A delightful new addition to And So To Bed’s collection of traditional lit bateaux, the ‘Palais’ is a classic French style sleigh bed, with sleek curves and simple lines.

The highly distinctive fine-looking panels of walnut and cherry wood veneer lend the collection a timeless look and are just right for today’s more eclectic interiors.

The bed is available as both a traditional lit bateau and a ‘socle’ with lower footboard.

Price for 5 ft ‘Palais’ lit bateau as shown: £4150.

The range of co-ordinating bedroom furniture includes a 3 drawer bedside chest, 4 and 5 drawer chests, from £1050, a dressing table with mirror £3675 and a wardrobe £4950.

To view And So To Bed’s Palais Sleigh beds and matching bedroom furniture, please visit the website.

And So To Bed has showrooms throughout the UK.

Tel: (0808) 144 4343

The magnificent new ‘Charleston Collection’ of beds and furniture, designed by Nina Campbell exclusively for And So To Bed, is launching in their King’s Road flagship store this October.

Nina marries mirror glass, silver lacquered wood and rich dark timbers, inspired by the dazzling zeitgeist of the 1930’s, to create a sophisticated architectural feel; upholstered elements give the final stamp of luxury to a collection, which oozes glamour.

The centrepiece of the collection is the ‘Maud’ bed (from £4,325), (in our picture,) upholstered and dressed with Nina Campbell’s own fabrics.

Silver leaf and mirror glass add subtly reflective elements. Elegant and extremely romantic, it captures a look, which is perfectly situated between retro and modern classic.

Combining Nina Campbell’s design vision with And So To Bed’s exceptional craft skills, all of the pieces in the collection work separately and together to offer great decorative potential.

The range also includes the charming ‘Gladys’ desk/dressing table (£2,595) of which Nina Campbell says, “This piece will work equally well in a bedroom, a sitting room or even a small hall.”

The ‘Claudette’ medium chest (£2,125) and ‘Ella’ bedside chest (£1,550) are also beautiful pieces in their own right. Nina has designed them to work both as independent elements and as bedside tables.

The massive ‘Wallis’ wardrobe (£5,125) is a wonderfully luxurious piece of furniture and, in common with all of the Charleston Collection, is beautifully finished inside and out, with interiors lined in decorative timbers including acacia and sycamore.

The ‘Uno’ padded ottoman (from £2,075) is another favourite piece of Nina’s, “It’s good looking and hardworking; it provides storage space for extra blankets, but you can also put books or a tray on it, or even use it as a seat.”
And So To Bed has showrooms throughout the UK.

To view the superb new ‘Charleston Collection’ of beds and furniture, designed by Nina Campbell, please visit the website.

Tel: (0808) 1444343

Christmas - is the perfect time to make sure your guest bedroom is a soothing retreat for relatives and friends to unwind in after their travels – and also to treat yourself to a new bed!

Earlier this year, expert bed makers Warren Evans released an elite new range of beautiful hand-crafted beds at reasonable prices.

These include the Sunday low deco bed (featured here), the chic Contemporary, the eye-catching Richmond, the stylish Slatted and the classic Birch - ideal for sinking into after an indulgent Christmas dinner.

• Available in nine different finishes to suit any taste, Warren Evans offer homeowners a whole range of possibilities to be enjoyed for generations.

• Warren Evans have also created a selection of new fitted under-bed storage for the popular Sunday, the timeless Siesta, the traditional Trinity and the beautiful Brahms; ideal for hiding away things you want out of sight. The fitted drawers are only £100 for the pair*, easy to open, compact, and offer 365 whole litres of storage.

As one of England’s largest independent bed makers, Warren Evans put love and care into every handcrafted bed. They use only FSC certified wood in their environmentally friendly workshop in London, making their beds the perfect choice for anyone looking to improve their home this winter.

Warren Evans has been handcrafting bespoke wooden beds for over 30 years.

Beds and furniture are handcrafted in a unique green workshop in London, using energy efficient tools, and best environmental practice.

For expert advice on designing your bedroom, storage and choosing the bed that’s right for you, please visit the Warren Evans website.

*On selected bed ranges only.

The Madison hand crafted bedroom furniture range from Raines & Willow, offers the ultimate in exquisite bedroom luxury:

Madison Bed featured here.
The lovely Madison bed and textured headboard with smooth curved lines, are delicately finished with pewter studding detail.
The beech wood feet are stained to a rich walnut colour, making this an alluring statement piece in the bedroom. Priced at £1400.

Madison Dressing Table Chair
A sublime Dressing Table Chair; upholstered in brushed Alabaster velvet, with pewter stud detailing around the back, and beech wood feet stained to a rich walnut colour. £900.

Madison Armchair
Looks gorgeous in the bedroom or living room; filled with 100% feather and finished with traditional chrome castors. £1450.

