Design: Decadent Daybeds
[Image credits: Funzi Daybed – Odds & Ends]
What can be more decadent than spending the day lounging on a daybed or chaise lounge, especially in warm sunny weather? Daybeds/Chaise Longues are my favourite piece of furniture, and when I had my flat I opted for a daybed/chaise longue footstool combo, rather than the traditional three-piece sofa and armchair set-up; and it proved to be the perfect piece of furniture to unwind after a hard days work. Unfortunately for me, my guests thought so too, and to this day regularly ‘hijack’ my daybed/chaise, not that I am complaining; if I had my way I would fill my home with daybeds! A recent random search for daybeds led me to Odds & Ends in Kenya, who have a range of majestic looking designs, just waiting to be piled high with comfy cushions, or if you are feeling especially indulgent, draped with fabric and placed in the garden to create a private oasis.
Daybeds are so appealing because they invite you chilli-out, and do absolutely nothing, a luxury in our busy lives. The Odds & Ends range of daybeds are solid pieces of furniture and feature skilfully carved detailing, and intricate patterns, that remind me of ancient Indian Maharajah times, not surprising given the contribution Indian culture has had on aspects of Swahili culture.
[Image credits: top, Sabaki; centre, Safari;
bottom, Pate Canopy, Daybeds – Odds & Ends]
Odds & Ends is based in Nairobi, and has been serving the market for twenty-five years, offering its customers, in their own words, ‘the most amazing and unique range of furniture in Kenya’. With pieces that range from contemporary designs to antiques, the business comes across as one of those places you could spend all day in finding things that you never knew you were looking for!
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For further information about Odds & Ends Kenya visit: www.oddskenya.com
