At Natural Bed Company, we’re always looking for creative and sustainable ways to make beautiful wooden bed bases. We’re excited to be working with local British timber supplier, Albion Timber, again on a range of solid Scottish Elm bed bases. Find out more information on the timber and its supplier below.

Scottish Elm Timber

Scottish Elm is a beautifully wild timber perfect for both classic bedroom looks with more traditional bed designs or to add extra interest in a more minimal bedroom scheme with a modern bed.

A characterful timber, it is possible to see a variety of tones within this warm, mid-brown timber such as deeper brown, touches of pink and green, all of which will deepen slightly with time. Visually, the grain is fairly tight and twisted, providing plenty of interesting pattern and variety. As with our English Oak bed bases, the grain features knots and burrs due to the natural growing conditions in Northern Scotland.

Praised for it’s interlocking grain, and consequent resistance to splitting, Elm is a very strong and durable timber option. Having been used in decorative turning, the making of boats, furniture, floorboards and even coffins for centuries, we think this is timber will make a very special limited edition range of our hand made beds.

Where has the Scottish Elm come from?

Albion Timber is a specialist hardwood timber merchant based in the North of England – in Sheffield to be precise! All of their British timber is responsibly sourced from UK forests and estates. Additionally, they ensure good management practices are implemented, as promoted by Woodland Heritage.

This Elm has been sourced from prestigious estates in Northern Scotland, where a healthy populations of Elm can be found.

We love that Albion Timber look after the full process. From buying the round logs, getting them milled and drying the sections. The wood is then finally prepared for us to turn into these beautiful beds in our Sheffield Workshop.

Visiting Albion Timber, surrounded by idyllic Yorkshire farmland and fields, we had the opportunity to browse their full range of timbers and learn about the process from start to finish. David kindly answered all of our questions, demonstrating his deep knowledge of both english and international timbers and his passion for locally made, quality furniture.
If you’re on the lookout for some beautiful timber for a project of your own (big or small), we’d highly recommend getting in touch with Albion Timber.

Image showing a decorative, old fashioned saw blade painted with the words 'Albion Timber Sheffield' on it. The saw blade hangs on a wall above a workbench, which holds many tools such as smaller saws, spirit levels and pliers.
Image of a man smiling. He is wearing a flat-cap and a jacket. Behind the man, there are stacks of raw timber. The man is the focal point of the image.

Our solid Scottish Elm Bed bases

To compliment this wild looking, yet versatile timber, we’ve created a limited run of one of our most popular designs – the Kyoto.
The Kyoto is inspired by Japanese furniture with minimal clean lines, allowing this unique timber to take centre stage. Our iconic, original design paired with Scottish Elm would be perfect for a natural Japandi inspired scheme!

Our workshop team have handcrafted a small number of Double, King or Super-King size beds. Made with solid Scottish Elm, these beds are truly one of a kind. Creating an heirloom piece of furniture for an extra special focal point in your bedroom. Finished in our ‘natural’ look lacquer, allowing you to appreciate the myriad of colours and subtle variations in tone of natural timber. Retaining a very subtle, soft sheen for minimal maintenance.

We hope you’ve found this information on our new Scottish Elm bed bases interesting! Of course, if you have any further questions about this limited edition collection, please do not hesitate to get in touch with our sales team.