Choose a loft bed for children

Recently, a lot of non-standard solutions appeared in furniture. If earlier only the units had bunk beds, then today there is also a children's bed attack, and in different configurations and different types. From the point of view of saving space in the room - the ideal option, but questions can arise with the amenities.

What height

Children's bed attic can be of different heights:

The average height (for bed) is when the sleeping place is about 1 meter from the floor level;
High is at a height of 1.5 meters and above.

The average height is more suitable for children for years to 10-12. And not only because the parents are not so scary that the child may fall. Rather, due to the moments of communication before bedtime. Such children still allow parents to cover them overnight, hug, read the fairy tale, talk about something. Do this at an altitude of 1.6 meters will not work. In any case, you do not communicate fully ... But on a low (relatively) bed you can sit down and spend a full evening ritual.

Children's bed attic can be medium height - a sleeping place is located at a meter from the floor (or so)

Under the bed of the meter height you do not put the table and do not make a working or playing place. But the whole area is being built up with cabinet boxes, which contains a lot of things.

Adolescents are almost and do not allow such liberties. They are already too adults. For them, an ideal place and there will be a high-bed attack.

Uncomfortable high beds attic and from the point of view of their service: even to refatest the bed problematic, and still changing the lingerie is also uncomfortable. But with these shortcomings, many are ready to put up due to saving meta. The second is not the most pleasant moment manifests itself during childhood diseases. Well, if there is a backup option - a child can be transferred down to recovery. If there is no such possibility, my mother will have to ride up / down, which is sometimes tiring.

The height of the ceilings is one of the determining parameters when choosing the bed of the attic

Another point: the height of the ceilings. From a sleeping place with a mattress to the ceiling must remain at least 80-90 cm. This is a minimum that allows you not to fight your head. And then, with such an altitude to the ceiling, the air is upstairs - "not very" - hot and stuffy. It is possible to solve the problem of a carefully thought out system of ventilation, and if there is no such, then at least regular ventilation.

Designs, species, materials

Like any other furniture bed attic happens in three versions: wooden, from LDSP, metal. Also there are combined options - wooden frame, shelf cabinets from chipboard or MDF. Less frequently, metal structures come across - for some reason, not the most popular option, although in terms of the strength of the claims it does not happen.

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Next, consider the structural elements and their varieties that may be important.

Lestenka

In many ways, the convenience of using the sleeping place is determined by the staircase (and and peace of parents too). Immediately consider from what the steps can be made:

From a round metal pipe (usually chrome). Of course, the pipe is durable, but its surface is smooth and slippery. For young children, it may be a problem.
From wooden planks small width. This option is also not for young children.
From wide skulls. That's better. Please note that the child's leg must be completely (and better with a slight margin) to fit on the step.

In addition, there are different forms of the stairs. The most dangerous - vertically stuffed strips (on the side or front - no matter). For the boys of middle school age and older it is not a problem. For sports lady too. For the rest, pick up other designs.

One above the other spaced crossbars are not suitable for everyone

It is much more convenient when the staircase has a slope. They can be with or without railings. With railings - the safest option, but it takes quite a lot of space and "enter" such a ladder is not always obtained.

The inclined staircase is certainly more convenient, but the place takes a lot

Convenient if the place allows

There are still ladies attached to the side with large full-fledged steps. She, of course, take even more space, but that it does not disappear just so, the drawers are hiding under the steps. They can be folded things or toys.

Under the stairs stairs hid boxes

For those who have two children or more, it is often necessary to somehow overlap access to the top. They are going up to top. They learn quickly, but it is necessary to descend problematic. There is an interesting option - a staircase divided into two parts with a platform.

Staircase with platform

This design is generally more secure: and climb and descend easier. It is also easy to implement a barrier for kids - you can put the door, for example.

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What is located at the bottom

As you saw in the photo, Children's bed attic on the first floor may have:

workplace;
gaming zone;
Storage system - cabinets, shelves, boxes;
sofa.

Also there are combinations or, as they say, multifunctional beds - under the sleeping place there is a wardrobe with a gaming zone or workplace. Very convenient when there are a lot of cabinets and boxes. This is an excellent solution for saving space in a small room. There are almost no complaints about such models.

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Children's bed attic with retractable table top

Maybe I do not like the filling of cabinets (little shelves, and a lot of space for things on the hangers, which children are usually not a very large amount). But it can be removed or ordering it (if the firm provides such opportunities). But independently install several shelves or wire laundry baskets will be much cheaper.

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With a workers

Pretty popular option - a bed attic with a workplace. To save space, this is an excellent option, but there is one "but". On the recommendations of pediatricians, the desktop must have a changeable height - grow along with the child. In these designs there is no such possibility. Although, if we speak honestly, writing tables are also rarely with adjustment of height. So take this argument or not - to solve you.

Bed attic with workplace

Another point - very little sunlight falls on the desk of such a workplace. You can, of course, organize good artificial lighting, but it is not always a full-fledged substitute. Another solution solution is to put so that the light from the window fell on the worktop.

Solving the problem of illumination))

There are still models with a drawn table. This option will arrange many - compact and quite convenient.

With drawbu on wheels

And this option is the attic bed with the workplace below (the table top is also retractable)

With a game area

With the placement of the game zone on the first tier of problems, it usually does not occur. Can be made around the perimeter she-two shelves, on which you can store popular toys. But such shelves are usually a bit. If you have nowhere to keep toys, you can finish or put on the shelves of the box, in which already laying toys.

Game zone may have several shelves

Bed attic with a game zone for a boy

As one of the options for equipping - a children's bed attic with a slide. It usually goes like a component of the game area, but come with cabinets. Many options ...

Bed attic with a slide popular in children

An option with a gaming area is easily turning into a bed with a house. To do this, it is enough to make walls, and you can from the fabric. This is at times increasing the interest of children and they can spend in games for a long time. And if you spend inside the lighting or put the lamp (better with LEDs from batteries or batteries - there is no glass and electricity), then the house will take children for a long time.

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The development of the interior of the children's room is described here.

With a sofa

Bed attic with a built-in sofa occurs infrequently - overall furniture. Such options are already for teenagers. The second bed (and third, if the sofa is folding) can be used or for the second child, or as a reserve in case of the arrival of relatives. And teenagers are usually used for gatherings with friends / girlfriends.

With a sofa below

With a big desire, you can find a variant with a small sofa side and several regiments on the contrary. Such an option is good, if there is no separate orphanage, and simply an area in the room in the parents' room.

Interesting option

Multifunctional Teens Beds

These are combined options - bed + cabinet + workplace. The layout can be different. In this option, it is necessary to watch first of all to the dimensions and on how the whole structure will fit. It is these options that have a completely solid height of the bed location - about 1.6-1.7 meters. Otherwise, adolescents will be uncomfortable at the bottom.

With a closet and drawing table

Differs basically the design of the stairs

There are whole mini-rooms in two levels.

Mini-room with a dressing room and a working area

Among the low sofas beds, there are also models with a wardrobe and a working area. Please note that the photo below the steps are made as a separate design, which can also be extended / string.

Steps are also rushing

Operating experience

Part of the problems that may occur - the complexity of service and communication - are already described above. But there is another point - stability. With a considerable height, the design is sufficiently rude. And since the children are great fidgets, then there were cases when they turned the beds. Hence recommendations:

Immediately strengthen all the joints and attachments by adding where you can install metal plates everywhere;
Come up with how to attach the bed to the wall (firmly and reliable).

Another point: sometimes a regular railing height is not enough. For your own calm, you can increase the railing. Again, this is from experience - the children fell in a dream ... From the same series - add a railing to the ladder or make them higher.

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