Bed advice needed

Emmarillo

I'm looking for a new bed and unfortunately my budget is only around £300.

What I'm looking for is a kingsize divan set, ideally with a drawer. From what I've read 1000 pocket springs is the kind of mattress to go for, although I don't know if I should be looking at orthopaedic or pocket sprung. I'm not interested in memory foam (just as well with my budget!) as I've heard they can be a bit warm.

I know there are people here who know a lot about beds and i'd love to be pointed in the right direction.

I've seen this one at Tesco http://direct.tesco.com/q/R.209-3144.aspx which I think is a good brand, but its more than I can afford (and we're on a mattress on the floor at the moment so there's not really time to save up any more)

I'm quite tempted by this one on ebay http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/KINGSIZE-5FT-DIVAN-BED-SET-2-DRAWERS-1000-POCKET-MATT-/110618289412?pt=Beds_Mattresses&hash=item19c15d2504#ht_1775wt_1139 I'd love to know if it looks good, but delivery could be around three weeks as the seller is away.

I feel like I'm going round in circles! I would really appreciate any help.

Emmarillo

I think I should have put this in 'I wanna buy it or do it'. I'll copy and paste it over there and hopefully someone can delete this. Sorry about that.

Tim_Deegan

For your budget I would go for a good quality open coil sprung divan set.

Stay well away from big brand names and big retailers if you want good quality at a low price.

kerri_gt

We purchased our divan from a business on eBay last dec - though it is a double not a kingsize. It's a pocket spring divan with 4 draw storage - the mattress does have a memory foam top but tbh I really don't notice that it makes any diff temp wise when sleeping. We've had the bed for 1yr and been more than happy with it - I would guess that that divan base is prob a cheaper construction than some - but it's been more than adequate and sturdy.

http://www.cheshirebeds.com/catalogue.php?category=15


I would also suggest that you go into one of the big bed retaillers and try a few out just to get an idea of what type of mattress you prefer

Emmarillo

Thanks Kerri. I've just had a look at the website and this one looks good http://www.cheshirebeds.com/catalogue.php?item=213. I know it's a double, but we only wanted a kingsize because we've never had one before - a double has been big enough for the past 14 years! Four drawers would be a real luxury - you can never have too much storage space!

We're definitely going to have a look to see what feels good, good advise that I hadn't really thought of. I get a bit daunted by over zealous shop assistants.

Tim_Deegan

Emmarillo wrote: »

Thanks Kerri. I've just had a look at the website and this one looks good http://www.cheshirebeds.com/catalogue.php?item=213. I know it's a double, but we only wanted a kingsize because we've never had one before - a double has been big enough for the past 14 years! Four drawers would be a real luxury - you can never have too much storage space!

We're definitely going to have a look to see what feels good, good advise that I hadn't really thought of. I get a bit daunted by over zealous shop assistants.

Beware......they have no terms and conditions on the site, and the number is a mobile. You really need to find out about their returns policy.