Bunk beds are a great way to have two people share a bedroom, and they’re a great solution for small bedrooms as well. But as spectacular as bunk beds may be, they leave little room for organization. Unlike a regular bed setup, there are limited storage options for bunk beds, making it difficult to keep things like books, glasses and water bottles next to the bed. Enter the bunk bed shelf.
Get design and decorating ideas for children's rooms, from fun color palettes to clever storage solutions.
Bunk beds are a great way to have two people share a bedroom, and they’re a great solution for small bedrooms as well. But as spectacular as bunk beds may be, they leave little room for organization. Unlike a regular bed setup, there are limited storage options for bunk beds, making it difficult to keep things like books, glasses and water bottles next to the bed. Enter the bunk bed shelf.
Let's face it...we'd all like a bit more space, wouldn't we? It's one of the most common requests made of interior designers the world over...and if you've got kids you'll know that 'space' feels like just a distance memory, along with the Sunday morning lie-in! Take heart! Here are some clever ideas that'll restore your faith in the art of space-saving design...as cherished by the Dreams and Wishes team. Don't be fooled by this humble box... Inside is a small bedroom! This 'cube' is from Laphoeff From one cube to another...this time the bed is elevated above plenty of storage/play space. Yes, an old idea...but kinda cute, don't you think... From Mademoiselle Astuce Tumidei produce component parts to create a bedroom space to cater for the most demanding space-saving needs... If you can't build outwards...build upwards...from housetohome... A great way to create more floor space during the day...tuck the beds away...find similar at Clei. Nina's House...an all-in-one freestanding nursery, with cot, changing table and storage... Designed by Dave Keune, it's now produced by Planet Little.... Now we're really in the realms of imaginative interior architecture. This freestanding kid's bedroom is probably not going to work in the average British family home....certainly not in mine...unless I do away with all internal walls and floors! But what a show-stopper...! The kids would be queuing round the block for a sleep-over... Created by H2O architects. Again, this 'room within a room' was the solution to accomodate four kids in a two bed apartment. The study area above the beds is 'open plan' and made of wide wooden strips that the kids can sit on at the low-level desk area....clever people! Created by Miha Design. Food for thought maybe...? P.S. Thank you for your patience over the last few days as I recover the use of my fingers... a silly accident and all is well now...
These unique and inspiring boys' bedroom ideas will spark your imagination and help you design a space that's perfect for the boys in your life.
Some of the more appealing children's rooms we've seen can be found in The Family at Home, a book by London-based designer Anita Kaushal, who seems
Dana Webber Design Group together with Mindy Gayer Design, has completed a new modern farmhouse inspired house on Bainbridge Island in Washington State.
I just want to have a completely adventurous, passionate, weird life... All while posting pictures of clothes
This lovely hook over bunk bed shelf acts as a small night table, made to fit the guard rails/bed frames of all of our bunk beds and beds. Made to hook over 3/4" thick wood (18mm) Please message me if your bunk bed has a frame with a different thickness and we can modify your order to fit! Made out of birch multiply to compliment our furniture and finished in a clear satin eco friendly varnish. If you have placed a furniture order for an accent colour, then we can add this colour to your hook over shelf. Made to hook over 3/4" thick wood (18mm). We use only FSC Certified Birch which means that the trees are harvested from forests that meet stringent environmental, social & economic standards. We finish our furniture using environmentally green products that are certified with GreenGuard. We are proud to make furniture that is safe for you, your children and the world. Connect with us on Facebook for regular updates www.facebook.com/GAThemedRooms www.instagram.com/loftandbunk www.loftandbunk.com
Architects are famously particular when it comes to their surroundings, holiday houses included (I should know; my father is one). To the rescue; an architecture-oriented vacation house website; read on for details.
