Raised beds with roll-out boxes are a staple of small bedrooms, from city flats to teenagers' rooms. Standing higher than most, this illustrative frame has storage boxes on castors that slide out from under the side rail. A slatted deck rests on the rails above.
Families buying this bed are often buying it for someone else, usually a teenager whose room has to hold clothes, games and schoolwork. They ask how many boxes fit and how big they are. They also ask whether the bed will be too tall to sit on once a mattress is on. Finish can turn into a negotiation, with grey or black brown for the teenager and white or oak veneer for the parent.
Bedroom Configurator demo
High Storage Bed
- Product
- High Storage Bed
- Colour
- White
- Width
- 140 cm
Illustrative product. The design and images are generated examples, not a real model for sale.
What you can configure
Swatches change the frame between white, black brown, oak veneer and grey, with whitewash oak and dusty blue in the wider range. Width is 140, 160 or 180 cm. In a small bedroom each step up in width takes floor from the space the boxes roll out into, so the two are linked. In this demo the width is listed in the summary.
- Colour: White, Black Brown, Oak Veneer, Grey
- Width: 140 cm, 160 cm, 180 cm
Why a configurator suits beds
Storage beds are bought on numbers. Height, box dimensions, box count and the clearance to roll them out decide whether the bed solves the problem it was bought for. A configurator that shows the boxes in and out, with their sizes, answers those questions in one view rather than across three tabs of specifications.
Boxes are frequently sold separately or as an upgrade. Showing the bed with and without boxes, and pricing them individually, lets the customer choose how much storage they need. It also heads off the complaint that the boxes in the photograph were not included, a common cause of bad reviews for this type of bed.
Eighteen combinations of finish and width make a manageable image set. Retailers of children's and teenage furniture usually sell matching desks, wardrobes and shelving too, so the bed becomes the anchor for a room. Carrying the finish to those pieces, and saving the room to share with the other parent, fits how these purchases are decided.
How a production version would be built
For a raised storage bed I would use layered images: the frame per finish, and the boxes as a separate layer in closed and open positions. Customers can then add or remove boxes and see the result immediately. The retailer supplies frame and platform heights, box dimensions and count, widths, and whether boxes are included or optional. Saved rooms can be shared by link for a family decision, and the order goes to the basket with boxes as separate lines.
Build sheet for this range
- Colours in the full range: 6 (4 shown in this demo)
- Width choices: 3
- Combinations to support: 6 × 3 = 18
- Images for one photograph per combination at 3 angles: 54
- Images if widths can be shown as separate layers, at 3 angles: 27
- Data each of the 18 combinations needs: a SKU or variant ID, price, stock or lead time, and any dimensions or specification that change
Questions about bed configurators
Can customers choose how many storage boxes to add?
Yes. Boxes become an option with a quantity, each appearing in the image as it is added, with the price updating. If some boxes are included as standard, they are shown by default and extras are offered. It removes any doubt about what arrives in the delivery, a common source of complaints with storage beds.
How do we show how tall the bed is once a mattress is on it?
With a side view showing frame height, platform height and a mattress of the chosen depth beside a simple figure for scale. That answers whether the bed is comfortable to sit on and easy to climb into. In teenagers' rooms it also shows how much headroom remains under a sloping ceiling.
Can the bed be shown with a matching desk and wardrobe?
They can. Further steps add matching pieces in the same finish, displayed together in a simple room view, each keeping its own options and SKU. For children's and teenage rooms, where furniture is often bought as a set, that keeps the room consistent and turns one bed into a larger, single order.
Which ecommerce platforms does the configurator work with?
Shopify, WooCommerce and custom sites. On Shopify and WooCommerce the bed and boxes map to products and variants, so stock, pricing and checkout work as normal. On a quote-only site the configuration goes to a form or CRM instead, with every option recorded for the sales team.
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A configurator for your beds
This demo uses an illustrative product. If you sell beds, I can build the same experience around your own range, photography and ordering process, connected to Shopify, WooCommerce or a quote workflow. I reply to enquiries within two UK working days.