknell. Pocket sprung mattresses give great support and many are available with a memory foam surface which feels wonderful.
It spreads pressure over a greater surface area and was originally designed for NASA's space programme. The more pockets there are, the higher the mattress quality.
Make sure that when you are lying on your side, your spine is parallel to the mattress and it does not sag or bow. If you have any money left, choose a bedstead with a slatted frame for extra comfort. Sweet dreams. Martina McClean, Hessle. That's less than the cost of a pint of beer every night. Treat yourself, because it's a necessity. But remember if you buy anything above 'standard double', the bedding costs go up.
Carina Millburn, Leeds. Think about your spine Buy the base and the mattress separately. Buy the base for its appearance: the wooden slatted ones are ideal, easy to clean, allow air to the underside of the mattress, and they are inexpensive.
Buy the best mattress you can afford, and spend some time trying out different kinds, to see what suits you. It's best to get one which is moderately firm and allows your spine to be straight, and parallel to the mattress when you are lying on your side. Jackie Barron, by email. Traditional is best Having slept blissfully on the same one for 20 years I've concluded that traditional slatted beds are not only far cheaper, they also have no springs to wear out, provide better support and being all-timber can be recycled at the end of their useful lives.
The trick is to ensure you renew the mattress when required, which you'd have to do with a divan anyway. Roger Thomas, Amersham. Beware: a divan will lead to a valance Unless you are prone to trampolining in your sleep, the humble wooden-slated bed frame should do just fine. Besides, a slated base has further advantages over its rivals. It allows more air to circulate and keeps your mattress ventilated, as well as freeing up flexible storage space or extra places for hide-and-seek.
Boring divans make your bedroom look boxy and tempt you to buy hideous pleated valances to cover them up. Neil Paddison, Lincoln. The divan base and the mattress are designed to work together to provide a comfortable night's sleep. Known as 'divan bed', 'divan set' or 'divan', this type of bed is ideal if you are looking for a complete bed and mattress package.
Alternatively, you can purchase a divan base only. This can be paired with the mattress of your choice. Divan beds remain one of our most popular bed options, with many people still choosing them over more modern bed frames. Compared with standard bed frames, divans offer a wide variety of extra features and are great value for money.
Yes, divan beds are the easiest type of bed to assemble. Your divan will arrive in two base halves one whole piece if you buy a single-sized divan bed , complete with divan legs and a headboard, if you've chosen one. Follow these step-by-step divan bed assembly instructions:. It's up to you! Divan sets come complete with a matching mattress as standard.
However, if you already have a mattress and simply want a new bed, you can choose a base only divan. Generally speaking, most customers choose to purchase a full divan set. Once you've decided which type of bed frame to go for, check out our top tips on how to buy the best mattress. Test score. What bed is best for your bedroom? We give the pros and cons of divan beds, storage beds and bedsteads, so you can make the perfect choice. Ben Slater. In this article Divan beds pros and cons Bedsteads pros and cons Storage beds pros and cons Sofa beds, folding beds, bunk beds and cot beds.
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