Kitka Design Toronto
Living in Brooklyn my bed was always a mattress directly on the floor.
I have nothing against bed frames, and always planned to buy one once I was done buying vintage lamps (HA! NEVER!) and felt up to renting a car, picking it up, hauling it up a five-story walkup, and then enduring the near-guaranteed argument that develops while assembling any sort of furniture with your spouse.
When we made our recent move to Australia we went to buy a bed and I learned that having a bed directly on the floor was my husband’s preference and not just something done out of laziness.
I should have known, the man is allergic to lazy.
Having a spouse that actually gives a crap about interior details is totally awesome in some respects as he totally supports the purchase of artworks and beautifully designed objects, but kinda sucks because he also has his own taste which much to my dismay, does not always match mine. Husbands these days!
Although having my bed directly on the floor isn’t what I prefer to do, it’s a small concession to make in the name of love and I’ve built an inspiration file chock full of floor beds done well.
These are some of my favorites.
Kitka Design Toronto (holy crap do I love a good wool blanket!)
Per Magnus Persson viaDoor Sixteen
Aubrey Road
Desire to Inspire
bddw
Obviously the key to having a really beautiful floorbed is to have pretty much no stuff.
This will certainly be a challenge as our apartment doesn’t have a single closet and my husband has a huge art book collection, but I’m sure we can work something out.
Afterall, It’s not exactly the worst kind of collection to endure in terms of decor.
What do you think? Can you sleep directly on the floor?
Do think it looks minimal and graceful or is it more early-brokeass?
