Divan Bed - What Are Divan Beds? By Tonia Jenkins
Years ago beds were made from piles of feathers, straw and animal skins, evolution has the modern bedroom furniture looking so very different, with beds ranging from bunks to four posters and even divans. However many people ask 'what are divan beds' and what makes them so different to an ordinary bed?
What are Divan Beds?
A divan bed consists of two separate parts; the base and the mattress. The divan base consists of a sturdy wooden frame which looks like a deep hollow box. This base can contain springs or have a hard flat top and is covered with fabric which is usually either cotton or damask and matches the mattress cover.
The space inside this box base is what makes a divan bed so very useful. As the base is basically just a large wooden frame, it has been specially adapted so that it can contain up to four drawers or compartments along the sides. The end of the bed can also contain either a drawer or slide compartment. Sometimes the top of the base can be lifted up in order for the inside to be used for storage.
The divans base usually comes in two or more separate pieces, with the exception of the single and clips together to form a sturdy base. This makes them wonderful for houses with narrow hallways and entrances, as many houses do not have large enough front doors to take a full bed frame. But with a divan bed the various components can be taken into the house one by one and then assembled in the bedroom.
The divan base either has casters attached for ease of moving the bed around, or wooden legs which attach to the base bottom raising it from the floor as in a more traditional style bed. When the mattress is placed on top of the bed base the divan bed is then complete.