Updated : November 6, 2025
Published : August 24, 2022
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Making a bed for a long, but thin bedroom

A Case Study:

The Problem:

I have a huge bedroom, it’s a massive 8m long but only 2.4m wide and that’s a problem because I want a super king-size bed. The room is not wide enough to place the bed along the 8m length because that only allows 25cm on each side; even if I went to a king-size bed, I’d only get 40cm, and that’s not even big enough for bedside tables!

If I turn the bed around and place it in its more natural position along the 8m wall, it looks amazing, and there is plenty of space on either side for bedside tables, chairs and a dressing area; the problem is at the foot end. A King or Super King size bed is 210cm long, so at the foot end of the bed, I only have 30cm, which is the length of a school ruler, and whilst I’m slim and can shuffle past, it’s not very pretty, and it’s just awkward, especially as there are wardrobes at the end of the bed too.

Possible Solutions:

I could have a custom bed made that’s not quite so long. A maximum reduction of 10cm would make it the same length as a double bed, but would 10cm make a difference to the end of bed shuffle?

I’m not tall, but I’m used to a king-size bed, and I’m not comfortable losing 10cm of mattress length. It will feel too short.

If I cut a hole in the wall large enough for the bed to slide into, and I put the bed on castors, it can be stowed away during the day and pulled out at night – in my wall cavity, I can gain about 20cm – its an interesting idea but requires builders and a custom bed with wheels.

The Furl Solution

None of the above delivers a truly practical solution to the problem of not having enough space at the foot end of the bed. We love real-world problems, or rather, we love solving them.

So, thinking a little outside the box, we needed to come up with a solution that delivers a 50cm saving at the end of the bed without compromising on the length of the bed when sleeping, and it needs storage. Simple right ?!

First, we made a custom size bed to the size needed to create the space. In this instance, the size of the bed is 150 x 160, that’s 50cm less length than a standard king-size bed.

We then designed the foot end of the bed with a lift-up section so that the bed frame and sleeping area is extended by 50cm. A mattress was cut to the correct bed size ( 150 x 160) and an extra extension piece of 50cm.

With the bed flap up and the extension fitted, the bed becomes a full-size UK king bed. When extra space is needed, the flap drops and the extension is stowed in the bed; yes, we managed to make it a storage bed too.

The result is a bed that, when needed for sleeping, is a size and length the customer wanted, but during the day, the extension is quickly stored inside, and the bed size is reduced by 50cm creating much-needed room around the bed.