As the lyrics of Away in a Manger go, the little Lord Jesus had no crib for a bed. At this time of year, many of us have also laid down ou...
As the lyrics of Away in a Manger go, the little Lord Jesus had no crib for a bed.
At this time of year, many of us have also laid down our heads in less than ideal locations.
The arrival of guests and a lack of spare rooms have seen a spate of unconventional sleeping arrangements – such as a bed, complete with festive duvet cover and toy snowman, set up in a kitchen.
Images have been shared on Twitter over the weekend for the Duvet Know It's Christmas campaign – a tradition started a decade ago by writer Rhodri Marsden to help raise money for the homeless charity Centrepoint.
One picture shows blankets put down in a bathroom while another has the pillow perilously positioned directly below a glass table.
Alice Eggeling tweeted that her mother had taped up the light above her single bed 'so I don't hit my head', adding: 'I am 42.'
Amy Mills, an assistant TV producer, was billeted in her 'childhood bedroom, complete with teddy bears, old uni photos and dance trophies from when I was ten'.
By last night, Mr Marsden's JustGiving page had raised more than £38,000 in donations.
Chris Burge shared his bed, located next to the cooker and washing machine, in his parent’s kitchen on Twitter. The single bed was adorned with red and white festive bedding - complete with a snowman teddy
Alison Kelly said she’d been 'upgraded to a double air bed’ because her parent’s had invested in an electric pump. The mattress was placed in the centre of the living room opposite the Christmas tree
In the spirit of sharing unconventional living arrangements, Harriet Smith posted a picture on social media of her bed located next to a keyboard with a tall lamp in the corner of the room. She joked, ‘Id I fancy whacking out a rendition of jingle bells at 3am - I’m in luck!’
Tess Cooper left users in hysterics after she showed her single bed that was tightly squeezed under a glass table. She joked: ‘My mum says I can put the pillow the other end if I like’
One couple were ‘relegated’ to their bathroom floor after they had elderly parent’s visiting from France. Lesley M wrote: ‘We’re in our 50s - this is day six of ten!’
Patrick O’Brien shared an image of a double bed on the floor of his mother-in-law’s front room alongside a couch. He said three people were rotating ‘couch privileges’ and hilariously added: ‘Yes that is a whoopee cushion on the blow-up bed.’
Twitter user @ImpishShadow shared the floor with his parent’s cat over Christmas. The single bed was pictured on the floor next to his brother’s desk and the ‘weird strawberry cat nest’
Fran Martin quickly took to Twitter with the charity hashtag to post about her ‘favourite Christmas Eve tradition’. She said her parent’s had stored her belongings whilst she waits to move into her new property - but asked other users if her bed was placed next to the towering items as a hint to ‘hurry up’
Helen Russell joked that her bed was placed next to a bookshelf full of Wisdens so will be a Cricket expert by the end of the festive period
Twitter user @memmsy joked her bed was in the ‘room of requirement’. The picture showed her parent's cat fast asleep next to the pillow and a doll in the corner, named Jemima
Despite being age 36, Della posted an image to Twitter of her mother’s spare room that is complete with glitter wallpaper, which was recently decorated, a cat teddy and dolls
Clare Hope posted a ‘late submission’ with the charity hashtag, but it didn’t disappoint. The image showed a bunk bed in the corner next to a running machine and an exercise bike
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