5 by 6 holstered Bed
Handcrafted by Veronica furniture in 009, Karen, Nairobi, Kenya
The 5 by 6 Upholstered Bed is an upholstered bed handcrafted in Kenya on a bluegum frame. The headboard is built up in tall vertical channels, each one stitched and filled by hand so the padding sits evenly from the mattress line to the top edge. The proportions are deliberately restrained: a broad headboard, a shallow footboard rail, and slim squared legs that lift the whole piece just clear of the floor. The structure is bluegum, wrapped in a textured woven fabric in a warm greige tone that shifts lighter or darker depending on the angle of the light. The weave has a visible slub across the surface, so the channelling reads as soft ridges rather than hard lines. The same fabric continues around the side and foot rails, giving the bed one continuous surface broken only by the pale legs. This bed suits a main bedroom where the wall behind it is left plain and the headboard does the work. It sits comfortably against linen bedding, a low timber nightstand on either side, and a rug that runs past the foot rail. The headboard height is generous enough to lean against for reading, and the tone is quiet enough to live with unchanged for years. Kamara works with Kenyan furniture makers who build and upholster in their own workshops rather than on an assembly line. Buying a bed like this one means your money reaches the bench where it was made.
Price: KES 33,600
Material: bluegum
Availability: In Stock
Category: furniture