my husband and i just bought a two bedroom home, as i have shared. someday we hope to have children. four or five, the be exact. four to five children + two bedroom home = #bedroomfail we don't think for a moment that this is the home we intend to keep throughout the entirety of our child-rearing years. however, logistically speaking, we need a plan. i am an only child, so the concept of room sharing is a bit foreign to me--but it certainly sounds exciting. communal. bohemian, even! (not necessarily words used to describe me on a daily basis.) enter built-in bunk beds. why do i like them? because they maximize space. because they offer a certain amount of privacy that can often be lost in other forms of communal living. because they are sophisticated. fit for grown-ups. pretty darn chic. i feel like they can really grow with a family and offer a great solution to limited bedrooms. i've even heard of a family with three kids in a 5 bedroom house--ample space--but rather than splitting everyone up and giving each kid a bedroom, they created a sleeping room, a play room and a library, so that the kids would spend more time together. "revolutionary" i know, but it makes so much sense to me. i kind of love the philosophy behind that. i digress. enjoy pictures of these fabulous built-in bunks! ...happy sophisticating... i think this is just gorgeous. love the molding, love the color--the light, the built-in storage. so special! Photo courtesy of Traditional Home. i'm a sucker for all things nautical, and this is a sleeping set up fit for little sailors. love the nautical light fixtures. By Steven Gambrel. Photo courtesy of Southern Living. Photo courtesy of Southern Accents. not bunk beds per say, but i still love the concept of the built-in beds. love that under-the-bed storage too! Photo courtesy of House Beautiful. wow. Photo courtesy of House Beautiful. again, not bunk beds, but this has a very "built-in" effect. LOVE that the curtains can close and create a little hideaway. so charming. this is like a whole built-in ROOM. talk about practical. Featured on *DesignSponge. the epitome. Courtesy of Decorno. don't love the decor, but i love how consolidating the sleeping area creates such incredible living space. Photo courtesy of Coastal Living. If it's good enough for Tory Burch, it's good enough for me. Featured in Vogue. wouldn't you love to steal away here with a book for the afternoon? love the library feel. this is, in my opinion, the pièce de résistance. those are full size beds, folks. see? fit for grown-ups. unreal!
A white bunkbed with integrated shelving. Additional storage drawer option available. Only suitable for European sized mattresses. Self assembly.
Maybe this blog ought to be called, "Let's divide things that most people could cover in 10 seconds into 100 posts." Because that is what I like to do. Sooooo it looks like the first floor plans will not be finished in one post, not even in two; three is not happening. So, let's hope I can manage to wrap them up in four posts! For now, we will just concentrate on part 3: The massage room/ guest bedroom. The 1st Floor Bedroom: Do you remember the whole Murphy Bed fiasco (bought it, thought we had to sell it)? It turns out that it is a good thing that we held onto that bad maama jamma because it is going to have a lovely home in our guest bedroom/ massage room (ps have I told you all that I am a Neuromuscular Therapist when I'm not blogging or Cora-wrangling? Well, I am!). As you can see from the plans above, the Murphy Bed will rest nicely against one wall while the massage table is being used. When we have guests, old massage-o scoots out of the way and the room turns into a lovely guest suite! Here is ol' Murphy Brown herself: Eventually, I may paint the wood veneer on Murphy Moo, but it will take a look of convincing Mr. Never Listless before that happens. If I do change it, I think I would add some trim to the doors to break them up a bit and paint it white. Maybe something like this: source Or maybe paint it a fun color like this: source The bookshelf will either be this one from the foyer: or this one from the massage room: I am going to try to do a much better job at this house making my guests feel welcome. We have always had a guest bed, but we rarely have any hanging space for our guests. The only thing we usually have for them is clean sheets, towels, and soap. In this house, our guests will get all of the things I mentioned above. Plus, I will have the wireless password for them. They will also get shampoo, and all the other bathroom necessities I can think of. And, if I am really on top of everything, I will put mints on their pillows and turn down their sheets (I learned this trick when I recently visited my dad). The only problem is that we try not to keep many sweets in the house because they disappear into my stomach. Who is ready to visit me now? Since the closet in that room will be used as Scott's office, I plan to put a little valet rod in there for any hanging clothes our lovely guests might bring. I'm thinking something like this on the back on the closet door: Flowers, bathrobes, slippers, etc would all be nice for guests too. But, these days I'm happy if I can get fresh sheets on the bed for my guests. Does anyone have any other suggestions for making your guests feel at home? Dig into your memory bank and pull out my post around Christmas time about my friend Mary who puts Christmas trees in her guest bedrooms during the holidays. Now, that is a hostess with the mostest.
Space-Saving Cabin Bunks
