What's in this collection
The frames here are upholstered fabric beds in double and queen sizes, covering a range of headboard styles from high, statement designs to more contained profiles. Several frames are available in fabric finishes including velvet, which is worth considering if the master bedroom aesthetic is a priority. Velvet beds have their own collection page if you'd like to browse specifically in that finish, along with honest detail on what velvet asks of you in a bedroom used daily.
The collection focuses on the size rather than the frame type, so if you've already decided on a specific type such as ottoman storage you may want to browse that collection directly and filter to double size there.
How much space does a double give two people?
Honestly, less than most people expect. The 135cm width gives each person roughly the same as a large armchair, which works fine when you're both still and sleeping in the same position. It becomes more noticeable when one person moves around at night, runs warm, or has significantly different sleep patterns to the other. None of this is unusual, and it doesn't make a double the wrong choice. It just means the decision deserves a moment's thought rather than defaulting to it because it's the standard couple's size.
The people who sleep well in a double are usually those who naturally gravitate toward each other in sleep, or those where one partner's sleep doesn't particularly disturb the other. If you've shared a double before and it worked, it'll work here. If you've always felt slightly pinched, the question worth asking is whether the room could take a king before you commit to another double.
Planning the room around a double bed
A 135cm wide frame needs a room that can carry it without the bed dominating everything. The standard guidance is to allow at least 60cm of clearance on each side of the bed that you'll be getting in and out from, which puts the minimum comfortable room width at around 260cm for a double with access on both sides. If one side is against a wall, you can reduce that, but getting out of bed from one side only gets frustrating quickly, particularly if the person on the wall side has to climb over.
Length matters too. A standard double frame is 190cm long, and you'll want space at the foot of the bed to move around, open wardrobe doors, and reach a chest of drawers without feeling cramped. In a room that's genuinely tight in one direction, a double frame with a high headboard adds further height at the wall end, which is worth accounting for in rooms with radiators or low windowsills behind the bed.
Spreading the Cost
Finance is available on many of our double bed frames, subject to status. If you're buying a frame and a mattress together, spreading the cost across both makes sense rather than treating the mattress as a separate budget problem. Details of the available finance options are on the website. Get in touch before ordering if you'd like to understand what's available before you commit.
Why buy from Shawcross
We're a Manchester-based furniture retailer with a physical showroom. For a double bed in a master bedroom, headboard height and fabric quality are both worth seeing in person. A 70-inch headboard looks very different in a room than it does in a product photograph, and for the bed that anchors the most-used room in the house, it's worth getting right. Come in without any obligation and see how the frames actually sit.
We deliver nationally across the UK and we're happy to talk through size, style, or room fit at any point before you order.
