Double Divan Beds (4FT6)

A UK standard double divan takes a 135cm × 190cm mattress on a fully upholstered base. It is the most-bought bed size in Britain and the size where divans still outsell frames by a wide margin.

Why 4FT6 divans dominate UK bedrooms

Three reasons, in order of how often they actually decide the purchase:

1. Storage without losing floor space. Two or four drawers built into the base give you a chest of drawers' worth of capacity in a room that has no wall left for one.
2. Cost. A divan base is cheaper to make than an equivalent frame, and 4FT6 mattresses and bedding are the cheapest and most widely stocked of any UK size.
3. Delivery. The base splits into two 67.5cm halves. It goes up narrow Victorian staircases where a rigid double frame will not.

Drawer configurations

• 2 drawers — both on one side. Correct choice when one side of the bed is against a wall.
• 4 drawers — two per side. Needs 50–60cm clear floor on both sides.
• No drawers — a plain platform base, cheapest option, still gives full mattress support.

Decide this by measuring your walkways, not by capacity. A four-drawer bed with one side against a wall gives you two usable drawers and two you can never open.

Room clearance

135cm for the bed plus 60cm to walk and make it. A double divan works from around 250cm room width, comfortably from 280cm. Add drawer pull-out depth on whichever sides carry drawers.

Made to order in the UK

Upholstered to order in velvet, plush, chenille and teddy bouclé. Comparing options? See small double (4FT), king size (5FT), or double ottoman beds for lift-up storage instead of drawers.