Once we got to the store I figured it was safest for me to start looking at furniture, at least I wouldn’t have to worry about patterns and designs and accents. But before I knew it was surrounded in a sea of dressers, wardrobes, this tables, that tables and beds. Lots of beds. I thought I was going to drown in the middle of this superstore. It was like that scene at the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark when they put the boxed up ark into storage in that massive warehouse – just endless rows of furniture.

So I had to come up with a plan. I knew my wife would have endless questions for me if I didn’t offer her some options. I decided that I needed to find a solution that would kill as many birds with one stone as possible. And that got me to thinking… how can I get multiple pieces of bedroom furniture into one? Because this is how guys think. If you don’t believe me, then how else did we come up with the turducken?

Anyway, back to my plan. It seemed to me that there had to be a bed that my wife would find suitable to her taste and that also had tons of hidden storage spaces. So I started walking through the aisles and I was surrounded by every kind of bed imaginable! Bunk beds, brass beds, canopy beds, platform beds, futons… everything you could imagine. And then I saw it. It was like a dream. Before me was a bed that was big enough for the both of us, actually looked nice and had drawers built right into the base! It was a kingsize divan bed with extra deep divan bed drawers. I felt like a kid on Christmas morning as I rifled through all the drawers marveling at all the space we would have. I knew my wife would love it and, more importantly, I knew I was that much closer to getting back home and in front of the tv!

About fifteen minutes later my wife found me as I was laying on the mattress. I didn’t have to say a word. She saw it all on my face. Our bed had been chosen. Ever since then, divan beds have been my favorite kind of bed.

Recently, I was in the market for new bedroom furniture and during my search for the perfect bedroom setup I kept hearing about divan beds. Everyone kept talking about them, but nobody could tell me just what makes a bed, a divan bed. But after a lot of research and a lot of explanations I found out exactly what they are. I decided to put together this site to save others the trouble that I went through.

So… what are divan beds? Well, first off, they are some of the most popular beds in the UK.  (So that’s why nobody here in Los Angeles could tell me much about them!) They are practical beds that consist of just the base and mattress. The main benefit of a divan bed is its storage options. Typically, the base of the bed will include a set of built in drawers. This incredibly handy storage feature maximizes your living space without sacrificing the bed’s aesthetics.

Divan beds do not include a headboard. They are simply placed against a wall or a corner of a room. Most people use cushions and pillows to give the bed a personal touch and additional comfort. If you prefer a headboard, one can be easily added to the base like most other beds. Another popular option and very cool idea is to mount the headboard directly to the wall and place the bed in front of it. This is a particularly handy option if your bed has castor wheels, as it can easily slide away which makes fixing the bed a snap each morning!

Divan beds are available in a wide variety of sizes to accommodate any room’s dimensions, from compact single (very tiny!) to super king (very large!) They are also equipped to handle nearly every type of mattress, from simple coil spring mattresses to custom memory foam mattresses.

If it’s not obvious already, the beauty of divan beds is their almost limitless customization possibilities.  You could go dorm style and get a simple single divan bed on wheels with one drawer. Or you could create a spa-worthy king size oasis with a pillow top memory foam mattress, custom drawers and a suede headboard. Because of their customized options, divan beds are often ordered online and can either be delivered or, in some cases, picked up at the manufacturer’s warehouse.

For additional information about divan beds, please have look around the site and if you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. In the near future we’ll have recommendations for where to buy cheap divan beds.