Maple is the palest timber in our range here at Natural Bed Company. Although not as popular as oak, or walnut, maple is well worth taking a look at when deciding on the timber for your bed base. With a tight grain structure interrupted by swirls and wave-like patterns, pale golden yellow and almost white tones, maple would make the perfect choice for anyone wanting to create a light and airy bedroom design. This timber works particularly well in more minimal rooms. Some customers even choose to add a white-wash finish to maple to prolong the pale, cool tones of new maple. Natural maple wood usually deepens in colour over time to a soft, pale gold.

Modern solid wood Tibet bed with New England style bedding and Cube bedside tables.
Oregon low platform style solid wood bed, shown here in maple
British made solid wood Tibet bed made from Maple
Modern solid wood bed - Maple Malabar, a closer view of the foot end
A closer view of the platform frame and leg of the Oregon solid wood low bed
Oregon bedside table in maple designed to go with our Oregon platform bed
Oregon a contemporary low solid wood platform bed

To make the most of the features of this beautiful timber I would recommend choosing a bed with a prominent headboard, one where multiple panels of wood would be on show. This way you will see how the grain patterns change over a large section of the timber and how the tones and colours subtly shift. The Oregon bed suits maple particularly well, with both a large headboard and skirting around the side rails and footboard, ideal for showcasing the timber.

Modern solid wood bed - Maple Malabar
For a Scandinavian Bedroom look our solid wooden Orchid 4 poster bed is shown here in Maple
New England bedroom look, Contemporary Tibet bed with matching Maple Cube Bedside table.
A closer view of the Tibet wooden bed headboard in Maple with a Walnut stripe
Tibet modern solid wood bed made from maple with a walnut headboard stripe
Tall Maple Cube bedside table with 1 drawer for storage. UK made in a choice of woods.
a closer view of the Maple Orchid 4 poster bed headboard
ivory embroidered cushion with tassels

Alternatively, bed bases as varied as the low Kulu bed, modern Malabar bed, Orchid 4 Poster and chunky Tibet beds all suit maple. Our workshop recently made a custom maple Tibet bed base with a thin strip of walnut across which highlighted both the light, pale maple and the darker, richer walnut. We can add this detail to most of our maple beds if desired.
I do feel that maple matches up best with either the Japanese or Contemporary beds in our range. The lightness of the timber lends itself to our more modern and minimalist designs such as the Kyoto bed. Choosing a headboard with the Kyoto base would allow more of the timber to be seen whilst maintaining the simplicity of the bed shape.

Contemporary chunky solid wood Tibet bed in Maple with a Walnut stripe in the headboard.
NBC made Cube bedside tables collection, choose a wood to match your bed.
Oregon bedside table in maple designed to go with our Oregon platform bed

We offer a range of bedside tables in maple to compliment our bed bases, with the most popular being our range of Cube Tables, available in three different heights to suit the majority of the beds in our collection. In addition to this, the Oregon and Kyoto tables can also be ordered to match your bed in solid maple wood.

We try to always have a Maple bed on display in our Sheffield showroom for you to see how this beautiful timber looks in reality. Alternatively, if you cannot make a trip to see us, we can arrange for a small sample of the timber to be sent out to you. Either give us a call on 0114 272 1984 or email [email protected] to request a wood sample.

For further inspiration take a look at our Pinterest Board – Maple Wooden Beds.