Furniture -Beds
Beds have been around since before the Egyptians, who also used the bed as a place where you could eat as well as sleep.
The Romans often decorated their beds in precious metals such as gold and silver. Mattresses in those days featured materials such as wool, feathers, hay and reeds.
The 18th Century saw a big jump in terms of sleeping because cotton was used for the mattresses. This meant that the vermin would not cohabitate your bed! Iron bedframes became quite popular at this time.
In the 1940’s the Futon bed started to make an appearance in North America, whilst in the 1960’s water beds came to the market. The 1970’s saw the bunkbed become popular with children and the 1980’s saw the introduction of air beds.
The bed has been seen by many people as the most important piece of furniture in the household. Everyone feels more revived after a good nights’ sleep.
Nowadays beds are available in all shapes and sizes and can be constructed from numerous different materials, i.e. wood, metal, plastic, upholstered fabric or painted. Standard sizes range from 3ft, 4ft 6″, 5ft and 6ft, however many local companies can make beds and mattresses to any required size. Todays market is competitive and customers will often try to haggle on price whether the item is on sale or not!
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