Making Wooden Single Beds Work in South-Facing Rooms

South facing rooms are prized in UK homes for their light and warmth, but they bring their own challenges when you are furnishing a smaller bedroom with a wooden single bed. Strong sunlight can fade timber finishes over time, heat up a room on summer afternoons and make early mornings bright long before anyone wants to wake. With a little planning, though, a single bed can make the most of all that light. In this guide we look at where to position the bed relative to the window, which wood tones and finishes cope best with sunlight, and how to choose colours and fabrics that keep a sunny room feeling fresh. We also cover window dressings, ventilation and the storage and bedside furniture that suits a compact room, whether it belongs to a child, a teenager, a lodger or a guest. The goal is a calm, comfortable bedroom that enjoys the sun without suffering from it....