Do you have an ottoman bed? Can you answer a few questions?

[ShowOfHands]

I really, really need a new bed and storage is our number one consideration. If you have an ottoman bed and love it, please recommend/link it.

Can you tell me whether yours sits flush to the floor. Does this result in stubbed toes? And if it doesn't sit on the floor, does the weight of the contents affect the base? DD has a divan and if you put in anything heavier than a small bag of feathers, the bases of the drawers collapse and I don't want the same issue.

Did you manage to find one in a colour other than grey?

How much can you fit in?

Was delivery okay? Did yours dismantle adequately?

Fabric or wooden?

Why are headboards so big these days?

I am so BORED with looking at beds. Half the reviews read as lies written by the manufacturer's mother or have a mixture of "best bed ever, saved my marriage" vs "cheap shite, ruined my life and killed my puppy" for the same fricking bed.

I tried a shop between lockdowns and the smarmy salesman couldn't tell me anything of use and kept calling me madam. I left him trapped in a divan base on an industrial estate in Norwich. Who knows if he's still there.

[Hopdathelf]

OP where is that green bed from?

[ShowOfHands]

@TheDrsDocMartens

I’ve been looking at these. Same issue with starting from scratch in the room so no idea. Watching with interest !

I'm not even particularly attached to the curtains so can't start with them. I'm considering looking at wallpaper and going from there. Slightly problematic as DH hates wallpaper but he also refuses to venture an opinion on beds so something has to give. He did buy a throw for me as a Christmas present which would make a nice wall hanging so that's the other option for a starting point.

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@Hopdathelf

OP where is that green bed from?

www.mattressman.co.uk/ottoman-beds/birlea/200439-429753/loxley-ottoman-king-size-green-ottoman-bed.aspx

[ExpensivelyDecorated]

For wrapping paper, these have been a gamechanger for us. One for Christmas paper which does stay in loft most of the year, the other for birthday and other wrapping papers hangs on a peg in the understairs cupboard. www.amazon.co.uk/Heavy-Christmas-Wrapping-Sleeves-Storage/dp/B08R3Z9SS2/ref=mp_s_a_1_20?dchild=1&keywords=wrapping%20paper%20storage&pf_rd_p=58c48919-0dc9-4c87-8768-4187d28be0a6&pd_rd_wg=Vk3TY&pf_rd_r=8Z29J2SFEXCR72FRQVDH&pd_rd_w=mbbLR&qid=1609340247&pd_rd_r=59de1a46-08c0-4d51-aa24-c445f1c7c2c8&sr=8-20&tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21

[BigWoollyJumpers]

All four of us have divan/ottoman beds. None came with a headboard. We have had the bases for years, like 15+ years for the oldest, we have changed the matteresses on the two oldest once already. They all sit pretty flat to the floor, and the two singles have two drawers on one side, the double and the king have two drawers on both sides. Singles used for jumpers, sports kit, bulky stuff (old stuffed toys). Double and king sized for spare duvets, pillows, bulky fluffy stuff.

We always spend about £700 - £1000 on beds, so obviously upper end, but as I say, they have lasted forever, and are solid and well made.

[Palavah]

I have nothing practical to offer in respect of beds but have a similar sofa-related frustration and wanted to thank you for making me chuckle with your OP

[Hopdathelf]

Thank you!

[sluj]

Anyone ever found an ottoman with a footboard too? DH steals the bedclothes unless I anchor them at the bottom

[2pinkginsplease]

We got a new bed In November and went for a side ottoman! Wow it’s a game changer. It goes right to the floor and holds so much in it. I had all my Christmas presents, bedding, towels, shoes, handbags etc in it.

Ours is charcoal colour but the one we chose had about 30 different colours and 10 different headboards. Glad we spent that little bit extra to get that bed, we bought it from a small independent bed shop near us.

Ds needs a new bed and I’m going to get him a side ottoman one too. Will hide some of his clutter!

[MenaiMna]

flush to the floor/stubs:
About 15mm off the floor with gliders on the corners they protrude about 8mm so no stubs
Weight of the contents: ours has four sets of spare bedding in collapsible plastic crates, the summer blanket, the spare TP (up to 18 rolls), four spare pillows, a campbed, two sleeping bags - all individually lightweight things spread across a SK, drawers are inherently weaker so chose flat bed ottoman with hydraulic lifts for this reason.
other than grey: I wanted grey but it took some doing to find a linen look in charcoal instead of the "glamorous" (haha) crushed velvet silver grey
How much will fit in: see above
delivery: SK in two pieces the size of singles, took two people to bring into house then DH and installed hydraulics and stuck them together (hardware provided)
Fabric or wooden: wooden frame upholstered in fabric
Why are headboards so big these days: it's the fashion.
I reused the lovely metal headboard from broken frame I got rid of because I don't like giant fabric headboards.
I purchased mine direct from a manufacturer in Lancs on eBay £350 incl. delivery. Chose mattress direct from manufacturer in Yorks for same after months of research. Four years on it's still great - reckon I got what would be £1400 in a bed shop.

[MyGazeboisLeaking]

OP, I would change ALL our beds to ottoman if I could. They are AMAZING for storage.

My DH is 6'5" so we went for one from LongBeds. You can choose the length, width, other components etc. It's flat on the floor and we bought a custom headboard separately.

www.longbeds.com/product/ottoman-divan-base/

I'm so pleased with it. Ours is about 6'6" wide and came in two parts - it needed assembling by the delivery people.

