As David Cameron settles into being Britain’s new prime minister, he may have the chance to relax on a bean bag during his time in power.

The Daily Mail notes that as Mr Cameron and his family moved their belongings from their home in Notting Hill, west London to Number 10 Downing Street, a “huge” purple bean bag was loaded up into the delivery van.

While the prime minister, his pregnant wife Samantha and children Nancy and Arthur will currently live in the flat above Number 10, they will move into the adjacent residence at Number 11 once refurbishment work is completed.

As he takes time out from meetings and drawing up new policies, the PM and his family may be able to watch TV while cosied up on the bean bag chair, as the publication notes that a widescreen plasma TV was transported from their old residence in Notting Hill to their new home.

But Mr Cameron is not the only high-profile person to have a bean bag. Earlier this month, TV presenter Philippa Forrester told the Daily Mail that she chilled out on a bean bag chair while cruising around the Caribbean.

The use of bean bags and cushions at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show will help to provide an area where teenagers can hang out and have fun during the horticultural event.

Speaking to Horticulture Week, award-winning garden designer Mark Gregory notes that the special garden created for young person’s charity the Children Society will feature a range of comfy seating.

“I have tried to create a cool, outdoor place for teenagers to hang out either in private with their mates away from their parents or with their family,” he claims.

He adds that while the pavilion features bean bag chairs and scatter cushions, in addition to “some of the usual Chelsea glamour” and various plants such as foxgloves and ferns.

In addition, the Children’s Society Garden features wood-fired ovens, giving youngsters the chance to munch on some pizza while they are sat on bean bags.

Meanwhile, a recent article in the Ottawa Citizen revealed that as people are increasingly having outside dinner and cocktail parties, they are using large, colourful cushions to sit on as they eat and drink.

One performing arts professional has revealed her plans for the iconic Sydney Opera House to feature bean bags.

Speaking to the Sydney Morning Herald, Bridgette Van Leuven, head of education and performances for young people at the cultural institution, claims that she is keen for the inside of the building to be “more child-friendly”.

Indicating that she would “love to have a portable playground”, Ms Van Leuven tells the publication that she would like for there to be an area that has bean bag chairs, so that youngsters can have somewhere to hang out.

As well as bean bags, there could also be reading corners and chalkboards for young people to use, as she claims that the opera house is “such a beautiful venue”.

Speaking to Ballston Spa Life earlier this month, librarian Gail King of St Mary’s School noted her efforts to make the school library a place that will encourage children to read, with the room featuring a number of “coveted” bean bag chairs.

Cushions form part of one of this year’s key interior design trends, according to a publication.

Citing the number of ways in which people can spruce up their home, an article in the Times suggests that such an item of furniture can help to jazz up rooms decorated in neutral colours.

And whether consumers are looking for faux fur cushions or ones made from other materials, bold colours appear to be the way to go, with purple deemed to be one shade that is particularly popular at the moment.

“Plump it up and scatter some cushions”, the article advises, with homeowners also urged to use rugs, add window boxes and put up wallpaper featuring bold, flowery prints as a means of sprucing up their home.

Speaking to US publication the Courier-Journal last month, Gary and Carol Jones revealed how they use luxury throws and cushions in their Kentucky home to create a property that is “unique and comfortable”.

A group of volunteers gave up their own free time to help convert a property in Texas into a suitable place for at-risk children, with bean bags playing a key part in the refurbishment process.

The Seguin Gazette-Enterprise notes how dozens of employees from the Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority (GBRA) worked over the course of a Saturday to help build ‘The Lodge’ as part of the Our Day to Shine volunteer programme.

With the centre providing somewhere safe to stay for children between the ages of five and 17 who have had to be removed from their home due to abuse, the volunteers help to paint rooms and put up electrical fixtures.

In addition, the GBRA volunteers installed hardwood flooring in the ‘nook room’, a study area that is full of bean bag chairs.

However, this is not the only youth support centre to feature bean bag sofas.

Last month, the Eastern Daily Press indicated that the Victim Support Norfolk’s Great Yarmouth centre has a TV lounge lined with bean bags, as part of its aim of giving somewhere for young victims of crime to discuss any problems they have been facing.

Television presenter Philippa Forrester has highlighted the relaxing time she had sat on a bean bag while sailing around the Caribbean.

Writing in the Daily Mail, Forrester – who has appeared on shows such as Robot Wars, Tomorrow’s World and Halcyon River Diaries – states that her trip on the Viking Dream catamaran was like “a floating boutique hotel that changes its location every day”.

As part of the week-long family holiday around the British Virgin Islands, she reveals that she was able to tuck into some “delicious food”, including fish kebabs and Viking burgers.

There was plenty of time for relaxing, as she notes that she and her husband Charlie were able to take it easy on a bean bag chair “enjoying a rum punch and the cool ocean spray” as they watched their son Fred being taught how to sail a boat by their tour guides.

Earlier this week, the publication’s Barney Calman revealed that he sat on a bean bag while enjoying a relaxing massage and herbal tea at the Mandala Eastern Retreat health spa at the La Stampa Hotel in Dublin, he was able to find nirvana.

Pointing out that he opted for a Balinese Massage, Mr Calman claims the beauty experience started when he got changed into a robe and slippers and asked to wait in the Lotus Relaxation Room while sat on a bean bag.

A bean bag chair formed just part of one writer’s relaxing experience as he had a massage in Ireland.

The Daily Mail’s Barney Calman notes that while visiting the Mandala Eastern Retreat health spa at the La Stampa Hotel in Dublin, he was able to find nirvana.

Pointing out that he opted for a Balinese Massage, Mr Calman claims the beauty experience started when he got changed into a robe and slippers and asked to wait in the Lotus Relaxation Room while sat on a bean bag.

With the massage incorporating acupressure, stretches and aromatherapy oils, he states the treatment was “wonderfully calming”.

And after the one-hour session was over, he returned to his bean bag to relax with a cup of herbal tea, adding that upon leaving the hotel he felt “positively Zen-like”.

Meanwhile, the publication’s Anna Melville-James noted that a visit to the Titanic Spa in West Yorkshire saw her given a massage while sat on a bean bag as part of the Elemis Mother-to-Be Massage experience.