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Autistic children need a regulated environment to grow and feel secure. To determine the features of such an environment, Sunfield conducted an evidence-based study on the impact of interior design on autistic children and isolated a number of important design features that can be incorporated into a bedroom for autistic children and that can also be used in and around the home. Some features are easier to incorporate than others, for instance, purchasing a sturdy, comfortable bed, adopting a colour theme based on your child’s favourite colours and using non-fluorescent lighting, while others require more effort and a flexible budget, such as soundproofing and the introduction of curvilinear design.

Many people think that novelty bed linen is strictly for children, and while Bratz, Hannah Montana and the Jonas Brothers may appeal more to those under the age of 10 years old, there are many novelty sheets, duvet covers and pillow cases that are perfectly suited to adult tastes.

Granted, Betty Boop probably won’t add to the elegance of your Contemporary bed, but you might be able to get away with Bridgette Bardot in a classic black and white pose (not the Bond bikini scene), alternatively you could try bed linen in a rustic country theme if your bedroom is decorated in the Provincial French style.

Every parent knows, even if they don’t admit it, that given half a chance any child will indulge in bed jumping activities to his or her heart’s content and then use it to build some sort of fort or palace. Some people never grow out of this destructive past time. In fact there is a website, called Bed Jump.com dedicated to these adult children who take advantage of the anonymity of hotel rooms and post pictures of their illicit bed jumping activities for all to see.

Girl jumping on hotel bed: posted at jump.com

The difference between an ordinary plebian bed and an exceptional bed that could grace the covers of home décor magazines is simply how you accessorise it. Think of it like art: your bed is the blank canvas and the fabrics, bed linen and headboards are your pallet of paints. Fabric beds give you the advantage of already supplying you with a colour theme for your linen and accessories and they also add a touch of class and comfort to your bedroom

Choose two colours

Gone are the days when buying a Star War’s bedspread for your children’s beds and tacking up a few posters on your little darlings’ bedroom walls would transform an ordinary room into a themed bedroom. Nowadays, the children’s theme bed options are endless, promising every child an escape into their very own fantasy world every time they go to bed. There are children wooden ship beds and two-storey pink princess castles available, as well as an endless variety of car theme beds. Parents can even opt to buy a themed double bed to really spoil their child.

The Princess and the Pea

The idiom, a ‘man’s house is his castle’, should be changed to ‘a man’s (or indeed woman’s) bed is his castle’. The modern human is a creature of luxury and comfort, we love feather duvets, soft dressing gowns and toasty warm towels straight out of the dryer and our beds are central to this lifestyle.  King-sized beds have not only been developed to provide people with the epitome of comfort but also to be a family place, where children can play and parents can eat their breakfast off trays. And the king-size bed boasts a long and pretty interesting history.