We all need beds, but being able to afford a bed is a completely different matter. At a glance, beds today seem so expensive, so expensive that you find yourself considering your sofa rather than forking out a fortune for a new bed. However, if you search hard enough you will soon find that this is not really the case.

Dreams.co.uk constantly has a range of good offers that make the most exotic of beds seem slightly more in your price range. However, the Dreams beds Dreams beds that are always affordable are divan beds.

When you think of a divan bed you probably think of a boxy affair that is hideously unattractive.

This is no longer the case, divan beds have become increasingly popular, and whether this is out of want or necessity is irrelevant. The fact remains that because they have become more popular they have started to become slightly more stylish.

Divan beds are now far more colourful, especially children's ones. You can get patterned bases that your children would love, like jungle, or spaceship themes, or your favourite football team strip, the list is endless. This brightness has also continued to the headboards. No more are they just a boring brown square. You can get patterned and themed headboards as well.

On adult divan beds you get metal headboards, as well as more ornate fabric ones. Combine this with a nice duvet set and a beautiful throw and many people would never notice you had a divan bed, they certainly would not presume it is one.

So go for the affordable bed option, but never fear that it will look cheap because the divan beds of today are on the rise, they may not be really classy, but they are certainly respectable.