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The Evolution of the Bed

By BaileeOlah
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    First Sleeping Area

    First Sleeping Area
    The First ever sleeping area was dirt. Even if you believe in the big bang theroy or in god or even in the evolution of man. The ground was the first ever comfortable bed we slept in. The colors of the bed came in light brown sandy brown, muddy brown, or grassy green.
  • Jan 1, 1000

    King Tut's Bed

    King Tut's Bed
    AboutIn 3400 BC, the Egyptian pharaoh King Tut had a bed of gold, while the pesants slept on palm bows stashed in the corner of their rooms. The first true luxury beds came along with the Roman Empire.
  • Jan 1, 1100

    The First Waterbed

    The First Waterbed
    AboutThe Emperors, with all their wealth had beds decorated with gold, silver or bronze with mattresses stuffed with feathers, hay, wool, or reeds. The Romans were also the founders of the most-famous waterbed. They would lay back on a cradle of warm water until almost falling asleep to then be lifted onto another cradle with a mattress next to it, where they would be rocked to sleep
  • Sep 24, 1300

    Bedsteads

    Bedsteads
    The Evolution Of SleepIn the 13th century luxury increased and bedsteads were made of wood much decorated with carved and painted designs. They also used folding beds, which served as couches by day and had cushions covered with silk laid on top of leather.
  • Jan 1, 1500

    Renaissance Beds

    Renaissance Beds
    Bed MattressesDuring the 15th century marked the beginning of more luxurious mattresses. During this time, straws, feathers, leaves were stuffed inside a thin-sized long pouch which were made of silks and velvets. Thus, the birth of silk and velvet beds.

  • First Frame

    First Frame
    Evolution Of SleepThe earliest beds, made in the 1600s, were shallow chests where bedding was placed. The first try at a soft basis consisted of ropes or leather supports stretched across a wooden frame. The mattress was usually stuffed with straw and sometimes wool that was covered with cheap fabric

  • Shakespeare's bed

    HubPagesWhen William Shakespeare died in 1616, he left his "second-best bed and the furniture" to his wife. The "furniture" meant the bedding and curtains. Beds were often a man's most valuable possessions. and the great playwright's bed was probably richly carved and curtained with expensive fabrics.

  • Spring mattress

    Mattress HistoryIn the mid 1800s the inner spring mattress was created, it became a popular choice for the next 100 years also another choice was natural latex from the ruber tree.

  • Murphy Bed

    HubPagesMurphy Bed, the bedding idea of 1900 was invented by American William Lawrence Murphy. The space-saving Murphy Bed folds into a wall closet. William Lawrence Murphy formed the Murphy Bed Company of New York, the second oldest oldest furniture manufacturer in the United States. Murphy patented his "In-A-Dor" bed in 1908, however, he did not trademark the name "Murphy Bed".

  • Synthetic Foam

    Synthetic Foam
    Mattress HistoryIn the 1950s Synthetic Foam was created. Unfortunately it was seen as a cheap and uncomfortable foam which got it a bad image. Luckily man made a better denser foam that was more comfortable to sleep on and could last longer.

  • "No-Flip"

    "No-Flip"
    WikipediaSimmons Bedding Co. invented the "no-flip" mattress, a one-sided construction style that has since been adopted by most North American mattress manufacturers. It has at least # layers and the top layer is the no-flip mattress.