Updated : June 11, 2025
Published : May 9, 2025
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The Ottoman Bed Reinvented — Effortless Storage at the Touch of a Button

When it comes to living well in a small home, clever furniture changes everything. At Furl, we’ve always believed that smart design can restore calm, simplify your routine, and give you more from the space you already have.

But we’ve just taken that belief further than ever.

Our latest electric-assisted ottoman bed is a game-changer. With a single touch, it lifts and closes — no heavy lifting, no awkward effort, just smooth, silent motion. And underneath? Up to 40cm of deep, easily accessible storage.

Storage Without Limits

The storage space inside this bed is generous — available in three depths, with our Max version offering a huge 40cm of usable space. That’s enough to hide away everything from spare duvets and pillows to full-sized suitcases.

Better still, you’re free to choose any mattress — even heavy, luxurious ones. The electric lift handles the weight for you.

Safe. Simple. Inclusive.

Electric furniture often raises questions about safety. So we built protection in from the start. This bed includes advanced safety sensors, like those found in car windows, that detect resistance and stop the mechanism instantly.

It’s designed to work for everyone — including seniors, those with limited mobility, or wheelchair users — all with one simple button.

Designed and Built in the UK

As with all our furniture, this bed is handcrafted in our Nottingham workshop and installed by our in-house team. It’s already on display in our Swiss Cottage showroom, ready for you to experience in person.

If you’ve ever thought storage beds were too much hassle, this one may change your mind.

How to Operate Your Bed

Using your electric ottoman bed is simple, safe, and completely hands-free once activated.

To open the bed: Gently pull the lifting strap upwards. As soon as the bed detects this motion, the mechanism will automatically activate and begin lifting. You can release the strap — the bed will do the rest.

To close the bed: Press the close button located at the foot end of the bed. A single press is all that’s needed — the bed will lower itself smoothly and safely.

If something gets in the way: Our advanced safety sensors will detect any obstruction and immediately stop the movement. The bed will then lift slightly to return to a safe position.

Once the obstruction has been cleared, simply press the close button again to restart the closing action.

It’s that easy — no heavy lifting, no complicated controls. Just intelligent, effortless storage at the touch of a button.

Closing the Gap Between Convenience and Capability

Most ottoman beds focus on making the lift easier. But at Furl, we realised the real problem often comes after — closing the bed again. Especially with premium mattresses, pushing the base back down can be just as hard.

So we solved it.

Our new design includes an intuitive one-touch close button, making it effortless to shut the bed — a first in ottoman bed design. That means whether you’re storing out-of-season clothes, bulky bedding or your everyday clutter, access is always easy and dignified.

Innovation Never Stops

We Keep Listening

This bed was created by listening — really listening — to our customers. Many told us they loved the practicality of ottoman storage, but found lifting or closing the bed physically difficult, especially with deeper models or premium mattresses. Others shared how age, injury, or disability made traditional designs feel out of reach. So we reimagined what an ottoman bed could be: effortless to open, simple to close, and accessible to everyone. This new design is our response — an inclusive, beautifully made solution that restores ease, dignity, and calm to everyday living

And if the Power Fails

We know that introducing electric movement can raise practical concerns — especially around power cuts. That’s why we engineered this bed to work perfectly with or without electricity. If the power ever goes out, you can still open and close the bed manually using the lifting strap, just like a traditional ottoman. No fuss, no stress, no waiting. It’s all part of our promise to design furniture that brings ease and peace of mind into your everyday life — no matter what

Final Words

This bed is more than just a new product — it’s the result of listening closely to our customers and rethinking what storage furniture should feel like. We heard from people who loved the idea of hidden storage but struggled with lifting or closing a traditional ottoman bed, especially with heavier mattresses. Others told us how age, injury or disability made existing designs inaccessible. So we created a solution that’s effortless to use, inclusive by design, and beautifully engineered — all without compromising on space or style. And because peace of mind matters, we built in the reassurance that even during a power cut, the bed still works perfectly, just like a traditional lift. It’s calm made practical. Storage made effortless. And a better way to live, by design.