"Life is too short to sleep on low thread-count sheets" (Leah Stussy). I must say I quite agree; life is short and sleep is underestimated. Where you sleep, or what you sleep on, makes a significant difference to ensuring that the half of your life spent awake is a more contended one. The importance of choosing the right bed couldn't be over-estimated and there's not only comfort to think of, but style too.
Kings and queens of bygone ages were well aware of this and throughout history beds have stood as something of a status symbol. The ancient Romans regarded beds so highly that they even designed beds in which to eat, as the saying goes, sleep till you're hungry, eat til you're sleepy. Designers came up with everything in bed styles from brass framed to four-poster to appeal to the demand from the nobility to impress.
Around the early 1900s, the leather bed appeared on the market as the ultimate symbol in luxury and modernity. The appearance of these sleek, modern beds on the scene marked the beginning of something quite special in bedroom furniture.
The exceptionality has not worn off, like the enduring quality of this material. Nothing can surpass hiding away from bleak winter nights amid puffy, feather pillows, in a voluptuous leather chocolate-coloured sleigh bed, indulging in a little luxury from the past. This masterpiece has lost neither its romance, nor its class.
For the unbelievers of vintage, there is a large range of contemporary leather bed designs out there, in every colour, to suit every taste. What's more, leather beds fit with ease to the modern, high-pace life style, as they are simple to clean for all those Romans among us who are partial to a breakfast in bed.
Certainly, if comfort, style and longevity are your priorities, then choosing to invest in a leather bed will be a decision that's not regretted.
