Wall Bed with Side Cabinets: The Middle Option Explained
By Dwals Team · Last updated November 2026
A wall bed with side cabinets puts a wardrobe on each side of a fold-down bed, so one wall holds both your sleeping space and your clothes. In a Mumbai 1BHK, the second room usually has to be a guest room, a study and a storeroom at once, and there is rarely floor for a bed and a wardrobe.
Quick answer: A wall bed with side cabinets is the step between a bed on its own and a full wall unit. You get a wardrobe either side of the bed, all behind matching doors. At Dwals it starts from ₹1,15,000 (indicative).
Key takeaways
- The layout is simple: “Wardrobe either side, bed in the middle. One flush run of doors when closed.”
- It suits rooms that need hanging storage but not lofts, a desk and a full wall of joinery.
- Indicative “from” prices: Queen wall bed from ₹70,000; Bed + Side Cabinets from ₹1,15,000; Full Wall Unit from ₹1,90,000.
- Choose from 500+ finishes for the doors.
- What fits your wall is decided at the free measurement, not from a photo.
Bed down, with a cabinet and shelves built in beside it, all in one finish.
What a wall bed with side cabinets is
There are three parts on one wall:
- A cabinet on the left for clothes or linen.
- The bed door in the middle. The bed folds down from here at night.
- A cabinet on the right to match.
When everything is shut, you don’t see a bed with cupboards around it. You see one run of doors in a single finish.
Front view, not to scale. Sizes are set for your wall at the measurement.
Who it suits
- A 1BHK guest room that also stores the family’s extra clothes and bedding.
- A work-from-home room where the floor has to stay clear for a chair and table during the day. For a desk built into the bed door, see our wall bed with study table.
- A teenager’s room that needs real wardrobe space without a bed taking the floor.
- Anyone who wants storage but not a whole wall of joinery. If you also want lofts and a desk on the same wall, a full wall unit is the closer fit.
Side cabinets vs a full wall unit vs a bed on its own
| Wall bed on its own | Bed + Side Cabinets | Full Wall Unit | |
|---|---|---|---|
| What’s on the wall | Just the bed | “Wardrobe either side, bed in the middle.” | “Wardrobes, lofts, desk and bed in one planned wall.” |
| Storage | None built in | A cabinet each side | Wardrobes and lofts |
| Look when closed | A single bed door | “One flush run of doors when closed.” | One planned wall |
| Indicative price | From ₹70,000 (Queen) | From ₹1,15,000 | From ₹1,90,000 |
| Good for | Rooms with storage already sorted | Rooms that need wardrobe space too | Rooms where one wall has to do everything |
Prices are Dwals’s published “from” prices. Indicative. Final price depends on size, finish and site conditions.
If your room has an awkward corner, the Corner Unit (from ₹1,99,000) carries the run onto a second wall. You can see every option in the Dwals range.
A bed on its own, closed behind a sofa. Side cabinets add a wardrobe to each side of a door like this.
Finishes: making it one wall
As our full wall units page puts it: “Doors, lofts and the bed door share the laminate and the handle line, so when it is closed the wall reads as a wall — not as a bed with cupboards around it.” With side cabinets, the same idea applies to three doors. You pick from 500+ finishes, and the cabinets and the bed door are made in the same one.
A glossy door with an oak frame, one of many finish pairings.
A real room, closed and open
Our full wall units page shows a 6×6 with side cabinets, closed and then with the bed down. Closed, it is one run of doors. With the bed down, the cabinets stay where they are, either side of the bed. It is still a living room in the evening, and it is a bedroom after that.
Side cabinets or a full wall unit?
Ask yourself three things:
- Do you need lofts or a desk on this wall? If yes, look at the full wall unit. Our guide to planning a wall bed with wardrobe walks through it.
- Is the wall shorter or broken by a window? We’ll tell you what fits at the free measurement.
- Is wardrobe space the main gap? Side cabinets cover that without filling the whole wall.
Before you book
- Note roughly how wide and how tall the wall is.
- Mark switchboards, windows, doors and any loft already there.
- Decide what goes in the cabinets: hanging clothes, folded clothes or linen.
- Shortlist a few finishes you like.
- Then book the free wall bed measurement.
Every Dwalsbed carries a written 5-year warranty on the structure and the lifting mechanism. At handover, a professional shows everyone at home how to use the bed.
Call +91 906 706 5557 or WhatsApp us your room size. Book your free space consultation today.
FAQ
How is a wall bed with side cabinets different from a full wall unit? Side cabinets give you a wardrobe either side of the bed. A full wall unit plans the whole wall, with wardrobes, lofts, a desk and the bed. Bed + Side Cabinets starts from ₹1,15,000 and the Full Wall Unit from ₹1,90,000 (indicative).
Can I pick a different finish for the cabinets? You choose from 500+ finishes. Keeping the cabinets and the bed door in one finish is what makes the wall read as a single run of doors.
What does a wall bed with side cabinets look like when it’s closed? In Dwals’s words: “Wardrobe either side, bed in the middle. One flush run of doors when closed.”
How do I know if side cabinets will fit my wall? Book the free measurement. We measure your wall and tell you which configuration fits before anything is made.
Can side cabinets turn a corner? If you’re planning two walls, the Corner Unit (from ₹1,99,000, indicative) turns the run onto the second wall. It’s best decided at the measurement, so both walls are planned together.