Take a look in the flowerbeds to see some pretty little snowdrops nodding their heads.

Learn something new; take a course in pottery or learning a language boosting your brainpower will raise your spirits. 

Act happy by faking it until you really feel it.  Smiling is contagious and if you walk around with a big grin it won’t be long before the beams are coming back at you.

Buy a hula hoop, space hopper or jump on the trampoline – exercise cheers you up and these are fun, nostalgic ways of getting fit. 

Do something kind for someone else – a sure way of getting that fuzzy warm feeling!  You could have a declutter and give away your unwanted stuff to a charity. 

Cherish the small things in life and scientists report that those who say thank you more often are generally happier people. 

Get more sleep

If your bedroom is not conducive to spending more time in it, then take a look at AKKA Furniture.   AKKA bedroom furniture comes in a variety of styles, made out of warm American Oak or elegant Walnut.  To help you get more sleep, AKKA’s mattress supplier Dreamworks, have a vast array of products, ranging from cage sprung, pocket sprung and memory foam mattress.  These mattresses have a spring count ranging from 1000 to 1700 springs to suit every need and they come in sizes ranging from 3ft up to 6’ft.

Of course, it’s not just beds that AKKA offer but a range of wooden bedroom furniture, including tallboys, wardrobes, drawers, bedside cabinets, dressing tables and a variety of storage accessories including underbed drawers and blanket boxes.  Every piece is hand crafted, created with attentive, loving care, to ensure you have wooden bedroom furniture that will last a lifetime.

At this time of year, most of us are desperately trying to keep their new year resolutions, be it cutting out unhealthy elements in our life or doing more good things, like increasing our exercise regime. One very healthy resolution that often gets overlooked is ensuring that you get a good night’s sleep which has a massively beneficial impact on well being.

Healthy adults should get between 7 – 9 hours sleep a night. Not getting enough sleep can lead to a number of health problems including an increased risk of depression, obesity, diabetes as well as a decrease in the ability to concentrate. 

Here are some tips to aid a good night sleep.

Establish a regular sleeping and waking pattern, even on weekends

Create a regular, relaxing bedtime routine 

Sleep on a comfortable mattress and pillows

Avoid watching TV, using a computer or reading in bed

Finish eating at least 2-3 hours before your regular bedtime

AKKA bedroom furniture comes in a variety of styles , made out of warm American Oak or elegant Walnut.  To make sure the beds help you sleep as well as enhance your bedroom, AKKA’s mattress supplier Dreamworks, have a vast array of products, ranging from cage sprung, pocket sprung and memory foam mattress. These mattresses have a spring count ranging from 1000 to 1700 springs to suit every need and they come in sizes ranging from 3ft up to 6’0ft.

Of course, it’s not just beds that AKKA offer but a range of wooden bedroom furniture, including tallboys, wardrobes, drawers, bedside cabinets, dressing tables and a variety of storage accessories including underbed drawers and blanket boxes.

AKKA beds are about comfort and style.  These two elements are completely intertwined in the creating of all AKKA bedroom furniture.

AKKA beds come in a variety of styles including the classic Toulouse and the contemporary Milan range, made out of warm American Oak or elegant Walnut.  To make sure the beds enhance your sleep as well as your bedroom, AKKA’s mattress supplier Dreamworks, have a vast array of products, ranging from cage sprung, pocket sprung and memory foam mattress. These mattresses have a spring count ranging from 1000 to 1700 springs to suit every need and they come in sizes ranging from 3ft up to 6’0ft.

It’s not just beds that AKKA offer but a range of wooden bedroom furniture, including tallboys, wardrobes, drawers, bedside cabinets, dressing tables and a variety of storage accessories including underbed drawers and blanket boxes.

AKKA bedroom furniture is hand crafted with care from quality wood, with style and comfort in mind to make sure your bedroom encourages a good night’s sleep. Full moon or not!

