Double bed. Types and features of structures
Choosing sleeping beds, consumers put forward a number of requirements for them. This is comfort, strength, ability to become a harmonious part of the interior. Double beds can vary in parameters and have more advantages than disadvantages.
There are three criteria for determining the size of the bed:
- Dlina 1m 90 cm and 2 m is standard for people of average height;
- ShIrina is presented in sizes of 1 m 60 cm, 1 m 80 cm and 2 m;
- ATThe height is mainly 50-55 cm.
The size and design of modern sleeping beds can be very diverse. The most popular are classic rectangular, the dimensions of which are 135x191 cm. In addition to traditional, double beds can have a round, semi-circular, oval shape, and manufacturers can change the size according to their standards.
Double beds are made with different types of headboards. It can be high, low, openwork or flat, arranged vertically or at an angle. The headboard is fixed permanently to the bed, to the wall above the bed - mounted, or put in the form of separate pedestals.
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Manufacturing materials
The most expensive sleeping beds made of natural wood - beech, alder, birch, oak, pine. Products are beautiful in appearance, however, the colors are limited to only wood shades, and they may not fit into the already finished interior. They require careful maintenance, maintaining a certain temperature and humidity in the room, protection from temperature extremes and wood pests.
The most reliable and unpretentious in the care are double beds made of metal.
Popular materials of manufacture are chipboard and MDF. They are affordable, chipboard is a bit cheaper. They are made of wood shavings, sawdust, which are pressed and keep their shape thanks to chemical binder components. The advantage of such products is long-term operation without deformation and loss of shape.
Common bed designs
The most affordable frame — metal base on the legs with fixed lamellae. In this design there are no sides, headboards and legs, the legs can be adjusted in height, which is very convenient if the floor is uneven. The mattress is well ventilated due to the free space between the lamellae.
Reinforced types of frames with a distance of 4, 5 cm and 3.5 cm between the lamellae are recommended for people with a body weight of more than 100 kg, as they prevent excessive deflection. On the anatomical bed-frame, double the number of paired lamellae is attached, the central ones have a stiffness regulator.
Double bed-sofas are a complete bed for two. Fold out forward like a folding chair. This option is very convenient for small rooms.
Sleeping beds with niches for linen can be of different configuration. They have one big or several small boxes located on one or several sides, at the foot of the bed. Different ways of pulling out drawers - on rollers, castors, telescopic rails.
Beds with a lifting mechanism have a huge linen niche, the size of which corresponds to the size of the bed. The lifting mechanism can be spring or gas shock absorbers.
Double transforming beds are very practical, as they can easily turn into a sofa, wardrobe or table. For this, the bed is equipped with a special horizontal or vertical lifting mechanism and fixtures.
How to choose a double bed
Manufacturers offer sleeping beds of different sizes. In addition, you can order products according to individual sizes, which is very convenient for people of high height and large body mass.
The cost of the product depends on the materials of manufacture. Low cost are options with frames made of chipboard, MDF. The category of luxury furniture includes products made of natural wood. Popular are double beds made of metal.
In addition to a variety of materials for the frame, upholstery options are no less varied:
- WITHintetic;
- Hatural tissue;
- TOoxy substitutes;
- Hatura skin.
There are other parameters that need attention. The presence or absence of the headboard, types of storage space for linen — drawers or boxes with a lifting mechanism.
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