‘Sleep Tight’

Before sprung mattresses, Shaker beds consisted of a wooden frame with an interwoven rope base. The Shakers placed a thin mattress on top of this and for as long as the rope was taut the bed was very comfortable. However the rope stretched and in order to be comfortable the rope frequently needed to be pulled tight. Hence the phrase.


Almost all Shaker designs were a development and refinement of existing furniture pieces that the American pioneers brought with them from various European countries.


This is an example of that heritage although the bed is now designed with a comfortable sprung mattress and no longer has a rope base.


The pencil post bed has become an American classic. This is the refined and elegant Shaker version.

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Pencil-Post Bed

This bed uses a basic Shaker design with a strong influence of the New England colonial style, representing a combination of Shaker quality and comfort with American country-style appearance. All Shaker beds can be made to suit your individual requirements.

SMALL DOUBLE
W 4’ 6" (135cm) L 6’ 3" (190cm) H 81" (205cm) solid cherry or maple £1799 with dark, almost black finish £1979

Orthos pocket sprung mattress £660 Orthos open coil sprung mattress £400

STANDARD DOUBLE
W 5’ (150cm) L 6’ 6" (200cm) H 81" (205cm) solid cherry or maple £1799 with dark, almost black finish £1979

Orthos pocket sprung mattress £660 Orthos open coil sprung mattress £400

KING
W 6’ (180cm) L 6’ 6" (200cm) H 81" (205cm) solid cherry or maple £1899 with dark, almost black finish £2089

Orthos pocket sprung mattress £815 Orthos open coil sprung mattress £500

The measurements given above are the mattress size. The overall size of the bed is 4 1/2" (11cm) longer and wider than these dimensions. Mattresses over 150cm are supplied as two with velcro fastenings. Please specify a medium or hard reflex foam mattress. The finished bed is supplied unassembled to allow easy access, with full instructions for the very simple and stressless assembly.

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