Quality sleep is of great importance for good mood, performance and even he alth during the day. And in order to sleep, you need to buy a quality and comfortable bed. Is a bed with a soft headboard comfortable for sleeping?
Types of beds with headboards
Beds with upholstered headboards and a lifting mechanism are usually original in shape, look beautiful and stylish. After all, this part of the bed is usually not covered by anything, so it is visible to everyone who enters the room.
Models with a soft headboard are conditionally divided by:
- style (classic, modern, art deco, loft, Provence, high-tech);
- quality of materials and price (high-end, standard)
- size (teen, single, one and a half, double);
- quality of mattresses (built-in or not, orthopedic);
- presence of boxes for things and a mechanism for lifting the frame.
Material
Typically, upholstered headboard beds are made of wood andmetal. Therefore, they are strong and beautiful. And most importantly, they can withstand heavy loads, so they serve for a long time.
The headboard here performs rather a decorative function. Therefore, it is covered with beautiful materials:
- Genuine leather.
- Eco-leather.
- Jacquard fabric.
Genuine leather is an expensive material. But also the strongest and most durable. It can be cleaned even when wet.
Eco-leather at first also looks very good. Sometimes it can keep in excellent condition for a long time. But user reviews indicate that often this material loses its attractiveness, gets overwritten, takes on an unsightly appearance.
Jacquard upholstery is good because if it is damaged, it is easy to change it for another, newer and more beautiful one.
Shape
Beds for bedrooms, beds with upholstered headboard, may have different designs.
The headboard can be part of it, firmly connected to the body. Or it can easily separate and be a separate element.
The headboard can have a different shape:
- thin and tall;
- wide and low.
They perform different functions. Thin, rather decorative. You can’t lean on it, you can’t lean on it, lying with a book or magazine on the bed. For this, a wide one is better. You can lie down on it like on a pillow.
The shape of the headboard can be oval, rectangular,non-standard, with bends. There is a place for the imagination of constructors and designers to fly.
Functionality
When choosing a bed, you must first pay attention to the quality of the mattress. It will largely determine the level of comfort. Well, if he is orthopedic. Then your spine will not have to strain at night and hurt in the morning.
The height of the bed also affects the comfort level of the bed. The older the owner, the higher the bed should be. And if a young person can easily climb onto a high bed, then it will be much harder for the elderly to sit down and get up from a low one.
To be sure of the correct height, you need to sit on the edge of the bed. The feet should be completely on the floor. Listen to your feelings. If you sit comfortably, then the height of the bed is chosen correctly.
Remember that low beds usually do not have linen drawers. They are placed in models with a height of 70 cm.
Convenient to use bed without legs. First, they will not fall off when used. Secondly, at the bottom of such beds there is usually a box for bed linen. But how to put it there? Do not turn over every day on the side of a bed with an upholstered headboard and a lifting mechanism.
Types of lifting mechanisms
To get to the box, you need to raise the bed. This will help make the lifting mechanism. It is simply amazing how easily he copes with such a difficult task at first glance. One or more clicks is usuallyjust enough to open the laundry niche.
In lift beds, the frame is not firmly attached to the frame. She just lays on top. A lifting mechanism is attached to them. It can be of several varieties.
- Manual is the easiest. The owner of the bed raises the frame with the mattress, and the hinges hold it so that it does not slip from its place. This is the cheapest and easiest mechanism.
- Spring is designed to help the springs installed in the mechanism. It is possible to adjust the mechanism depending on the weight of the lifted part. To raise the frame, you need to make much less effort. The springs gradually stretch.
- Gas lift is the most modern and convenient mechanism. Here, the rise comes from the action of a shock absorber spring, inside of which there is gas. It is practically not necessary to make efforts to raise or lower. The disadvantage of a gas lift is that it cannot be adjusted. If the weight of the sleeping person on the bed has increased greatly, an orthopedic mattress was installed on it, the old mechanism is removed and a new one is installed.
