BH | Studio Namur Lift-Storage Twin Bed

Ticking, the sturdy striped weave first made to hold the feathers in a mattress, became a decorating staple in its own right in the country houses of Flanders and France, where loose covers over a simple frame were slipped off to be cleaned and put back fresh. A loose slipcover gives a bed like this the same easy, lived-in charm, and keeping winter blankets underneath is just as old a habit.

Under its woven slipcover, which dresses the headboard, rails and base and can be spot cleaned, this twin bed hides a surprisingly large store. One pull on the foot-end strap and a gas cylinder lifts the slatted platform almost by itself, so a child or a guest can raise it alone, and everything below the mattress becomes room for toys, games, spare bedding and clothes. Bumpers by the headboard stop the mattress drifting as it moves. The slats are engineered hardwood, so there is no box spring to buy, the frame holds up to 699 lbs, and the headboard tapers gently toward its top.

It is a natural choice for a child's room or a small guest room, where storage space is always short: board games and the spare duvet below, a stack of storybooks on a bedside stool. In Oat Ticking Stripe or plain Olive, Flax or Mushroom, the slipcover is fresh and cheerful with a gingham quilt, a painted chest and a little rag rug, the look of a seaside cottage bedroom. This listing is for a twin bed frame; assembly is required.