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1 Headboard shape: London

Headboard position adjusts to suit your mattress height

2 Frame & headboard finish: Indigo velvet
3 Leg finish: Varnished
4 Underbed storage: 0 boxes

Drawers under this bed require 5cm longer legs which increases the height underneath the bed and to the top of the mattress & headboard. Single beds can accommodate a single drawer, small doubles and larger can take 2 drawers. Your drawers will be 20cm high and finished in your leg colour.

5 SIZE: double

We design our beds slightly smaller than the mattress, so that the mattress overhangs the sides & end by up to approximately 3/4 inch (1.9cm). With the legs tucked underneath the frame so that there are no protruding corners, you save that extra little bit of space & keep them out of the way of your knees & toes!

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Beds & underbed storage

General details

A simple, elegant fabric bed, just like all the beds we craft in our London workshops. We use top-quality, solid, sustainably sourced wood throughout the frames, legs, supports, and thick slats, each measuring 15 cm wide.

The chic range of beds is primarily 'space-saving,' meaning that the frame sits underneath your mattress, reducing its footprint within your bedroom.

Choose the type of fabric and the color that suits you from our curated selection of 100% natural Belgian linen, soft jean cottons, or the easy-to-clean velvet options. Enhance the natural grain of the wooden legs by selecting the color of the wood stain finish that completes the look of your new Chic bed.

We ensure the quality and ethical production of every aspect of our furniture from start to finish. We don't ship products thousands of miles, enabling us to control the quality of the FSC wood, the type and quality of mattress fillers, the workmanship, the limited packaging that is reused, and the free services—deliveries, assembly, returns, and old bed/mattress removals with recycling. All delivered directly to you from our London workshop by our committed staff. Buying directly from the craftsmen always provides better value. Your bed will be skillfully handmade in our environmentally friendly London workshop, built to be long-lasting, comfortable, and beautiful. We recycle 98% of our waste and use only water-based finishes on our FSC® certified wood. Traditional carpentry methods ensure your bed is solid, comfortable, and will stand the test of time. Our beds come in sections, allowing them to fit into all homes, eliminating concerns about narrow hallways or stairs.

The beds..
  • Guaranteed for 16 years. 
  • Free delivery and assembly (geographical exclusions may apply). 
  • Free recycling of your old frame (on a like-for-like basis). 
  • 10-week Free Trial with a money-back guarantee, including free collection from the delivery location. 
  • If you are outside our postcode delivery area, please call us to help you arrange delivery with couriers or to schedule a workshop collection.
Dimenions
  • Height to the top of the bedframe, upon which the mattress sits is 30.5 cm, and the clearance underneath the sides and foot end is 16 cm.
  • Our beds are made in UK standard sizes.
  • The Chic bed is 4 cm longer and wider than the sizes shown on our SIZE selecter shown above, (which relates to standard UK mattress sizes)
  • When a fabric headboard is added, the frame length increases by 8 cm 
  • We make special sizes upon request. Some retailers supply non-standard UK sizes, so please be sure to check your mattress is approximately the same sizes as our mattresses, give or take 1 inch or 2.5 cm. If you don't see the size you are looking for, please call us on 020 3927 7777; we will sort it out.
  • All mattresses vary in length and width by, give or take, 1 inch (2.5 cm). This is wise to expect regardless of where your mattress comes from.
Headboards and legs dimensions
  • Special size legs can be made to order; please call or email your interests.
  • The height to the top of the bedframe, on which the mattress sits, is 30.5 cm, and the clearance underneath the sides, head, and foot end is 16 cm.
  • Eton & London headboards: The total height of a Chic bed with these headboards is 105.5 cm from the floor, and the headboard itself is 75 cm high. From 75 cm, deduct the thickness of your mattress, and what is left is the height that the headboard will rise above your mattress.
  • November & December headboards: The total height of a Chic bed with these headboards is 84.5 cm from the floor, and the headboard itself is 54 cm high. From 54 cm, deduct the thickness of your mattress, and what is left is the height that the headboard will rise above your mattress.
Finishes & Fabrics

Stains

We offer beautiful wood-enhancing stains that are completely water-based and safe for our environment, animals, and children. Our stain finishes include Black, Oak, Medium Oak, Teak, and Red Mahogany. All of these stains have a two-part high-quality final lacquer finish applied to enhance the grain and longevity of our beds. Select 'Varnish,' and we will apply two coats of clear lacquer without stain, leaving just a cleanable, protected, quality wood finish.

Fabrics

We hand-upholster our headboards with top-grade 100% Belgian linen, soft jean cotton, or easy-clean velvet fabrics fitted by our upholsterers using quality fillers. All our fabrics are available in various colours.

Underbed Storage

Add our storage boxes which are  finished to match your bed legs, for a sleeker, tidy bedroom reality.

Designed specifically for these beds, the boxes offer the perfect place to hide away clothes, extra bed linen, shoes, bags, and toys. They are available in any of our beautiful wood-enhancing finishes to match the bed legs. All our paints and stains are water-based to be safe for our environment, children and animals.

The chosen stain will cover the external faces of these sturdy boxes, designed to slide smoothly across a carpeted bedroom floor. For wooden floors, simply add sticky felt protectors (as with all other furniture) to protect the floor. We assemble the drawers* and apply the felt for free on delivery; you will need to maintain or replace the felt, if required in the future.

Our underbed storage boxes are meticulously crafted using traditional skills and techniques applied by the expert hands of our carpenters.

Dimensions

  • Length: 94 cm
  • Height: 20 cm 
  • Depth: 52 cm

Given the dimensions above, this allows for up to two storage boxes under a single frame and four (two on either side) under a small 4-foot double bed or larger.

IMPORTANT: adding storage boxes to the ‘Chic’ bed requires fitting 5cm longer legs which increases the height underneath the bed, to the top of the mattress and to the top of the headboard.

*Drawers are supplied flat-packed with a simple bolt-together strong design

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    I was 17 in 1978 when I started hand making beds here in London, building beds that last and using sustainable natural materials has always been my core requirement. We became the first FSC certified timber bed makers in the UK, and in caring for the woods that we use, we influenced the bedding industry to reduce the use of rain-forest and other ancient forest woods!

    Sadly most of the UK's beds and mattresses are really skimpily made of poor quality, unethically sourced materials. I focus on craftsmanship and environmentally sound practices to make beautiful products that last; I like delivering good quality, service and value. 

    Since 1978 I've been handmaking lasting quality beds here in London.

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