With summer just around the corner, we’ve seen an increase in enquiries from customers looking to update the beds in their holiday lets and holiday homes. As these homes tend to be used by varied numbers of guests requiring differing numbers of beds, I find that I most often recommend our range of sofa-beds and suggest twin beds to solve issues that arise when trying to accommodate as many people as comfortably as possible.

Our Panama and Cuba are the most popular sofa bed options here, with both blending in well in a living room setting, especially with our hardwood timbers, paired with a wool loose cover. If space is an issue the Panama can be a bit of a space saver as the bed pulls down from the front of the frame, meaning that the width of the base is all that needs to be accommodated when positioned as a sofa. The Panama is available in oak and walnut in both three-quarter (120x200cm) and double (135x200cm) sizes and is shipped with our 7 layer futon as standard.

Cuba a wooden sofa bed with hand made futon mattress
The Cuba Oak futon sofa bed shown in bed position
Cuba a futon sofa bed available in Oak or Walnut
Panama sofa bed in Oak with plain cotton calico covered futon mattress
Panama Oak framed futon sofa bed, shown in the bed position and without a futon mattress
Panama sofa bed in Oak shown open as a bed with its futon mattress
Panama solid wood futon sofa bed showing futon with a charcoal wool removable cover
Panama Oak futon sofa bed showing futon mattress with pale blue wool removable cover
Panama Oak framed futon sofa bed, the futon has a check loose cover in wool

The Cuba is available to order as a double, with the base only requiring the futon to be folded in half and the user sleeping width-ways, rather than utilising the tri-fold option as on the Panama. Adding on the width of the arms, you will need approximately 213cm to accommodate the Cuba, so this is only really an option when space is not at a premium.

Nevada low bed and low Cube bedside table hand made in Britain in a choice of solid woods
Sonora a contemporary low wooden bed in solid oak
Oak Malabar wooden bed made in Britain from solid timber and in a range of bed sizes
A modern solid wooden bed - the Malabar in Oak and shown with Oak Bedside Cube table
Ash cube bedside table to match Ash Sahara Kingsize wooden bed
Country bedroom featuring our Sahara contemporary wooden bed in solid walnut with walnut Shaker bedside chest
Maple tibet wooden bed with alpaca throw for a Scandinavian Bedroom look
Tibet a chunky modern solid wooden bed shown here in Oak with Oak Black Lotus Shaker drawers
British made solid wood Tibet bed made from Maple

Regarding twin beds, the most popular options here are using two 75cm wide bed bases to create a 150cm base when pushed together (creating a standard UK king size) or ordering two 90cm wide bases to make a super-king bed (180cm) together. N.B. The standard length for both the small singe and standard single beds required is 190cm but both king and super-king bases tend to be 200cm long.

In order for the two bases to work as a larger size when positioned together without any gap, it is important to choose a base where the mattress sits on top of the frame rather than within it. This way you avoid a central gap between the two mattresses. The applicable bed bases are: the Tibet, Nevada, Sonora, Malabar, Sahara, Kyoto, Kumo, Kobe, Sol, Tao and Arran. The Shetland could also be considered, although there would be a gap created in the fabric headboards by the wooden frame that surrounds the upholstered panel.

Our Japanese style Kyoto Bed comes with or without a headboard and in a range of bed sizes
Kumo bed with Kyoto drawer tables
Our hand made Kyoto low platform bed comes in a range of bed sizes
Kobe is a low platform style wooden bed shown here in Pine
A closer view of the arran wooden bed padded headboard & satin stripe bedding
Tao Bed - Oak and Pale Blue
Tao wooden bed with colour headboard of your choice
Sol coloured headboard bed

As all our beds are made to order we can change the lengths of the single beds to accommodate. Doing this may reduce your mattress choice overall but the following options are still available in both 75x200cm and 90x200cm in our range: Waterlattex, Moon, Relaxsan, and our futon mattresses.

We are currently working to a 6 week manufacturing lead time for our beds. Our carriers collect each week’s orders every Monday with an estimated delivery time for most post-code areas of 5-7 days. If your address is classed as remote, for example in a very rural area or coastal area, this may increase to 14 days. We understand that holiday homes are not your main properties and as such you would require as much notice as possible for delivery; our carriers will contact you before the goods leave us to arrange a delivery date with a 4 hour time-slot. The delivery driver will also contact you 30 minutes prior to their arrival on the day.

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