How would your kids fancy one of the funky bunk beds from the company, Space Saving Beds Company? Each of these funky bunks come with matching cupboards, drawers, a desk and a set of shelves – all of which come in a range of radiant colors and professional finishes. All are designed to be particularly sturdy and able to stand up to the heavy-duty wear and tear that most kids meter out on a daily basis.
Another range available from the Space Saving Beds Company is the Foldaway Bunk Bed which is available in two widths – either 2ft 6inches or 3ft. The frame is firmly attached to a solid wall such as breeze block, brick or concrete to ensure the occupants’ safety. As a space saving option for a teen’s room, these foldaway bunks are amazing: the whole bed actually folds up flat against the wall when not in use. To lower you simply undo the latch and, due to the gas mechanism, the bunk lowers slowly and safely until it locks into position in the horizontal position.
Although there is clearly still a place on the market for the traditional bunk beds, many parents have become concerned about the questionable safety of their kids using a ladder to access the top bunk and whether the rails around the top of a traditional bunk are sufficient to prevent a restless youngster from rolling out during the night. The manufacturers have taken many of the parents’ concerns on board and have applied additional safety features to these traditional bunk bed models. This includes doing away with the ladder, for one thing. Many children’s bunk beds now on the market incorporate integral stairways into their designs, enabling children to climb up these stairs to reach the top bunk. This is a much safer option.
The most popular bunk beds on the market are the twin over twin bunks, the full over full bunks and the twin over full bunk beds. Many of the twin-over-twin bunk beds can be used side by side as normal twin beds. A twin over full bunk bed has a single bed as the top bunk and a full-width, double bed as the lower bunk. Another popular option is the futon bunk, many of which are made along the lines of the twin-over-full bunk bed. In my own opinion, this is a lovely option for children to have the option of using the bottom bunk as a sofa during the daytime.
A far more recent innovation is the sofa that, with a few twists and turns, can be quickly turned into a set of bunk beds. In terms of being excellent space saving bunk beds, this convertible couch is great. To cut a long story short, the back of this sofa converts into the upper bunk while the sofa seat converts into the lower bunk. Brilliant though this idea is [and it is very clever], it is hoped that, eventually, the price will come down a bit – rather a lot, actually, because this is certainly not a cheap option. It’s good, and full fills all the options required of space saving bunk beds, until you come to the price. The last time I looked, this little number retailed at a cool $6,800.00!
