Create an oasis of calm right in your own home with the clean and modern Malm range of bedroom furniture.

The sleek and practical design means there’s no more squeezing socks into drawers that are too small, or untidy bedside tables.

So wave those daily frustrations goodbye and start enjoying a relaxing bedroom experience:

The Malm collection comes in a variety of furnishing options and five different finishes, for sleeping, storage and dressing, enabling you to design your own stress and clutter free bedroom.

Featured here are:

• King Size Bed-frame in foil finish and birch veneer £110.
• Chest of Six Drawers £99.90.
• Wardrobe with sliding doors £640. Interior fittings sold separately.
• Storage Unit £35. The sliding top allows you to keep items on top when opening it.
• Bedside Tables £29.90 each.
• Levanger Mirror in silver painted solid pine £59.90.

IKEA’s new 2008 Bedroom Catalogue online, offers inspirational bedroom furnishings, from country cosy to sleek and modern in every price level and even provides advice on bedroom planning.

Web: http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_GB

Tel: (0845) 355 1141

Marks & Spencer has launched the ‘TV Bed’, an innovative version of the popular Monroe bedstead from the Autograph Collection and it is already proving a big hit.

This must-have bed is the ultimate in Bond-style luxury:

The Monroe leather bed features a handy in-built TV, so whether you’re enjoying a film in the evening, or keeping the children occupied in the morning, there is entertainment for everyone.

The Monroe bedstead is available in double, 5ft, or 6ft options and priced from £2449 for the double. Mattress and TV sold separately.

M&S offers a range of flat screen TVs to suit, including an own brand 32″ HD Ready LCD TV at £549.

Web: http://www.marksandspencer.com

Tel: (0845) 603 1603.

And So To Bed’s Georgian Four Poster is a favourite in period properties due to its classical proportions, however the company has given this traditional beauty a contemporary twist:

The mahogany Georgian Four Poster can now be hand painted to order, offering dramatically different looks, available in eight standard colours from ‘statement’ black or silver through red, blue and green to more ethereal soft white, cream or grey.

A perfect ingredient for today’s eclectic look, this imposing bed will always make a classic centrepiece.

Shown in our picture:

                  The Georgian 5’four poster painted in soft white: £3,295.
                  Ormolu chest of drawers hand-painted in turquoise: £1,125.

• On the bed:
          Palazzo duvet: from £179.
          Palazzo pillowcases: from £29.95.
          Palazzo sheets: from £59.

                 Aida quilted bedspread in dupion silk shown in ‘lagoon’: from £395.
                 Aida neckroll in dupion silk shown in ‘fuchsia’ and ‘cascade’: £35.

Web: http://www.andsotobed.co.uk 

Tel: (0808) 144 4343

And So To Bed’s splendid Chaucer brass bed is a masterpiece of Victorian design, with intricate castings and filigree work; it is now available in three different finishes.

One of And So To Bed’s enduringly popular designs, the Chaucer bed is given a very different look by each of the finishes; shiny brass, antiqued brass and polished nickel.

The silvery tones of polished nickel, for instance, can carry a traditional look through into an eclectic modern interior, whilst period bedrooms cry out for the antiqued brass as shown here, in a classic country house setting.

Featured here is The 5’ Chaucer Bed: Priced at £2,500. (Also available in 5’6” and 6’ sizes).

Web: http://www.andsotobed.co.uk
Tel:   (0808) 144 4343

Orchid Furniture have launched a new showroom located on the Kings Road London, showcasing a ‘boutique’ selection of their exclusive designs and best-sellers.

The new showroom was opened in response to requests by customers, who wished to have greater access to Orchid’s vast selection of East-meets-West inspired furniture designs.
 
Open seven days a week, the showroom will also offer a design service and wedding voucher facility all under one roof.

Jemma Page, founding partner of Orchid says, “We have carefully presented the showroom to display the very best pieces, from Chinese Antiques to reclaimed teak, including a host of accessories from wall-panels to storage solutions, cushions and lamps.  ‘It’s all about today’s lifestyle’ and we hope that the products we offer fit into almost any lifestyle”.

Featured here is The Mandarin Bed, exclusive to Orchid’s Mandarin collection:

This stunning bed has a slatted base for easy delivery and assembly. The slats are wide with narrow gaps to provide ample mattress support.

Black or brown lacquer finishes are available in standard King (5′) or Superking (6′) sizes. Priced at £2230–£2400.

Web:  http://www.orchidfurniture.co.uk
Tel:    +44 (01264) 811111

The Habitat Spring/Summer catalogue highlights their new VIP For Kids range, with contributions from leading fashion designers such as Paco Rabanne and Christian Lacroix to model cum actress Sophie Dahl and Muppet legend Miss Piggy, who were asked to start thinking like kids!

You can click on each celebrity’s name on the Habitat website to view their exclusive input.

Pictured here is Fort Fantastic – The enchanted shed, which features some of the extensive and lively kid’s collection including:

The Ando kids bunk bed (£545) with Animals bed linen design by Philippa Prinsloo (£32).

