Bed-boxes – also known as cabin beds and closet beds – have in modern times been primarily associated with children's ...

“We created a lot of nooks in the house ... The other part of it was enclosed and functions as an additional bedroom with a pullout daybed that converts into a king-size bed.

Yet the history of these vaulted sleeping nooks is rather more nuanced ... heating (or comfortable mattresses and easily-purchased cosy bedding) the enclosed design of such beds helped to trap the ...