Divine Divans

You can’t possibly understand what a good divan bed is able to do to boost your life unless you have dealt with a bad back, I did for a long time! It started out soon after my son was born, so I assumed it was some after-effect of pregnancy. I would get up after only a couple of hours of (desperately needed) rest with a boring pain in my lower back and spend the remainder of the night time twisting and turning in bed to try to find a comfortable position. It never struck me guilty the bed!

When my son was two all of us moved to a new property and the young couple who ordered my flat wanted it (in fact, insisted on it) entirely furnished, which often meant I had to shop for fresh furniture - splendid! However it was just after I began discussing my 2 year old back problem with a saleswoman I realised just how important selecting the best bed was and the opportunity of choosing the best divan bed became a really serious matter. So the search was on for double divan beds, single divan beds and king size divan beds.

Initially I used to be worried I would be required to get one of those incredibly expensive, bespoke orthopaedic beds, when I realized I just couldn’t pay for. Then I began doing my analysis in earnest to look at what was available in my price range. There was clearly no doubt in my mind that I needed a good quality bed and I had set my heart on a divan bed mainly because I desired the storing facilities it offered, however cost was incredibly important.

When I started looking at divan bed options, I was amazed. You can obtain a really great collection of more common top quality brands online that combine comfort with affordable cost. There are actually pocket-sprung, double divans with anti-allergenic memory foam mattresses available today at a small fraction of the cost I covered for the unpleasant bed I left behind in my previous flat. I nearly felt like getting in touch with the new buyers and telling them!

So why I needed a divan bed in particular was because, even though I was moving to a house, the rooms continued to be really small and I needed to improve on storage. Divans are great for that since they provide so many storage space options in the base. You can use them with drawers on each side of different sizes according to your needs, or drawers at the foot, that are great for smaller rooms, or ottoman style, which make maximum utilization of storage in the base.

What I needed, on the other hand, was comfort and ease and mattress good quality. I had read a bit about memory foam mattresses and the idea of memory foam on an orthopaedic spring mattress was definitely attractive with regards to the luxury and comfort it would offer. However, I was a little bit worried about a foam mattress as I usually feel hot at night and usually have to keep my window open, even in winter.

When I went into a local showroom to try out a few different beds, I was attracted to a deep pocket-sprung divan on a platform base. I felt this would give me the orthopaedic help I desired and also gives me a range of various storage options. I also loved the added height to this bed, which would be a bonus if my back pain continued.

In the end I chose a pocket sprung divan bed because I felt this would offer me the comfort and that sense of bedtime luxury I felt I deserved. I was definitely right. Amazing as it may sound, the first evening I slept well through and woke up pain free for the first time in 2 years. I understand that later on I can change the mattress whilst retaining the base, if I succumb to the memory foam school of thought (which I suspect I'll). Meanwhile my own nights have just got so much better!