A COSY BED

The desire for a good night’s sleep never changes but styles of bed do. ‘ I love a four-poster,’ says interior designer Jane Churchill, ‘but only if the room’s size allows for it. For beds in general, the bigger the better!’ Reproductions of traditional designs will give a room timeless style but an antique is always an attractive option. ‘Antique beds often come in nonstandard sizes,’ says Darren Marcangelo, co-founder of Herdysleep, ‘but we are able to custom-make a pocketsprung mattress with the wool from a full fleece to fit.’

ABOVE ‘Camelia’ double divan with buttoned, winged headboard upholstered in Linwood ‘Oatmeal’ luxury linen, £1,185, Button & Sprung ABOVE RIGHT Victorianstyle ‘Dickens’ bed in antique brass or nickel, from £7,700, And So To Bed LEFT ‘ Yarnbrook’...