Low beds

When a low bed is the only option that works

A sloping ceiling or an attic. The most common case. Under a sloping ceiling a high headboard simply does not fit — or it fits, but you can no longer sit up in bed.

A bed under a window. A high headboard covers the window sill and part of the glass: less light comes into the room, and the curtains have to be hung higher. A low bed does not create this problem.

A shelf or a picture above the bed. If something already hangs on the wall, the headboard must end below it — otherwise you will bump the back of your head every time.

A small bedroom. The lower the line of the furniture, the higher the ceiling seems. In a room up to 10 m², this noticeably changes the impression without changing the area.

How low

The selection includes models from 60 cm in overall height. For reference: 60–75 cm is a truly low silhouette, the bed reads almost as a platform. 80–95 cm is moderately low: there is still a headboard you can lean against, but it does not dominate the room.

The exact height of each model is given in the specifications on the line “Height incl. headboard” — check that figure, not the height of the base.

The height can be changed. If you want a model that is not in this selection, but with a lower headboard, we make it to your figure. This is a normal order, not a separate service.

What a low bed takes away

Getting up from it is a little harder. The lower the seat, the more work for your knees. If an elderly person lives in the home or there are back problems, a low bed with a thin mattress may prove uncomfortable. Count the overall height: base plus mattress.

Reading in bed is less comfortable if the headboard is below your shoulder blades. In models from 80 cm you can still lean back; lower than that, you will need a pillow behind your back.

Both minuses have the same cure: tell our manager how you use the bed, and they will advise you on the height to settle on.