There are no guarantees you will buy a quality piece of furniture when you buy used furniture, but there is a certainty your budget will thank you afterwards. Like all other second hand products, small double beds cost less, but you should be very careful about certain details before buying them.

New small double beds come with manufacture warranty which provide you with a feeling of security if something should go wrong with your bed, but this feeling cost money of course. It depends whether you are a person that likes to take chances to save a couple of pounds or whether you like to play it safe and count on this warranty when you go to buy your small double bed.

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The main purpose of our website is to provide valuable information to anyone looking for tips and suggestions when buying a small double bed. So far we have published quite a few articles that have helped many people choose the right bed, but we still repeatedly receive messages in which visitors ask for more specific recommendations about the best UK small double bed suppliers.

At first we did not want to take sides and promote some suppliers over other, but in the end we decided to combine our experience  and new research to create a list of suppliers we trust enough to recommend to our visitors. In the following weeks you can expect periodical reviews, so make sure you bookmark us or subscribe to our RSS.

Small Double Beds by OakFurnitureSolutions.co.uk

There was not much doubt about which online store we would recommend first. Oak Furniture Solutions is our very first choice and the supplier we trust the most. It is not only the quality of their products that convinced us, but also the expert knowledge of their staff that always have the right answer to offer.

Supplier Advantages:

• Free Shipping for Orders over £300
• Money Back Guarantee for any reason within 7 days of delivery
• Price Match Promise

Many suppliers have the advantages I mentioned above, so this was not at all the leading factor why we chose them to be our first featured supplier. The main reason is the quality of their beds (and other pieces of furniture). It is on the highest possible level and the best part is that their small double beds are very affordable. They are the perfect example that the price is not always directly connected with the product quality.

They may have money back guarantee, but I do not believe they need to exercise it very often.

DIRECT LINK: Oak Furniture Solutions

It is always hard to change something they you are very used to. I am not talking about changing life partners, that is a whole other subject which does not belong to a website about small double beds. Buying a new home, a new car or a new pet is quite stressful.

We usually replace our beds every 10 years. That is a long period and you somehow get attached to your bed even though it really is only a piece of bedroom furniture. This is why replacing an old one with a brand new one is not easy and some people consider this a true project. We just get used to something and changing it may be uncomfortable even if the new one has more quality and is objectively more comfortable. Researches have shown that sleeping in a known environment will get you more rested and your bed is the centre of that environment.

Choose the proper small double bed frame

Choosing the right frame for your 4ft bed is the basic thing to do. Bear in mind there are several different names for the same bed sizes, so you better measure the frame just to be sure it is the right size. Then choose the material. There are two most common small bed types – small double metal beds and wooden ones. Wooden frames have always been a bit more popular, because of their versatility when it comes to style. They adapt to trends much quicker than metal frames, considering their crafting and cutting potential.

And mind the price too. It does not always reflect quality, but it will reflect on your family budget.

It is sometimes difficult to find the proper beds and measurements that go with them, considering USA, UK and the rest of Europe have different names for same beds or even different sizes for equally named beds so people often mix things up end end up looking for a completely wrong size of a bed. This time we focus on UK bed sizes, but in future we will also make a comparison between different denominations.

Here are standard UK bed and UK mattress sizes:

UK bed size (width × length)

Single Bed Size 36×75 in

Double Bed Size 54×75 in

King Bed Size 60×78 in

Super King Bed Size 72×78

Small Single Bed Size 30 × 75 in

Super Single Bed Size 42 × 75 in

Small Double Bed Size/ Three Quarter Bed Size 48 × 78 in

We hope this list will be of assistance, but if you think we made any mistakes, feel free to comment.

Small double metal bed is like all other small double beds 4ft wide, which is enough for 2 people that wish to save space in their bedroom. Most people just go with pine when choosing their small double bed frame but small double metal beds are also gaining popularity quite rapidly.

The metal bedstead makes the bed more stable than wooden ones and because of the solid material it is much less prone to any damages except scratches.

A small double metal bed on wheels?

Considering that a metal bedstead might be somewhat heavy to carry around, you might want to choose a type of a small double metal bed that has wheels attached to the legs if you tend to redecorate your bedroom often. In that case you can just push it around as you please and when you want it to stay put, you just tighten the brakes that are attached to the wheels.

As I already wrote in one of the previous articles, small double beds are approximately 120 cm (or 4 ft) wide, which is a relatively rare size for a bed. This is why a small double bed frame is hard to come by and the fastest way to get one is order a custom made frame. Naturally there are also stores that have a large selection of these beds and also only frames.

A small double bed frame and the materials

The frames for a small double bedcome in all sorts of shapes and materials. The most common one is a pine small double bed frame, whick is also the most traditional one. Wood will be wood no matter what. These types of frames suit perfectly into a more traditionally decorated bedroom with wooden closets and light colors. A metal double bed frame is for those that value stability of a bed and aren’t going to change it for a newer model anytime soon. It is intented for bedrooms with minimalistic decoration where the bed really is the center of a bedroom. The third most common way to go is a leather small double bed frame. This is the most modern type of a frame and also the most expensive one. The keywords here are prestige and comfort. A leather bed looks best in a bedroom with modern furniture, clean lines and brave choice of colors. Usually (but not as a rule) younger people will choose such a small double bed frame.

So which small double bed frame will suit ME best?

As mentioned above it’s all about what type of person you think you are. But there are no rules of course and no one says you can’t put a leather small double bed into a room full of pine furniture and clean white walls. It’s your bedroom, you have to feel comfortable in it – that’s usually the right way to go.

Hi and welcome to our site dedicated to small double beds. This is the right place for pointers and suggestions if you’re buying a small double bed or are planning to buy one and want some facts before you do that.

What’s the difference between a small double bed and a regular one?

Well, size obviously. Small double beds are generally 120 cm (or 4ft) wide, yet as they say, they  give you the comfort of a full size double bed. Three quarters size and four quarters comfort is the expression I believe. Why would you go with the smaller version is your choice really, but lack of space is the most common reason for the purchase of a small double bed. 1ft of difference is a lot of space in a small room, make no mistake about that.

Small double bed style

Although they are small they don’t have any less luxurity potential. A small double bed frame comes in all shapes and … well no, not sizes, but colors and materials. The small double bed frame can be made of wood, metal and plastic, you name it, it can also be fabricated in leather if you’re into that. You can go for traditional metal frame or you can listen to your inner child and color the frame rainbow style.

Except the size, it has no limitations. Go out, buy it and believe me, it’s not for just one, two people can easily fit in it. Sometimes the lack of room makes a small double bed even more fun if you know what I mean