The Fashion Monsters designed by Christian Lacroix - Belly (£35), Smoothy (£20) and Sweety (£30).

Moonbuzz - a moon pendant designed by Buzz Aldrin in white polyresin (£53).

Treehouse - a captivating wooden toy (£49).

Matryoshka - multi coloured storage boxes by Marcel Wanders 1-6 (from £45).

Croak - a colourful croquet set (£29).

Web:  http://www.habitat.net
Tel:   (08444) 99 1111.

The Big Bed Company is a specialist bespoke bed supplier set up in 2003 to provide a one-stop shop, for people seeking a bigger than normal size bed.

They offer fabulous beds and mattresses in a wide range of sizes, tailored from standard up to 8 feet and over, enabling customers to choose the exact size, shape and style of bed and mattress, plus harmonizing bed linen.

The extensive range of beds come in leather, natural wood, faux suede, ironwork, divan or fully upholstered with matching headboards.

For example:

The Eloise bed in Selvaggio dark brown leather, handmade in the UK, is a stunning low-level design with extra wide 42” cushions and would look great in any contemporary space.
 
Seen here with Egyptian cotton linen and extra wide duck feather and down pillows with Oxford pillowcases; available in sizes up to 8’ x 7’3” as standard and priced at £1,299.00.

All beds are completely bespoke and delivered within a 6-8week period; the bed is then assembled in the customer’s home and their old bed removed if desired.

The Big Bed Company aims to provide maximum comfort and greatest choice and give expert advice on the mattresses to suit your chosen bed, plus pillows of every shape, size and filling, Egyptian cottons and allergy sensitive products complete their ranges.

Web: http://www.thebigbedcompany.co.uk
Tel:  (0845) 226 1660

March 2007 is the National Bed Month, a time when we are reminded of the fact that a staggering third of our lives is spent in the bedroom.

With this in mind, we should try to ensure that every element of the bedroom creates a sanctuary of peace, relaxation and tranquility as well as reflecting our own personality. 

Leading bedroom furniture manufacturer James Adam believes in the importance of mixing style and comfort, having spent many years perfecting the art of high quality craftsmanship and providing tailor made beds and bedroom furniture.

James Adam offers a huge range of beds; painted furniture with a fresh colonial appeal, can be found alongside the more flamboyant; every taste in shape and natural wood is catered for and attention to comfort is a priority.

During the Sleep Council’s National Bed Month, the James Adam experts will be assisting customers in selecting only the finest of furniture to compliment any bedroom setting, contemporary, modern or traditional.

James Adam firmly believes that classical designs in quality furniture will always be made, not only for enjoyment today but also for generations to come.

The example featured, is a bespoke bedroom furniture room set, which includes the Empress Josephine bed and coronet in solid rosewood, highlighted in gold leaf with an imitation gilt and ivory painted finish.

The original bed was made for The Empress Josephine in 1810, probably to the design of Percier and Fontaine in the workshops of Jacob Desmalter et Cie.

Priced Painted from £16,220 and Gold leaf from £17,857.

Web:  http://www.jamesadam.com
Tel:   (01394) 384471

Barker & Stonehouse is a leading UK high quality furniture retailer with over 60 years in the business, and now in its third generation of ownership and management by the family.

The company has just launched ‘Your House TV’, which is its own stylish and practical film guides to the latest looks of the season, which can be viewed at the company’s website.

The four 3 minute films have been produced to update customers on the latest interiors trends and looks and will be changed each Autumn/Winter and Spring/Summer.

The current selection looks at Baroque Style, Colour Confidence, Accessorising and Best Buys:

The 5 ft. Bohemia Sleigh Bed featured here, upholstered in rich Moulin cranberry crushed velvet, offers a decadent traditional look and an elegance that would enhance any classical bedroom.

Size: W167 x D240 x H112cm

Normal price £999 Winter price £799.

If you love keeping abreast of current interiors trends and themes, you can now view Barker & Stonehouse’s latest innovation here:

Web: www.barkerandstonehouse.co.uk.
Tel:   (07971) 478958

James Adam is well known for the manufacture of gorgeous bedroom furniture in contemporary styles as well as elegant historical designs from masters of the past.

The Jacobean 4 piece room set pictured here is a continuation of the proud heritage of English furniture and presents an enchanting investment in our long and glorious history.

The same construction skills as employed for centuries; the use of solid wood in every detailed joint and every carved door, continues the tradition of high quality and integrity.

The Jacobean range offers a wide choice apart from the stunning four poster bed, including, bedside cabinets, dressing table, chests of drawers and single or triple mirrors.

Nearly all of the four-poster beds are available as simple headboards, bedsteads, or as half testers and all of the bed frames and four posters are available without a footboard.

Priced at:  £12,540 up to 150 x 200cm
                £13,160 up to 180 x 200cm

Web: www.jamesadam.com
Tel: (01394) 384471