Storage Bed Blog
Is leather the best material for a storage bed?
Leather is synonymous with luxury, quality and durability. “Fine” and “leather” are two words often used together. We’ve become accustomed to leather shoes, leather handbags and even leather sofas. But what about a leather storage bed? In fact there is no better material to choose for your storage bed than leather. Being a natural animal [...]
Read MoreWhat is an “ottoman” bed exactly?
It’s a funny word, ottoman. Doesn’t mean a lot in English really, or have any obvious word origin in the way that footstool is obviously a stool for the feet or chaise longue a long chair, but Ottoman? According to Wikipedia “An ottoman is a piece of furniture consisting of a padded, upholstered seat or bench having [...]
Read MoreDeclutter your bedroom (but keep everything too!)
I hate it. It gets everywhere so easily, yet removing it seems an endless task. Clutter and stuff that is. So, let‘s set free our minimalist within and declutter our bedrooms. First thing is to cheat a bit. (Ssshhh) I realise any decluttering expert would say that to really have a clutter -free space you [...]
Read MoreThe secrets a storage bed holds
I had a call from a customer this morning. She wanted to talk to me about something, a decision she’d made. Now customer service is at the heart of what we do and so talking things through is quite normal. But what was it going to be? I wasn’t even sure it was going to [...]
Read MoreAre all fabrics suitable for storage beds?
What’s in a fabric? Fibres of course. But so, so much more. What are the fibres made of? How do they interact together to achieve a particular finish? Nothing is ever simple, which is why here at The Storage Bed Company we have gone that extra mile on your behalf to find fabulous fabrics for [...]
Read MoreHow do storage beds open?
How often do you sit down and consider how something works? If you’re anything like me not that often. In fact only when something goes wrong do I really give it any thought at all. Given that sentiment we don’t really want you thinking too much about the mechanisms that make our ottoman storage beds [...]
Read MoreNew fabric with Healthguard dust mite protection
Just when you thought we had the best fabrics around, we’ve surpassed even our own expectations! Our new faux suede fabrics are perfect for storage beds because of their unique, light absorbing qualities. They add a depth of a colour to a bedroom and look very similar to natural suede. Looks are extremely important, but [...]
Read MoreOur latest innovation
First we worked at developing fantastic and beautiful beds, then we found a way of hiding them in a sofa to produce our brilliant sofa beds. Now? We’ve come up with this - The Box Bed. One minute it’s a stylish piece of furniture (footstool?, seat? – you choose) and the next it’s opened out to [...]
Read MoreNew Website Launched
How are you finding our new website? We’ve spent months creating a site we hope you’ll love. Bear with us though if you find the odd bug or problem. Better still, let us know so we can fix it.
Read MoreStorage bed safe featured on BBC News
Our beds with a built-in security box have been attracting quite a lot of attention recently. We love them and so too do journalists it seems. This week the BBC regional television programme East Midlands Today came to film us for a feature. This is how the presenter introduced the report: “You’ll have heard of [...]
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