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When looking for ideas to help with storage and space saving in bedrooms, there are a number of options available depending on your needs.

When children have their own rooms, most adults agree that getting the little tykes to clear up after themselves is a never ending job like painting the Forth Bridge. There are a number of ways to approach this (and could include the ‘naughty step’ from Supernanny) and to keep a positive approach is usually the best start.

Rather than having toys in boxes around the room, buying a piece of bedroom furniture like a cabin bed will appeal to a wide audience as this is especially designed with children in mind. There are a number of drawers and storage shelves, together with the added excitement of sitting underneath your own bed with a desk to work from, whether it’s a laptop or written homework. Encouraging the younger ones to look after their own belongings could often start with the basics, including their own bed.

For small rooms where space saving is paramount and to accommodate guests would be a struggle with buying a spare bed, consider buying a futon, and a futon that is eco friendly. Finding a supplier where items are manufactured in the UK from natural materials such as solid pine and 100% cotton drill for the futon covers, is always an advantage when you take into account the carbon footprint of a futon that is imported into the UK. Originally from Japan, the history of the fold up futon goes back centuries and have increased in Europe and the UK dramatically in the last 10 years.

Choosing a futon should be based on the advantages of a wood frame versus a metal frame. If you intend to use the futon as a sofa primarily, and as a bed only on rare occasions, the metal frame gives a better seating posture. If the futon is mostly going to be slept on, or used regularly in a children’s room, for example, the wood frame would be a slightly cheaper option. Most futon mattress covers are fixed, so consider buying a modern colour to match the scheme of your home.

Children’s space saving ideas on a budget are chair beds and sofa beds. As children are lighter than adults, the fillings used do not need to be solid and firm, or use internal springs. A foam cube bed, or chair bed are cheaper than buying a single bed, and can come in a wide array of colours. The flop-out collapsible beds are also perfect for children to put down and pack up again with no risk of injury. Every child loves the novelty of sleeping round a friend’s house, and using a bed they have made themselves surely adds to the experience to compliment jammy dodgers as a midnight feast!

These are just a few examples of the different storage options to consider when buying for a small room, or a room with little spare space.

Futons, chair beds and sofa beds sold online in the UK have taken a huge upturn over the past decade, and there are a number of speculative reasons for this:

Price: When you buy a futon in the UK, finding a cheap futon that suits your needs is often the biggest factor. Families looking for a childrens sofa bed will often see the choice of a cheap futon and decide to buy, even though initially they were using search engines for the keywords ’sofa bed’ ’sofa beds’ or ‘childrens sofa beds’. To find cheap futon for sale will often be an easy decision to make over a more expensive bedroom furniture item like a luxury sofa bed. Foam sofa beds are naturally cheaper and ideal as a childrens sofa bed, as the stuffings does not need to be as firm as for the weight of an adult body.

Colour choice: Recently, the emergence of colour futon mattresses has also seen popularity when buying for a child. Pink chair beds are available to buy should you not be able to find a pink futon at a similar price, for example. Futon mattresses from Comfy Living are made from eco friendly 100% cotton drill and are available in red, orange, lilac, chocolate and cream, chocolate brown, black, lime green, glade green, and navy. Wood futon frames can be stained or painted at home to match your colour scheme to perfection. Wood futon frames are available as both a single and double futon.

Longevity and Luxury: Research has shown that new beds and futons are bought on average around 7 to 10 years from new, so when you are choosing your next bedroom item, you know it has to be built to last. This is why Comfy Living offer a higher quality of metal action futon frame, and a combination of a thicker futon mattress of 14 inches depth. The price between the luxury metal futon and the standard wood futon and mattress is less than you might think, so if you are considering your budget versus longevity, a little more investment may bring you years of joy and comfort.

Time saving: Chair beds are also called foam cube chairs, sofa beds, foam fold out bed, guest bed or simply a Z bed. Chair Z beds are called so because of the way they fold out to provide the sleeping area, as a chair they are folded back into shape within seconds, which is sometimes why chair beds and sofa beds are bought instead of a futon, which takes the ripe old time of a couple of minutes to setup - some people are always in a hurry and foam sofa beds do have an advantage the same as chair beds of flopping out in a matter of seconds.

Space saving: The Japanese had the original idea with the fold out futon, although they differed slightly in design from a futon in the UK and Europe. This space saving feature was then passed over to the cheaper end of bedroom furniture such as foam chair beds, children’s sofa beds and foam cubes. Combining a compact dual purpose item of bedroom furniture with the comfort of a good night’s sleep is always a winner.

So, whether you decide you want to to buy a sofa bed, and change your mind and buy a futon, you are making the right choice with Comfy Living, as free UK next day mainland UK delivery is offered on all futons, sofa beds, chair beds and replacement futon mattresses.

Double Futon Wood Frame Orange Colour Mattress

Children are notoriously difficult to get into bed and enticing them into their new bedroom with the prospect of a new bed is a great way to get them excited and enthusiastic about going to bed at night.

Children’s beds come in all different shapes and sizes and having a bed that is not only comfortable but practical makes sense when it is for your child. You can choose to have a bunk bed, a captain’s bed or a single bed in your child’s bedroom is you wished. However, you could also choose to have a guest bed in there which would be useful when you have guests coming to stay too.

Space is often an issue when it comes to children’s bedrooms and it makes sense to measure the room before you start shopping around for a new bed. You need to make sure that the bed not only fits the room but it also allows for enough room to move about the bedroom without having to squeeze around everything.

