‘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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Slat Back Bed

This bed is in a style more related to the southern Shakers. Mt Pleasant Shaker Village in Kentucky is well worth a visit and you can stay and sleep in a Shaker Dwelling house and see the differences in furniture style from that of the New England Shakers.
Shown in solid Cherry. Also available in solid Maple and in solid Cherry with dark, almost black, stain.

small Double
L 6' 3" (190cm) W 4' 6"
Solid Cherry or Maple £2099
Solid Cherry with dark, almost black finish £2299
Orthos pocket sprung mattress £660 Orthos open coil sprung mattress £400

Standard Double
L 6' 6" (200cm) W 5'
Solid Cherry or Maple £2099
Solid Cherry with dark, almost black finish £2299
Orthos pocket sprung mattress £660 Orthos open coil sprung mattress £400

King
L 6'6" (200cm) W 6'
Solid Cherry or Maple £2299
Solid Cherry with dark, almost black finish £2599
Orthos pocket sprung mattress £815 Orthos open coil sprung mattress £500

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