The Journal

How a bed is made in our Batley workshop

What happens between your order and delivery: frame, upholstery, fabric, checking and delivery, in the Yorkshire workshop that has made beds since 1979.

Velvet or linen for a bed: how to choose the fa...

Velvet, linen, bouclé or chenille on a bed: how each looks in a bedroom, how it wears, how it cleans and which suits a headboard. From the workshop that upholsters...

Bouclé on a bed: how it wears and how to care f...

Is bouclé practical on a bed? How the looped cloth wears on a headboard, how to vacuum and spot-clean it, and what to avoid. From the workshop that upholsters it.

Bed sizes for small bedrooms: what fits, what d...

How much wall a single, small double, double and king really need, the walking space to leave, and the tricks that fit a bigger bed into a small UK bedroom.

Ottoman bed or divan bed: which storage bed sho...

Ottoman beds lift the whole mattress on gas struts; divans hide drawers in the base. How they differ in storage, access, mattresses and price, from a Batley bed maker.

Wavy Headboard Beds: From Scallop to Wave, and ...

How the wavy headboard grew out of the scallop trend, how wave, scalloped and serpentine differ, and how to choose one that lasts — from a Yorkshire workshop that makes...