A bed for a child needs to offer their bodies just as much support as a bed for an adult does, so pay attention to the type of mattress that the bed comes with. Choose a bed that isn’t too hard or too soft so your child is comfortable whilst they sleep to avoid any restless nights.

It would be great if we all had enormous houses that were big enough to accommodate all of our family as well as friends when it comes to a special occasion or at Christmas, but in reality this isn’t possible which is why there are many clever ways to furnish even the smallest of houses.

When you are struggling for space and you need to utilise all available space, you need to think cleverly and carefully about what furniture would be most suitable for your living room, bedroom and guest bedroom.

Having a bed that is too big in your bedroom is not practical when you also need to accommodate bedside tables, chests of drawers and wardrobes. Beds should be of an appropriate size for the room that they are located in and there should be plenty of room to move about the bedroom without hitting yourself on a bedpost or squeezing past to get to your wardrobe.

Beds come in a range of different sizes so that they can be accommodated in any size of bedroom so always measure your room carefully before you make a final decision on a new bed.

When anybody has guests coming to stay for the weekend, it is nice to be able to offer them a bedroom to sleep in with a comfortable bed that is of an appropriate size. However, not all of us are lucky enough to have a bedroom that we can use as a guest bedroom. You may be using the spare bedroom as a computer room or your office, in which case the bed you have in it is not appropriate for when you have guests visiting.

In such instances, it would be a good idea to find a more suitable alternative for putting into your spare bedroom. If space is an issue, you may want to consider purchasing a guest bed. It looks like a single bed, however, there is another mattress concealed underneath the single bed which pulls out to make it into a double bed. Or as another alternative, you could have a sofa bed in your living room, or even stick a futon in your spare room.

There are any options available to you when it comes to find more appropriate furniture for your spare bedroom. Having a room with a multi purpose is very common in most homes and it is easy to find the right furniture for your spare room when you know where to look.

Having a comfortable bed to sleep on is essential if you want to make sure that you get a good nights sleep. Many people don’t realise what an effect the mattress that you sleep on has to the quality of the sleep that you get. It is directly correlated and mattresses should be chosen with such care, and you should always pay attention to the hardness or softness of the mattress you choose.

Mattresses are designed to last for a maximum of ten years. After ten years, a mattress will have been slept on thousands of times and the shape of it will have altered with the springs inside moving around and the comfort level will have changed completely. It will not be support your body in the correct way when you sleep anymore.

This is why you should always change your mattress every five to ten years. In addition, you should be turning your mattress every month so that any wear on it is evenly spread out and it can also help to increase the lifespan of your mattress.

Any mattress expert will tell you how important it is to get it right when it comes to buying a new mattress and you should not rush into buying one just because it is on offer or because it is cheap. You need to have the right mattress for your body.

We all cherish getting into bed after a long day at the office or after running around with the children and recharging our batteries. However, unless you have a comfortable bed with an appropriate mattress, you won’t be getting much sleep at all.

Mattresses are the most important feature when it comes to the bed. You can have whatever frame you like but you need to choose carefully when it comes to your new mattress. Mattress help to support your body whilst you sleep and work with your body to ensure that you get the best nights sleep possible.

Mattresses come in all shapes and sizes as well as different hardness and made from different materials. If your previous mattress was just right for you but needed updating, you may want to stick with a similar style so you know that you are going to sleep well.

However, you may also want to try something new and the latex and memory foam mattresses are very popular right now. They are a new type of mattress that moulds around your body whilst you sleep and interacts to support your body and react to a change in temperature so you are not disturbed during the night.

Futons are the ultimate in space saving furniture with a dual purpose. Futon mattresses are comfy as well as stylish, as they are available to buy in a huge range of colours. Futon mattresses are manufactured by packing layers of materials over each other, usually a mixture of felt and wool. The futon cover is a fixed item; many people simply throw a rug over the futon when it’s in the sofa mode to keep it clean.

Popular futon bases are metal and wood, with the wooden futon bases being cheaper by design. Slats of timber are easily assembled to provide a good supporting frame, one benefit of using timber as a futon base is that you can paint or varnish it a different colour if you wish.

A futon will provide a good night’s sleep for an unexpected guest, and is easy to convert from a sofa to a bed. Children love using futons as the novelty of setting it up and sleeping over at a friend’s house is exciting as a midnight feast.

When the schools break up at term time, 6 weeks of spending time with children could lend to a few frazzled nerves, so break up the tedium with a sleepover and be prepared by buying a new futon online.

Comfy Living offer free next day delivery for mainland UK, so order today and take delivery tomorrow!

Having guests coming to stay for the weekend can be a nightmare when you don’t have anywhere for them to stay, short of offering them your own bed, you are forced into reconsidering your options when it comes to having guests stay over.

In most cases, families don’t generally have the luxury of a guest bedroom, especially those with children. In this instance, it would be a practical option to have a sofa bed or a chair bed that you could offer to your guests. Although they won’t get the privacy of their own bedroom, they will have a bed that is comfortable to sleep on and feels exactly the same as a regular bed.

Sofa beds, futons and chair beds are all fantastic when you have guests coming to stay and anyone of any age can enjoy sleeping on one of these items. They offer a comfortable alternative to a guest bedroom and they can be accommodated in almost any room in your home and can be easily incorporated into your general household furniture. You will be pleased that you chose to purchase a futon, sofa bed or chair bed once it has arrived and your guests have a sound nights sleep.