In a time when homes were small, cold, and often overcrowded, the idea of sleeping in a wooden cupboard may not sound so unusual. From the medieval period to the early 20th century, “bed cupboards” or ...

Bed-boxes – also known as cabin or closet beds – have long been relegated to the realm of children’s bedrooms: compact, cocooning and cleverly engineered to swallow the everyday clutter of family life ...