Madison Footstool in Reims Cranberry
Makes this the union of comfort and style, with 100% feather top and traditional chrome castor feet, the Madison Armchair and Footstool make a stunning pair. £450.

Madison Bed Bench
A sleek design, beautifully upholstered in Alabaster brushed velvet. Elegant in length, the Madison Bed Bench completes the look with subtlety and style. £750.

Raines & Willow’s stunning collection also includes elegant beds, mattresses, dressing tables, bedside cabinets, chests of drawers and mirrors. Featuring stunning and unusual materials; such as the exquisite Camille Silver Leaf and the sublime Ella Silk Buttoned ranges.

The collection is exclusively designed and manufactured in England.

To view the complete Raines & Willow Madison collection of gorgeous bedroom furniture, please visit the website.

Tel: for stockists : (01628) 486710

Vi-Spring the British bed maker has produced a collection of eight new beds, exclusively for John Lewis.

The remarkable new divan and headboard designs are available in a choice of excellent quality fabrics; from natural, muted brushed cotton linens, soft wool, and sumptuous velvets in strong, earthy tones.

Every mattress has been carefully hand crafted to partner its matching divan base. Filled with a choice of naturally deluxe fillings, they are available in a choice of four spring tensions, to give support that accurately matches your body weight and provide Vi-Spring’s signature comfort:

• The Highgrove with Viceroy Divan: (featured here) The sumptuously deep Highgrove mattress partners the Viceroy divan and is upholstered using a selection of the finest natural materials, from supremely soft cashmere and alpaca, to pure cotton, silk and Platinum Certified real Shetland wool. The mattress features 2,812 pocketed springs (in the 150 x 200cm size), and is covered in a soft silk blend and finished with hand-tied silk tufts.

• The Blenheim, Cliveden and Stowe with Sovereign Divan: These three new mattresses have been designed to partner the Sovereign divan. Each one is filled with an indulgent selection of Platinum Certified real Shetland wool, cotton, horsetail and silk.

• The Gatcombe with Wool Prestige Divan: A sleek, tailored, all-wool bed, the Gatcombe is filled using an abundance of the finest quality Platinum Certified British fleece wool and real Shetland wool.The Gatcombe is covered in 100 per cent wool fabric and hand tied with woollen tufts.

• The Chatsworth and Heligan with Prestige Divan: Natural, sustainable and exceptionally soft pure bamboo is used in both the Chatsworth and Heligan mattresses, which partner the Prestige divan. A blend of Platinum Certified British fleece wool and horsehair is also used in hand-filling the mattresses, which are covered in a bamboo blend fabric and finished with woollen tufts.

• The Hanbury with De Luxe Divan:Supremely comfortable, the Hanbury contains a mix of the softest cotton with Platinum Certificated British fleece wool. Covered with cotton fabric and finished with felt-tufts.

Every bed in the John Lewis collection is hand-filled and stitched by Vi-Spring’s master craftsmen in the Devon workshop.

For your nearest John Lewis stockist of the Vi-Spring range, or to order a brochure please visit the website.

Kid’s Rooms the specialist children’s retailer has launched a brand new collection of children’s bedroom furniture.

Kids’ Rooms think that our childhood recollections last a lifetime, so it’s important to create a comfortable, fun and stimulating environment for the children in the family home.

Whether playing, studying or sleeping, the bedroom can be an exceedingly inspiring place for children to grow and develop, emotionally, physically and mentally.

The comprehensive collection includes furniture, accessories, crafts, games and much more, to blissfully take kids all the way through childhood, from babyhood to teenager and beyond.

Kid’s Rooms can present a bedroom set to suit every little personality:

• Such as the Roses Four Poster Bed for fairy princesses. (Pictured here).

• A Pirate Boys Bedroom for cool ‘seafarer’ sleepovers;

• The Fun double bed roomset for teenagers that need a little extra room to stretch;

• And the Treehouse Bed for kids that love the ‘great outdoors’!

Kids’ Rooms undoubtedly offers a magical childhood to remember, with its diverse range of children’s furniture.

Kids’ Rooms launched in 2004 and is committed to providing an exceptional level of customer service. enabling them to offer a personal service to every customer and their individual requirements.

To view the exciting Kid’s Rooms new collection of childrens furniture, please visit the website.

Tel: for stockist: (02380) 675941

HRH Charles Prince of Wales launched an initiative last year to encourage the use of wool, – promoting it as an eco-friendly, versatile, fashionable and durable material.

The enormously successful campaign centred around Wool Week last autumn and this year, it is scheduled for 5th - 11th September, for which the Yorkshire bed maker, Harrison Spinks is an official partner in the promotion.

