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A storage bed is a
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A storage bed is a multifunctional furniture
A multifunctional furniture is a furniture with several functions combined. The functions combined may vary, but a common variant is to incorporate an extra storage function into chair, tables, and so forth, making them so-called storage furnitur ...
consisting of a bed
A bed is an item of furniture that is used as a place to sleep, rest, and relax.
Most modern beds consist of a soft, cushioned mattress on a bed frame. The mattress rests either on a solid base, often wood slats, or a sprung base. Many beds ...
which utilizes storage space which often otherwise is lost, for example by having drawer
A drawer is a box-shaped container inside a piece of furniture that can be pulled out horizontally to access its contents. Drawers are built into numerous types of furniture, including cabinets, chests of drawers (bureaus), desks, and the ...
s on its underside or a mattress which can be flipped up to access a storage space beneath (not to be confused with a pull-down bed
A Murphy bed (also known as a pull-down bed, fold-down bed, or wall bed) is a bed that is hinged at one end to store vertically against the wall, or inside a closet or cabinet. Since they often can be used as both a bed or a closet, Murphy beds m ...
which can be mounted to a wall). It is an example of a storage furniture or multifunctional furniture, and can accommodate more efficient use of living spaces.
Types
A captain bed or captain's bed is a type of storage bed which in addition to having drawers beneath also usually has shelves above the mattress, for example at the headboard. A bed where the mattress has to be flipped up to access the storage space is sometimes referred to as an ottoman bed,/ref> while a bed with drawers underneath is sometimes referred to as a drawer bed.
Compared to makeshift underbed drawers
Storage beds are usually dedicated furniture built from the ground up as a bed frame with drawers, and usually havedrawer slide
A drawer is a box-shaped container inside a piece of furniture that can be pulled out horizontally to access its contents. Drawers are built into numerous types of furniture, including cabinets, chests of drawers (bureaus), desks, and th ...
s. Other types of beds may also make use of the storage under the bed, for example by using loose bed drawers or storage boxes (with or without wheels), but this does not necessarily make the bed a storage ''bed''.
See also
*Commode
A commode is any of many pieces of furniture. The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' has multiple meanings of "commode". The first relevant definition reads: "A piece of furniture with drawers and shelves; in the bedroom, a sort of elaborate chest ...
* Trundle bed
A trundle bed (or truckle bed) is a low, wheeled bed that is stored under a twin/single bed and can be rolled out for use by visitors or as just another bed.
A pop-up trundle bed can be raised to meet the height of the normal bed, effectively cre ...
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