When buying a bed with a soft headboard and a lifting mechanism, its parameters are calculated. To do this, add up the weight of the frame, mattress, sleepers, add 15 percent. Get the desired bed width.
The lifting mechanism is installed on different types of beds, including round. And these, too, can have a soft headboard. The main thing when choosing is still the weight of the base.
Design
The main structural element of the bed is the frame. The material for its manufacture is metal or wood. The metal is strong, but can be corroded. Wood is environmentally friendly. The frame can be oak, walnut, alder, pine, maple. The most durable and durable species are oak and beech. Pine will fill the room with the smell of pine needles for a long time.
The mattress is installed on beech orthopedic slats. They give the bed springiness while preventing it from sagging.
Fits room size
Usually a large double bed with a soft headboard and lifting mechanism looks good in a large bright bedroom. There is enough space to place other furniture. And for small rooms, single beds with a soft headboard are more suitable.
Upholstered headboard measurements
The width of the bed ranges from 70 cm to 2 m. Standard doubles are 1.6 m wide. In order to correctly determine the width of the bed you need, there is a special rule. You need to lie on your back, fold your arms into a lock in the chest area and spread your elbows. Add at least 10 cm on both sides. Then lie down on your side in a ball. There should also be 15 cm from the back to the edge of the bed.
The length of the bed depends more on the age of the person for whom it is intended. The standard value for adults is 2 m, for children it is 1.2 m.
Double bed with lifting mechanism
To make the double bed with a lifting mechanism as strong as possible, the base is pulled togetherspecial fixtures. They divide it into compartments in which the bed is made.
If a bed with a soft headboard and a lifting mechanism is double, and the mattress is orthopedic, then it can only be raised by a gas elevator.
A bed measuring 160x200 cm is wide even by European standards. Its base has two parts-sections. There are models with slats that are adjusted differently for each part. This will help everyone who sleeps on it feel comfortable.
On such a bed, the lifting mechanism is installed in two ways.
May be normal, in which the whole base rises. Some beds of this size have their own base for each half. It rises with its lifting mechanism. Each of the sleepers can make their own bed without waiting for the other.
The 180x200 cm bed is almost always raised by a gas appliance. Sometimes even the mattress and the frame need to be lifted separately, each with its own mechanism.
Full bed
A bed 140x200 cm is called a double bed according to European standards. We consider it one and a half. It happens with one base or two-section. But everything will rise together, and only vertically.
The lifting device can be gas or spring. Manual is almost never found.
Single bed
A bed designed for one person is much lighter than a double bed. Therefore, a simpler lifting mechanism is usually installed on it. The exception is the designer refined models, where the gas lift looks more natural.
You can lift a single bed with a soft headboard and lifting mechanism vertically or horizontally. Then the mechanism is installed to the side, and the frame rises from one of the sides.
Orthopedic bed
All beds with orthopedic mattresses are lifted by a gas lift. Their base is made of wood or thin metal to make them lighter. Wooden lamellas 1 cm thick are at a distance of 6 cm or 3 cm (reinforced version). They are slightly curved. Their rigidity in some models is adjustable. You can make certain areas harder or softer.
Producers
Such beds are made by different furniture companies:
- Turkish firm Bellona.
- Mebelgrad (Russia).
- Tatami (China).
- "HitLine" (Russia).
Reviews
A bed with a soft headboard and a lifting mechanism reviews are mostly positive. They indicate that the drawers below are very roomy. The gas mechanism easily raises the bed frame. The spring mechanism does a good job.
Users find a bed with an upholstered headboard and a lifting mechanism with a separate lifting of the base parts very convenient.
The availability of storage space compensates for some of the shortcomings that are found in different models of such beds. BUTwhat to do for those who have a new bed, but without such an element of decor? Users say that you can buy a soft headboard for a regular bed. It turns out a beautiful and original wooden bed with a soft headboard.
Double beds with upholstered headboards are more popular than single beds. This can be explained by the fact that the latter look too bulky.
