How to choose a bed: materials used and what to consider before buying.
Beds and the materials they are made from
Furniture in a home has its functional purpose. However, when arranging a dwelling, you need to consider not only the intended use of the furniture but also what it is made of.
For example, when creating the interior of a children's bedroom or an adult bedroom, preference should be given to furniture made of solid wood as the most environmentally safe option. After all, we spend almost 30% of our lives on a bed. Therefore children's beds, single beds, or double beds — prices for which are quite affordable — should ideally be made from solid wood.
But under what circumstances are wooden beds considered the most environmentally safe? The fact is that children's wooden beds and solid wood beds for adults are made from timber beams and do not contain harmful compounds whose molecules could harm those who regularly use the bed and spend time in a room with such furniture.
Compared with beds made of particleboard or MDF, which are more budget-friendly, solid wood beds cost more. However, if you compare the quality of a wooden bed, its unique charm and the furniture traditions that for centuries have been present only in the finest homes, its long service life, and excellent strength and durability characteristics, you may conclude that solid wood beds justify their price.
In terms of design, single beds, bunk beds, and double beds made of solid wood offer a wide variety of options and can harmonize equally well with both classic interiors and modern high-tech room designs. Children's solid wood beds feature a much broader range of constructions and design ideas than beds for adults. Wood has long been regarded as the embodiment of the family hearth. That is why, when choosing beds for children, we often prefer wooden ones — because the coziness and warmth that wood brings we give to our children, while also protecting the child's health from exposure to unsafe compounds.
Some well-known designers who use exclusively wooden furniture in the interiors they compose skillfully play on the alliance of the old and the new, achieving a magnificent harmony and an exceptional perception of the bedroom interior. The experience of these masters and current ideas once again revive the enduring fashion for wooden beds. And the sale of wooden beds has become relevant again. Many furniture showrooms have experienced this trend firsthand.