AKKA bedroom furniture is designed to make your bedroom work for you to aid relaxation.   Whether you chose a Milan Oak bed or a Prague Walnut bed we offer the combination of style and comfort that will ensure you are truly happy to be in your bedroom. For extra well being, Dreamworks, our mattress suppliers, pay the same attention to detail as we do to guarantee the best quality. They have a vast array of products ranging from cage sprung, pocket sprung and Memory foam mattresses to ensure you get the best sleep.

Of course a comforting bedroom is not just about the bed but the rest of the bedroom furniture that you choose also has a very important role to play.  AKKA Furniture has personality with classic looks and character to compliment your own style.   Do you yearn for a bedroom, which embraces French flair? Then take a look at AKKA’s new Toulouse range. Crafted in warm oak it provides Louis Phillipe style and practical storage including a stunning oak wardrobe, 2 and 6 drawer chests, bedside and dressing tables.  

It might be that you spend less time in your bedroom during these lovely long summer days but AKKA wooden bedroom furniture will ensure you love every single moment that you do.

At Akka furniture we like to look at the bedroom as a challenge, an opportunity to get creative and make the most of every inch of space.  Believe it or not , although each person’s situation and needs are different , the biggest problem is always space or the lack of it. Which is why it may surprise you to know that there is always loads of it but it’s normally ignored or becomes full of clothes that you don’t wear anymore.

Clear out all those old clothes and shoes from your bedroom furniture pieces such as chests of drawers, wardrobes, dressing tables , blanket boxes and bedside cabinets and trasform your bedroom into that dream environment that you have always dreamed of.  Remember if you feel relaxed and stress free walking into your bedroom this will always lead to a good nights sleep !!!!!!!

Because we at Akka bedroom furniture design, manufacture and sell directly to you the customer we can be very competitive on pricing as we have such low overheads plus when you speak to somebody it is going to be the owners who are answering your questions whatever they are ,  not a sales person.  We believe that it’s important that we try and convey our quality of the comprehensive range we carry in solid oak and walnut through the website so customers can make an informed decision on us.

Last weekend we had one of those family days out to a large out of town shopping complex….. Bluewater!

After finally being worn down by the weather and the wife we ended up in a well known depatment store.  The wife was straight to the clothing department , kids safely deposited in the technology area and I quickly slipped off to the furniture depatment. To be fair there was quite  a few customers looking around the furniture on offer but in my opinion the quality didn’t match up with the price tag on each wooden piece.

1.  Drawer fronts were lots of pieces glued together instead of one solid piece.

2.  Drawer sides and backs weren’t of a matching wood to the drawer front.  Cheaper wood.

3.  The chests had a cheap ply back that didn’t match and wasn’t grooved into the framework of the chest. It was stapled in.

4. The wooden tops were full of white sapwood not plain clear oak.

I just wished iI could have set up a bedroom roomset from Akka alongside their options and let the public see for themselves the quality differences between the two bedroom furniture sets.  When it came to the prices Akka was up to two hundred ponds cheaper on wooden chests and up to one hundred and fifty pounds cheaper on wooden beds.

I came away from there and another major high street retailer more determined to try and get our product higher up on Google and Bing’s rankings. This will then get our furniture in peoples minds and hopefully bedrooms.

Bigger is not always better where furniture is concerned.  Give the small retailer a look.

1. All of the furniture will match.

2. One delivery – Minimum disruption to the household and customers having to take time off work to accept delivery.

3. Customers can haggle on price.

4. Takes away the worry that the company might discontinue that bedroom furniture range that you might have been collecting over months or years.

5. Worst case of all , the supplier / manufacturer going out of business in these troubled high street times.

Companies and manufacturers offer various types of bedroom furniture sets

1. Bed with two bedside cabinets.

2. Bed with two bedside cabinets and a chest of drawers.

3. Bed with two bedside cabinets , chest of drawers and a free standing wardrobe.

However most shops will work around the customers needs for a room set as everyone’s needs vary so much.

Taste’s can be influenced by what is on display at any one time in the shop. Customer’s come in with a vision of what they have seen on a television programme or in a magazine and can be deviated by another display in a totally different wood type plus a higher price point. At AKKA Bedroom Furniture we have seen this many times. We have a design of Shaker bedroom furniture that we manufacture in both american white oak and american black walnut. Customers come into the showroom looking for oak but their eye is often drawn to the walnut.

