Fabric Small Double Beds: Who Buys 4ft Beds? Data From 600 UK Orders

Furniture in Fashion examines the 4ft small double, the UK specific bed size that exists because British bedrooms do. At 120cm by 190cm it is 30cm wider than a single and 15cm narrower than a double, and that 15cm is often the difference between having a bedside cabinet and not. Four situations call for it repeatedly: the single adult who has outgrown a 3ft bed, the guest room that also holds a desk, the teenager whose room cannot take a full double, and the couple in a flat or period property who would rather keep walkways on both sides. Fabric dominates the size because the headboard doubles as a backrest in rooms where the bed is also the seat. No order data, purchaser breakdown or sales figures are reported. An ottoman base in 4ft recovers the storage a chest of drawers would need floor space to provide, which is often the deciding feature....