Headaches and disturbances

Many people wake up from a night's sleep and feel awful. Often they complain about having a headache, or they may feel as if they had a headache during the night. They can't put their finger on it, but they know that they have had a disturbed night's sleep.

There may be many, many reasons for this - it is not all down to the location of their home or the arrangement of rooms and furniture. So simply rearranging things will not necessarily solve the problem. On the other hand, you can have a look around your bedroom to see if there are any possible reasons that could contribute to poor sleep.

Storage drawers

Under-the-bed storage drawers are convenient, and a good solution. These should be used for utility goods such as bedding, towels, and blankets. A low storage chest at the foot of your bed is fine, too.

Built-in storage

All-in-one storage arrangements for the bedroom often provide behind-the-bed storage, complete with wall mirror. The mirror is unsuitable and although the head of the bed is against something solid, you should try to keep the immediate area behind you free of objects and ornaments. To be tranquil, the space should be clear. Incidentally, have you spotted the problem of the window with no curtains opposite the side of the bed?

Enclosed head space

If you were to look straight down into this room so that you had a bird's eye view, you would be unable to see the heads of the sleeping occupants, because the entire head area of the bed is enclosed in the storage cupboard area. While it is good to have the solidity on the "tortoise side", the overhanging cupboards create a constant downward pressure, just like an overhead beam.

Solving the overhang problem

If you have overhanging bookshelves, on solution, apart from moving your bed, is to use the whole wall for shelving and finish it off part way down with a large storage area with sliding doors. This would avoid the problem of putting your head under the shelves.