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What Daybeds and Corsets have in Common

During the Victorian Era it was fashionable for most women to wear corsets. Not unlike women today, they desired an hour glass figure and would go to any length to obtain it. Outwardly corsets served the purpose and offered a non surgical solution to a bulging tummy. Physically, however, corsets crushed women's internal organs and put pressure on the lungs which caused light headedness and more often causing the women to faint, thus, fainting rooms were invented. Fainting rooms were where most women would rest during the middle of the day if they became tired or faint. They rested on modern daybeds

Today we use daybeds for more practical reasons. They may be purchased for a child's bedroom or for a small guest room. I've even seen daybeds used in the place of a sofa in a living room. What about outdoor daybeds? Can you actually have a bed outside? If you think outside the box, you'll see that outdoor daybeds can offer the same comfort and homey feel to your outdoor living area. Think of sofa bed durable enough to withstand the outdoor elements and beautiful enough to sit on, lounge on and gather with friends on.

Most outdoor daybeds come with a canopy or attached awning to protect you and your family from the hot sun and rain on a cloudy overcast day. Sunbrella Fabrics offer great outdoor fabric choices as well as durable material that have a 5 year warranty to sun fading and mildewing. These outdoor daybeds also come with a 10 year structural frame warranty. Daybeds have been around for centuries and have left a great legacy of true versatility all the while serving many cultures and maintaining a humble existence. Outdoor daybeds seem like the next best thing. Your outdoor living space just got a whole lot cozier.

Article by Anita Winter