Walnut has a real elegance , with it’s rich dark grain. Why not book an appointment and come and view our walnut furniture for yourself, were sure that you won’t be disappointed.

We can also show you bedroom furniture roomsets in oak and our totally new range called Toulouse whichis our take on the the Louis Phillipe style of furniture.

Have you done enough research about the quality of your bedroom furniture?  No, then let me lend a hand.

Oak or walnut wooden beds

Try to buy a bed that is solid wood.  Key factors to look for are no small finger pointed laminations on the siderails, head and tail rails.  Look for signs of white sapwood showing towards the outside of the bed.  Whilst this is not crucial to the construction, it shows that the manufacturer has taken time to put the sap face to the inside of the bed with the pure oak tones showing.

Oak and walnut wooden chests

The main construction of the chests should feature solid wooden legs all round.  The top should be solid wood also with no man made products.  The drawers should be dovetailed all round and solid in construction and strength.  Are the drawer fronts made out of one piece of wood?  Many manufacturers joint their drawer fronts whereas quality manufacturers use one piece of timber.  The backs of the drawer should be grooved into the back legs and no screws, nails or pins used to hold the back panel in place.

Oak and walnut wooden wardrobes

Wooden legs should be used in all wardrobes, the back panels again should be grooved into the back legs.  The veneered back panel should be veneered both internally and externally.  Whilst this  is not compulsary, it shows the manufacturer puts high emphasis on a consistent finish.  Internally, the hanging rail should not be of cheap metal, it is far better to have a solid turned rail and brackets.  If the wardrobe has drawers, again the drawers should be dovetailed and made of one piece of solid wood.

An important point to remember is you shouldn’t try to cram too much furniture into your bedroom space as this will ruin the look and feel.  The immediate concern will be the bed, followed by storage needs.  In a double bedroom a bedside cabinet either side of the bed is a good idea, particularly if you like to read at night as bedside lamps can be placed on them.  A chest of drawers is a must along with wardrobes.  The furniture can then be added to create the individual mood with bedding, curtains, pictures and accessories, thus adding style and personality.

Beds are available in two common types, divans or bedsteads.  At AKKA Bedroom Furniture we specialise in solid wooden bedsteads in both American White Oak and American Black Walnut.  Sizes of beds vary depending on your room size.  The key is to ensure you have enough room to walk round your bed comfortably and that you have enough space to open wardrobe doors and and cabinet drawers.

Our wooden chests are variable in size both in width and height.  One tip is to maximise the height for the amount of floor space available.  Wardrobes can be free standing or built in.  Free standing wardrobes may be able to fit into an alcove or small space but it is important to double check dimensions.

 Wooden bedside cabinets and dressing tables for example, are frequently sold in sets.  This is due to the fact that every bedroom needs them, and they might as well match.  When all of the furniture in a bedroom matches, the appearance is one of uniformity and cohesion.  All of the items will be necessary at some point or another, so why not purchase them all together at once?  Sets guarantee consistent style as each piece of furniture has been designed with all the others in mind.  As the central piece of every bedroom set, the bed should be priority and the starting point to the theme and decor of your bedroom.  For example, should you go with a divan, a four poster bed, or an upholstered bed?  Having the right bed can make all the difference when it comes to deciding how you want the rest of your bedroom decor to look and feel.

 Bedroom furniture sets may seem expensive at first glance, it is important to consider the number of items as well.  If purchased separately, it is almost guaranteed that you will pay more in the end.  Add to this the benefit of possibly receiving every item for your bedroom at once.  It is very likely that the furniture will arrive in one large shipment depending on the retailer.  Roomsets make it possible to immediately have a fully furnished bedroom.  There won’t be excessive waiting for those individual pieces of furniture to complete the look.

 Look no further for your one stop QUALITY bedroom supplier.

 AKKA FURNIURE.