Harrison Spinks prides itself on rearing its own flock of sheep for wool, which is then used in manufacturing its mattresses:

• Yorkshire wool is not only the best wool to use for its resilience and breathability, it also reduces the carbon footprint of the wool from 12,000 miles by container ship from Australia, to a maximum of 100 miles.

• The Harrison Spinks Farm provides wool for all three of its brands – Harrison, Sonmus and Spink & Edgar.

The use of locally sourced natural fillings in mattresses has many benefits.
As well as being kinder to the environment, materials such as hempure and British wool, help to regulate body temperature during sleep and promote a restful night – ensuring comfort, resilience and breathability.

For further information about the Harrison Spinks Farm and the processing of raw materials into mattresses, please visit the website.

The launch of five new collections of beautiful and interchangeable bedroom furniture has been announced by The French Furniture Company.

The new collections, named Josephine, Venise, Louis, Regence and St Tropez have been carefully sourced by choosing striking pieces within the Ivory and Muted Silver colour pallet, to produce five complimentary ranges that can be mixed and matched to create a perfectly styled and distinctive look.

The Muted Silver finish is meticulously applied by hand, using delicate silver leaf by the craftsmen who make the furniture.

Upholstery in the Ivory ranges is Beige Linen, while the Muted Silver ranges are finished with either Fawn or Purple Dupion Silk and all of the handles on the furniture are of Antiqued Brass.

Pure style with the St Tropez Collection - pictured here:

• This beautiful collection is a fusion of the Regence collection and traditional French design.

• Features include: fluted legs and matching finials on the bed, dressing table and armoire.

• A bed, chest of drawers, bedside cabinets, dressing table and stools, armoire and bedroom chairs are also offered within this range.

To view all of the pieces in the French Furniture Company’s new collections, as well as their complete product range, please visit the website.

Tel:   (08450) 547528

The new ‘Grow With Me’ collection of bedroom furniture at Dreams, is sure to be very popular with parents for years to come, as its design and purpose can be changed as children grow and have different preferences.

Each piece in the range is styled to be attractive to toddlers, but can be easily altered into something a little ‘cooler’ as they grow up. Also the ‘Grow With Me’ range is robust and well constructed, since kids’ furniture has to be hard wearing.

For budding racing drivers…
If you have a car-mad boy, or a girl who prefers engines to fairy wings, the Cars ‘Grow With Me’ range should set their hearts racing.

• The Cars ‘Grow With Me’ single bed (£299) in our picture, features dynamic Disney Cars graphics on the printed headboard, which can be reversed to reveal a plain red headboard.

• What they are unlikely to grow out of, however, is the track perimeter which runs around the bed, and the ramp and parking lot built in at the foot end – all likely to see hours of fun with races for everything from cars to Lego figures to dinosaurs.

• The Disney Cars top plinth panel on the wardrobe (£289) can be rotated for a smart look, and the double hanging rail changed to a single rail for clothes for the growing child.

• And the Cars chest of drawers (£199) and bedside table (£59) have cool wheel-shaped handles and back panels that are easily reversible to reveal a plain red backboard, for a more sophisticated look as teenage years beckon.

Also available is the bed for little – and not-so-little – princesses.

• The Disney Princess ‘Grow With Me’ single bed (£299) comes complete with a printed fantasy castle headboard with toy storage. This can be removed and used as a free-standing dolls’ house and storage unit, leaving a smart white curved headboard, designed to appeal to older girls.

• The solid trundle bed underneath can be equipped with a mattress to become a pull-out spare bed for sleepovers, or provide invaluable storage for all those girly bits and pieces.

The new ‘Grow With Me’ range made its debut at Dreams’ new Milton Keynes bed superstore in mid-June, and will also be available on the website.

Bensons For Beds has launched a highly developed range of beds From Reylon.

The new Airflow Memory collection, made exclusively for Bensons by Reylon a top UK producer, presents the very latest improvement in Airflow Memory foam, technical fabrics and ‘Posture Perimeter Plus’ – a reinforced foam border around the edge of the mattress, to give greater support and a better sleep surface, to provide a really comfortable night’s sleep.

“Relyon has over 150 years in sleep innovation and has used that experience to develop this superb range of beds,” says Simon Williams of Bensons. “This collection makes luxury and comfort accessible. Not only are the mattresses of a very high quality, the bases have been developed to offer a stylish finish for the bedroom.”

All mattresses feature the exclusive Airflow technology - 3D spacer fabric, Reactaform memory foam and Relyon premier pocket springs. The mattresses don’t need to be turned and the Airflow technology provides improved ventilation, thus helping to keep the sleeping environment fresh.

There are four different models available, with options of a double, king size or super king size. Prices range from £599.99 to £999.99.

For further information about Bensons’ new Relyon range of beds, please visit the website.
Tel:  (0808) 144 6160