The lift is also very heavy (for me) but that could be because it's a very big bed with a heavy memory mattress.

That said - it's the best, most comfortable bed we've ever had, and holds half the house under JT!!!

[Jinglealltheway22]

We have two we bought from Danetti - they had lots of colours in

Our is great especially for bedding and Christmas presents!

Can't see why we waited so long to buy one.

Havent stubbed my toe yet, and I regularly did on a standard bed

[MenaiMna]

@sluj you need cosy grips brand duvet fasteners. An elastic goes across under the mattress about 30cm from foot of the bed - each end has a latex "tongue" with plastic spacer that you secure the edges of the duvet cover so it can't be winched off you. I've never been able to post photos or links here on the app but a good photo can be found by googling duvet grips and following the link to JoJo mamanbebe but that's a single size.

[ShowOfHands]

Lots of really helpful suggestions here. I am going to sit and google/click on links.

You can definitely get them with foot board doodahs. I've looked at seven thousand beds since Christmas day. Grey foot board doodahs of course. But foot board doodahs nonetheless.

[1990s]

I’ve got the same Dreams one as Bernard that you said you quite liked, in the evil grey

In terms of the headboard, I just didn’t get one with it... looks fine!

[ShowOfHands]

I'm not sure grey is necessarily evil. Just ubiquitous. Do you like it @1990s ? I'm still dithering. DH had reached "does it really matter, just pick one" territory.

[1990s]

@ShowOfHands, ha no I totally know what you mean, feels like everything is grey sometimes! I have certainly reached the just pick one stage on many items before.

In answer to do I like it, it’s pretty good. It is a bit solid and grey, but it opens sideways, feels like good quality, fits loads in, and is a reasonable price. I’ve had it a couple of years and it’s still good.

I think in an ideal world I’d like one of the pricier fancier options some have linked to, but they are a lot!

[ShowOfHands]

I think having some degree of choice is the problem. We're by no means well off (that would make the decision straightforward) but we are buying furniture for the first time and decorating in a way we like. For years our paint choices have been limited to what our mates had leftover or what's end of line in B&Q. Never owned new furniture either. We've got a lot of hand me downs, ILs' old sofas, my granny's old dresser, a table saved from a skip etc. We built our last bed 15 years ago using wood somebody had going spare. Being able to choose (within reason) has made things very difficult. We've saved up since living here to do a room at a time and I want to get it right.

Today, I was determined to make a decision. I failed. Found a glorious sofa online though (waaay out of our price range).

[ShowOfHands]

www.etsy.com/uk/listing/813215945/unique-british-handmade-2-seater?utm_medium=display_product&utm_source=Facebook&utm_campaign=uk_pros_daba_olfv2rev&utm_content=domestic_toppower_combined_listing&utm_custom2=23845226411560123&fbclid=IwAR0pzqzlZVWky2wdhM6rXaw__1xHRB4qoC2TOlWynBr1SIXAMuoyNMm3xx4

[ShowOfHands]

I finally made a decision and bought a bed. It isn't grey though the headboard is bigger than I'd like. I don't love it but I suspect I won't love an ottoman bed full stop as they're quite large and cumbersome. I might be swayed by the amount of crap I can eventually hide inside it.

Thank you for your advice, it really helped. We went for one that reaches the floor as that seems to be the preferred option.

It was also half price in the January sales which helps enormously.

Thank you again everybody.

[WhatACrockOfShit]

I have been looking at otterman beds all morning so thank you for this thread and PP recommendations

[IloveJudgeJudy]

We have one from Bensons for beds. It wasn't cheap; it opens at the bottom and has loads of storage. It's heavy to open.

We have others that were much cheaper that we bought from John Lewis. They were the cheapest bottom opening ottomans that we could buy from JL at the time.

BfB ottoman has a solid base and solid base for the mattress which is why it's so heavy. I highly recommend it. The mattress lifts up in one piece but the storage is divided down the middle. The only disadvantage is that it's hard to get to the items that you store at the headboard end.

JL beds you store your items on the floor and the mattress is on slats. It's one large storage space. They also open at the bottom.

IMO you get what you pay for. Both types of bed are great for the prices we paid but they are different.

[Friendsoneuptown]

Those with ottomans, how do you stop what you store smelling fousty. Nothing is damp and clothes and bedding goes in dry but comes our smelling fousty.

[ShowOfHands]

@Friendsoneuptown

Those with ottomans, how do you stop what you store smelling fousty. Nothing is damp and clothes and bedding goes in dry but comes our smelling fousty.

One of the smarmy salesmen actually mentioned this when talking about mattress options. He said that you need the right kind of breathable mattress to allow air into the storage compartment. So not a thick heavy, tempur type. He also said not to overfill the storage to allow air circulation and to consider vacuum bags and boxes to separate different things.

[TheDrsDocMartens]

@ShowOfHands

I finally made a decision and bought a bed. It isn't grey though the headboard is bigger than I'd like. I don't love it but I suspect I won't love an ottoman bed full stop as they're quite large and cumbersome. I might be swayed by the amount of crap I can eventually hide inside it.

Thank you for your advice, it really helped. We went for one that reaches the floor as that seems to be the preferred option.

It was also half price in the January sales which helps enormously.

Thank you again everybody.

Where did you get it from?