Sunday, 17 July 2011

Place: In Bed

Reasons I think being in bed is good:

- It a place of safety
- The monster under the bed can't get you
- Its uber comfortable
- Its the best place to recover from illness
- Warm in the coldest of winters
- They can look so pretty
- You can never have too many cushions
- Most comfortable place ever
- Sharing a bed is so much better than being on your own
- The bigger , the better.
- It can have accessories
- Its perfect for doing work, spreading your sheets everywhere!


Facts about being in bed:

- They come in a range of sizes
- Beds consist of the frame, mattress, quilt, pillows and bed linen. 
- Early bed were simply piles of straw
- In the early ages, bed lifted from the ground could only be afforded by the wealthy
The Egyptians had high bedsteads which were ascended by steps, with bolsters or pillows, and curtains to hang round. The elite of Egyptian society such as its pharaohs and queens even had beds made of wood, sometimes gilded.
The oldest account of a bed is probably that of Odysseus: a charpoy[4] woven of rope, plays a role in the Odyssey.
The Roman mattresses were stuffed with reedshaywool or feathers; the last was used towards the end of the Republic, when custom demanded luxury.
The ancient Germans lay on the floor on beds of leaves covered with skins, or in a kind of shallow chest filled with leaves and moss.
In the 17th century, which has been called "the century of magnificent beds," the style a la duchesse, with tester and curtains only at the head, replaced the more enclosed beds in France, though they lasted much longer in England.
 Louis XIV had an enormous number of sumptuous beds, as many as 413 being described in the inventories of his palaces. Some of them had embroideries enriched with pearls, and figures on a silver or golden ground.
What is referred to as a "single bed" in many parts of the world is known in U.S. terminology as a "twin bed." In some countries, a "twin bed" may also be used to describe one of two single beds in the same room.
An adjustable bed is a bed that can be adjusted to a number of different positions
An air bed uses an air-inflated mattress(es), sometimes connected to an electric air pump and having variable, firmness controls. The portable version of an air bed can also be rolled up and packed, so is meant for travel or temporary guest use.
bassinet is a bed specifically for newborn infants.
box-bed is a bed having the form of a large box with wooden roof, sides, and ends, opening in front with two sliding panels or shutters; often used in cottages in Scotland: sometimes also applied to a bed arranged so as to fold up into a box.
bunk bed is two or more beds one atop the other.
captain's bed (also known as a chest bed or cabin bed) is a platform bed with drawers and storage compartments built in underneath.
camp bed (also cot) is a simple, temporary, portable bed used by armies and large organizations in times of crisis.
A curtained bed is a luxury bed with curtains.
hammock is a piece of suspended fabric.
four poster bed is a bed with four posts, one in each corner, that support a tester.
sofabed is a bed that is stored inside a sofa.
waterbed is a mattress full of water.
- Safety rails can be attached to children beds to stop accidents


Psychology in Sleep:

Words relating to being in bed:


- Bed
- Frame
- Mattress
- Sleep
- Sex
- Duvet
- Pillows
- Throws
- Single
- Double
- Poster
- King
- Queen
- Sprung
- Linen
- Blanket
- Feathers
- Divan 
- Air bed
- Sofa bed


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