Green Beds: Sage on the Cozey Ara Bed

Short answer: Our Ara bed comes in one green: Sage, a deep green in Performance Chenille, rated at 48,000 Martindale rubs. The frame and headboard covers are removable and can be machine washed, and Sage sits quietly beside off-white linens in a calm bedroom. We keep this guide short on purpose, because Sage is our only green bed colour and we describe it only as our product page and guides do.

A bed is the largest piece of colour in a bedroom, so it helps to know what a colour looks like, how its fabric wears and how it cleans before you choose it. The sections below cover each of those points, plus the headboard and frame choices that go with Sage.

On This Page

1. Does the Ara bed come in green?
2. What is Sage made of, and how does it feel?
3. How do you care for a Sage cover?
4. What can you choose with Sage?
5. Which colours work with Sage in a calm bedroom?
6. How do you keep a Sage bedroom minimalist?
7. Can you match the bed to a green sofa?
8. Our recommendation
9. Explore our bedroom range

Does the Ara bed come in green?

Yes, in one shade. Sage is the only green on the Ara bed. The table shows it beside the other Ara colours, so you can judge it against the alternatives.

Does the Ara bed come in green?

Chocolate, Mocha, Harbor Blue, Cerulean, Night Sky and Cypress Green are sofa colours and are not offered on the Ara bed. For a green bedroom with no other colour competing, Sage is the choice.

What is Sage made of, and how does it feel?

Sage is Performance Chenille, a soft, textured fabric that we rate at 48,000 Martindale rubs. The Martindale test rubs a fabric against an abrasive surface until it shows wear, and a higher number means more abrasion resistance. A headboard sees less rubbing than a sofa seat, so a moderate count can be enough for an adult bedroom.

The same chenille also comes in Cobblestone and Espresso, so one fabric spans deep, mid and dark tones. Order our free swatches before you decide. A green reads differently in your own light, next to your own walls and bedding.

How do you care for a Sage cover?

The cover on the frame and the headboard comes off. For chenille, our care steps are to machine wash the cover cold on a gentle cycle, air dry it, and avoid wringing, bleach and high temperatures. The foam, plywood panels, steel frame and hardware underneath do not go in the washing machine, so only the cover is washed. Washable does not mean stain-proof, so wipe spills quickly.

Compatible replacement covers are sold separately. If you want a different colour later, you can change the cover without replacing the steel frame. Our Ara customisation guide explains how the headboard, frame and covers fit together.

For households with animals, our own assessment of Performance Chenille is Good for pets. Claws can occasionally catch it, so it is less scratch-resistant than Aquaforte Velvet.

What can you choose with Sage?

After colour, the Ara bed asks for four more choices, and they change the look more than the colour does.

• Size: Full, Queen or King.
• Frame: Round or Square, with no storage or with four side-access drawers. A Queen with storage holds about 260 litres across the four drawers. Our Ara storage guide lists the drawer sizes.
• Headboard: Round, Square, Pillow or Extended.
• Seam finish: Regular Seam, French Seam or Channel Tufted. Channel tufting is offered only on the Extended headboard, and Sage is one of the colours it comes in.

The headboard decides how much wall width and floor depth the bed needs. These Queen sizes come from our product guides.

What can you choose with Sage?

Which colours work with Sage in a calm bedroom?

A calm palette keeps contrast low, so nothing competes for attention. As general advice, not a product specification, choose two or three close tones and let texture add interest.

• Light and quiet: Sage paired with off-white linens, which is how our headboard guide describes it: muted and grounded.
• Soft and layered: Sage with warm neutrals such as Silken Sand or Flax Haven in the curtains and throws.
• Bolder: Sage with Espresso or Cobblestone accents, if the room has plenty of daylight.

Our headboard fabric guide goes through the whole Ara palette.

How do you keep a Sage bedroom minimalist?

Keep the pieces few and the tones close. A Round or Square headboard with a Regular Seam gives the cleanest silhouette. Add one of our mattresses and a pair of nightstands from our bedroom collection, and keep the bedding in one colour family. The main steel frame uses hand-fastened and clip-on connections, and the product page lists tool-free assembly as a key feature. Storage drawers need the included Allen key. Our guide to bed frames that are easy to assemble covers assembly in more detail.

Can you match the bed to a green sofa?

Sage also comes on several of our sofas and chairs, so you can repeat the colour in the living room. Our guide to green sofas and sofa beds lists where it is offered, and each product shows its colours on its own page.

Our recommendation

Choose Sage if you want a deep green that stays quiet, and choose by room size for the rest.

• Small bedroom: a Round or Square headboard, which needs the least depth, in Sage with Regular Seam.
• Sitting up to read: the Pillow headboard, which adds about 11.4 cm (4.5 inches) of depth.
• Large bedroom or a statement wall: the Extended headboard with channel tufting in Sage.
• Extra storage: the four-drawer frame, with room beside the bed to open the drawers.

Before you order, check that your mattress suits the frame with our mattress compatibility guide, and read our warranty terms.

Explore our bedroom range

• Ara bed
• Bedroom collection
• Mattresses
• Free swatches

Product specifications can change. Check the current dimensions on the product page before ordering.