| Our bedrooms are highly personal spaces that we | | | | 5'6" wide x 6'6" long (170cm x 200cm) King sized |
| rarely use to show off our design skills and taste. | | | | beds - 6'0" wide x 6'6" long (180cm x 200cm) |
| But they are incredibly important rooms to us, | | | | Super King beds - 6'6" wide x 6'6" long (200cm x |
| personally. Surely then, they should be considered | | | | 200cm) |
| as important as, if not more important than any | | | | Even a good bed will last only around ten years, |
| other room in the house when it comes to design | | | | and it's important to replace both the mattress |
| choices and decoration. You will spend a third of | | | | and the base unit at the same time. If you |
| each day in your bedroom, and so it's imperative | | | | replace just the mattress, dust (made of old skin |
| that your design choices are made carefully. You | | | | cells your body's shed) and mites will simply |
| need to make thoughtful judgments about both | | | | transfer up from the old base to your new |
| your bed and your bedroom furniture. Also there | | | | mattress. An old bed base will already be worn |
| are the considerations of soft furnishings, flooring | | | | and will reduce the life-span of a new mattress |
| and accessories. | | | | too. If you or your partner suffer with back |
| Single beds are useful for children and are | | | | problems, however sporadically, it is worthwhile to |
| acceptable as guest beds too - guest rooms are | | | | investigate different mattress and pillow fillings, |
| often quite small, so a larger bed would dominate | | | | designed specifically for back-pain relief. |
| the space. When choosing a single bed, be careful | | | | There are plenty of popular styles for your |
| not to specify an inferior mattress, especially if | | | | bedroom: rustic, gothic, art deco, ethnic, |
| the bed is to be used by a child. Children require | | | | contemporary or formal, to name but a few. It's |
| excellent back support at night to ensure good | | | | important to remember that if you're to follow |
| posture. Your guests will will appreciate a superior | | | | one of these styles that all aspects of bedroom |
| mattress, too! | | | | furniture, bed dressing, fabrics, soft furnishings |
| Remember to make sure the bed fits the space. | | | | and lighting should all complement one another. |
| Always go for the biggest bed you can so you | | | | Mixing and matching styles often works quite well, |
| can stretch out comfortably, but be careful not | | | | as does the placing of contemporary designer |
| to let the bed dominate the room. Super king | | | | furniture in a more traditional setting: |
| beds may be lovely to lie in, but not so lovely to | | | | contemporary beds will work beautifully in old barn |
| have to shuffle around! | | | | conversions. |
| Beds come in various sizes: | | | | Finally, bedrooms aren't 'heavy footfall' areas, so |
| Single beds - 3'0" wide x 6'3" long (90cm x | | | | flooring is purely a matter of taste. Bear in mind |
| 190cm) Double beds - 4'6" wide x 6'3" long | | | | that lighter shades of flooring make the room |
| (135cm x 190cm) Queen sized beds - 5'0" wide x | | | | larger, while a darker floor will draw the room in. |
| 6'6" long (150cm x 200cm) Super queen beds - | | | | |