Ikea Meldal Day Bed

IKEA bed Little Miss needed a new bed and was quite keen to get a day bed as she thinks they are quite grown up. We had looked around and she liked this black one from IKEA. First time this has ever happened to me- we went to IKEA to buy the bed and the very bed we wanted to buy was the offer of the day- £84 reduced to £42. A real bargain because even at full price it’s not an expensive bed! **What are the key features?...** *The bed is two functions in one - a sofa in the daytime which turns into a bed for the night. *The space under the bed can be utilised with the IKEA (or similar) bed ... more

With the amount of problems I had with my last metal bed, I'm quite surprised I ended up with another one. My previous bed was a metal frame double from Argos, which is beautiful but with a combined weight of 21 stone, the bed couldn't hold me and my partner without squeaking uncontrollably. Because of this I took the bed apart and took it to the skip - resorting in me buying a day bed.Day beds have always appealed to me because of their 'sofa' like appearance when it isn't a bed. My bedroom isn't the biggest of places and because I am moving out I quite liked the idea of a sofa/bed without ... more

In my back bedroom I have a lovely bed frame in black, which I bought from Ikea when my daughter took me some years ago. I liked this when I saw it in the shop but it had to fit into between the wardrobes and although I measured it beforehand I must have done it wrong because when I got back home and I put it up I found it didn’t fit properly and this is where the power tools I have came in handy. I had to use the angle grinder to cut off the footboard bit and half of the back head board because if I didn’t it meant I couldn’t get into the wardrobes or open the doors. This aggravated e because ... more