Wooden Daybed
Buy the best wooden daybed selected and recommended by interior designers. By Peyton Robinson.
Wooden daybeds make a room feel warm and cozy and they have a calming effect to help put you to sleep. They are great space savers, especially the ones that come with trundles beds or storage drawers. Use them as couches and spare sleeping arrangements or replace your or your child’s bed with a daybed. If you live in a small home or studio apartment, then check out our extensive list of daybeds with wood frames.
Wooden Daybed
Buying Guide
Peyton Robinson
Interior Design Expert
From fancy feeding stations to designer crate furniture, Peyton knows how to ensure comfort to your furry companion without compromising on the aesthetics of your home.
The best type of wood for a wooden daybed frame is a sturdy hardwood. You’ll be using your daybed for relaxing during the day and sleeping at night, so it’ll need to be durable enough to function as both a couch and a bed. Walnut, maple, mahogany, birch, and oak are all excellent examples of hardwoods that work admirably for furniture. They have handsome grains, they age well, and they’re high enough quality that they will last for a long time.
Your wooden daybed frame will likely come in one of four sizes: Twin (38” x 75”), full (54” x 75”), queen (60” x 80”, and king (76” x 80”). The twin size tends to be the most popular by far, as it best approximates the shape of a sofa for relaxing during the day.
When choosing a size, consider how you’ll be using the daybed as well as the space you have to store it. If you’ll be using it primarily as a sofa, the twin is likely your best option—but if it’ll be performing as a bed more often and you have enough room, choose a full or a queen for more comfort.
Mid-century modern, Scandi, baroque or farmhouse-chic: There are many types of wooden daybed frame, one for any type of aesthetic.
If you’re looking for a painted frame, a pastel farmhouse frame with carvings will likely suit you well. Minimal or Scandi frames will likely be quite basic, and made out of a light pine—so they’ll work well with airy, neutral palettes.
A mid-century modern frame can be made out of light or dark wood, and will have curved or asymmetric silhouettes—best for making a stark statement in a fashion-forward space.