GFW
GFW Classic Side Lift Ottoman Bed
The storage is under the sleeper
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A single bed whose base lifts on a gas strut to reveal a lined storage area underneath. 202 by 106 cm, 36.4 kg assembled, mattress not included.
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How much room it really takes
Everything at the same scale, with a 1 m² square behind it so you can picture it properly.
Our assessment
Editor's score from 0 to 10 on five criteria. These are not the manufacturer's figures: they are our judgement, and we explain how we work them out in how we choose.
- Space efficiency—
- Capacity—
- Build quality7.0
- Ease of use4.0
- Design7.0
Worked out with an absolute anchor Editorial judgement
We could not score «space efficiency», «capacity» because the manufacturer does not publish the figures needed. That axis shows as zero on the chart: it is a declared gap, not a low score.
Full technical details
Figures the manufacturer does not publish appear as «—». We would rather leave a gap than fill it with an invented number.
| Unfolded measurements | |
|---|---|
| Width | 106 cm |
| Depth | 202 cm |
| Height | 85 cm |
| Usable surface | 21,412 cm² |
| Folded measurements | |
| Folded width | Not published by the manufacturer |
| Folded thickness | Not published by the manufacturer |
| Folded height | Not published by the manufacturer |
| Floor taken when stored | Not published by the manufacturer |
| Floor it still takes | Not published by the manufacturer |
| Weight and strength | |
| Weight | 36.4 kg |
| Maximum load | Not published by the manufacturer |
| Interior storage | Not published by the manufacturer |
| Shelves | Not published by the manufacturer |
| Drawers | Not published by the manufacturer |
| Linear metres of shelving | Not published by the manufacturer |
| Total shelf area | Not published by the manufacturer |
| Materials and assembly | |
|---|---|
| Surface | Faux leather |
| Frame | Engineered wood |
| Finish | White |
| Needs assembly | Yes |
| Assembly time | Not published by the manufacturer |
| Mechanism | lift-up ottoman base |
| Portability | stays put |
| Warranty | Not published by the manufacturer |
| Other details | |
| Lift | Gas hydraulic, side opening |
| Assembled weight | 36.4 kg |
| Mattress | Not included, takes a UK standard single |
| Storage | Lined base |
The analysis
This one solves the opposite problem from the rest of the page. It does not answer 'where does a guest sleep': it answers 'where does everything else go', by using the volume under a bed you were going to have anyway.
The base lifts on a gas strut from the side, which matters in a small bedroom: a foot-lift base needs clear floor at the end of the bed, and a side lift needs it at the side. Measure which one you actually have before choosing.
What we cannot tell you is how much it holds. The maker publishes no capacity in litres, and neither does any other bed we have looked at. That is why the space score is empty here rather than estimated: on a page about how much room things give back, guessing that figure would be the worst thing we could do.
Two practical warnings. The mattress is not included, so the real price is this plus a single mattress. And at 36.4 kg assembled with full assembly required, this is a piece of furniture you build once and do not move again.
In favour
- The storage is the volume under a bed you already need
- Gas strut side lift: the base rises with one hand
- Lined base, so bedding does not sit on bare board
Against
- The maker publishes no capacity in litres, so we cannot score it
- Mattress not included: budget for one
- 36.4 kg assembled and full assembly required: this does not move
Best for: A bedroom with no wardrobe space, where the only free volume left is under the bed.
Other options we have analysed
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The guide for this section
Beds that save space
Where guests sleep when there is no guest room
Beds that put themselves away, mattresses that fold and beds that store things underneath. How much room each takes the 360 days nobody sleeps in it.
GFW Classic Side Lift Ottoman Bed
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