| Beds are staple bedroom furniture and nobody might | | | | wooden boards. Later, these evolved into slightly |
| just imagine how their bedrooms would look like | | | | raised wooden platforms. Basically, it was only the |
| without that large mass of warm softness into which | | | | rich that had the luxury to sleep on beds and the |
| they could bury their faces. For some, beds are | | | | others either used a mat or the bare coldness of the |
| comfort zones where they could let their guards | | | | floor. |
| down and be away from the world. Or they could | | | | Canopy or tester beds had cords hanging from |
| simply be one of life's conveniences that allows for | | | | beams above them. Beddings then became more and |
| good sleep and relaxation. These are mostly how we | | | | more ornate with gold cloth and elaborate decorative |
| know our beds to be but as we look back in history, | | | | details. For poor families, a bed was a bag of wool or |
| we'll find them to be just a bit more interesting. | | | | straw serving as a mattress placed on a frame made |
| Did you know that beds were once considered a | | | | of timber and supported with rope or leather. |
| status symbol? The rich and elite had them as four | | | | The bed we know today takes root from the 18th |
| posters with those highly decorative drapes. Although | | | | century when they had a wider variety of materials |
| the poor had beds as well, theirs were a far cry | | | | that were used for bedding. After another century, |
| from the excellent quality that costlier beds were | | | | gold old timber bed was replaced by frames made of |
| made of. | | | | iron and steel. Modern water beds were also used as |
| The first beds were actually made of piles of straw | | | | treatment for and prevention of back sores by |
| and other organic materials that made sleeping a | | | | allowing the pressure to be distributed evenly |
| more comfortable experience. People first raised their | | | | throughout the person's back. |
| beds from the ground as a way of avoiding dirt and | | | | The folding Murphy Bed, which could easily transform |
| crawling insects. And then there were water beds | | | | into a closet, debuted in 1900 and since then, |
| that consisted of goatskin filled with water. Some | | | | expensive latex rubber mattresses were introduced |
| were made from wood and reed which didn't only | | | | in the market. At ab out this time, pocket spring |
| serve as furniture to sleep on but also as a place for | | | | mattresses were also first manufactured and up to |
| the family to eat and receive visitors. | | | | this day, this type of bed is still being made and sold |
| Beds back then were made of a mattress on | | | | worldwide. |