Nowadays, many families, especially young ones, are faced with the problem of lack of free space in the apartment. When a baby arrives, often a small room is allocated for the children's room, or, if the apartment is small, the children's room has to be combined with the parents' bedroom. In this case, a custom-made loft bed will be the best option. After all, this is not just a sleeping place, but also a play area, a full-fledged workplace, a place to store toys and child’s belongings. Moreover, this design will take up space like one child’s bed. Below there will be a play or study area and wardrobes, and at the top there will be the bed itself with a ladder and a side.
Children at any age are very active, and they simply need space not only for sleeping, but also for active games and doing homework. A variety of loft beds for children will allow you to choose the most comfortable and suitable for absolutely every family. There are many options for toddlers, schoolchildren, teenagers, and even for several children at the same time.
Loft bed for very little ones
Any child will be infinitely happy if he becomes the owner of a loft bed. Remember yourself as a child: you probably dreamed of your own “house” and loved making it from tables, chairs and blankets. So in this case, the loft bed will turn into a favorite place for games. Having climbed to the top, the child will happily imagine that he is on a desert island or a spaceship, which in turn will distract him and allow him to have a great break from the stress of school. In addition, a big advantage of such a product is that due to their wide variety, a loft bed can be chosen to suit absolutely any style and interior of your apartment.
Loft bed for school-age children
This design got its name because of the sleeping area located at the level of the second tier of the double bed. You can climb onto such a bed using a ladder, where each step can become a chest of drawers. Under the bed there is a dressing area and a desk area. Thus, the entire complex takes up half the space than any full-fledged children's set.
The beauty of this design is that it has a great variety of configurations, and even in one model you can choose components, such as a ladder or the location of a computer desk.
By the way, I don’t recommend choosing a table located in a niche under the bed, even though it saves more space. When a child sits down at it, his back blocks the light and his entire work area is in twilight. You can, of course, put a fluorescent lamp there, but still, diffused lighting is much better for vision than a directed beam of light.
We are not afraid of drafts!
All pediatricians are unanimous that children should sleep in a well-ventilated area. Of course, in winter you shouldn’t open the window at night in the children’s room, but in the warm season you can’t do without it. Those sleeping in the attic are not afraid of a draft.
Typically, the cool air flow moves in the direction from the window to the door, and if the door is closed, it falls lower, trying to penetrate through the gap between the door and the floor. In any case, sleeping in a regular crib may be at risk of catching a cold from a draft. And a children's loft bed lifts the child above the unwanted air flow, protecting him from hypothermia. This is where high sides come to the rescue, serving as additional protection from intense air movements.
Loft bed for preschool children
Children grow quickly, and if yesterday you made do with a “cradle,” then by the age of 2.5 you begin to think about buying a bed for growing up. And given the pace of development and learning of children, by this age they already need a table for studying.
Of course, you won’t buy a loft bed for teenagers: the table is too big and the bed is high, but on the children’s bed market there are a great variety of models for this age. Low loft beds usually do not have a full wardrobe, but are equipped with many drawers, pencil cases and shelves.
What is especially interesting is that the table in which beds has a pull-out table. This loft bed can easily be considered a multifunctional transformer. But what do children appreciate at any age? It's a transformers show! After all, entertainment is what everyone loves. You can find out more about this if you read further, but let’s return to the transformable beds.
And if you don’t like the idea of combining a bed and a desk, then there is the option of combining only the functions of a bed and a wardrobe.
The table included in the loft bed set can also be abandoned in favor of a play space. Persuading a child to move to his own room and sleep separately from his parents, and even on a separate bed, can sometimes be very difficult. What can you exchange your mother's closeness for?
The answer may be: a loft bed with a play area. Again, a compact and functional design, designed to make the children's world more diverse and wonderful.
Carlson loft bed and Orbit loft bed
These 2 types of loft beds are ideal for schoolchildren and teenagers. Each model consists of a sleeping area, a play area and a work area, which is so important for a schoolchild. Your child will be able to not only spend his leisure time within the confines of such a loft bed, but also do his homework, as well as place notebooks and textbooks on the included shelves. Here a full-fledged closet already appears, things in which can be hung on hangers. In the 21st century, technology does not stand still and now it is difficult to imagine a teenager who would not know how to use a computer, so there are options for loft beds not only with a table for doing homework, but also with a computer table.
Low loft bed
As a rule, such models have a calmer color scheme. This is due to the fact that over time, the child may tell you that he is already an adult, and his loft bed, so to speak, is for “little ones.” And believe me, it won’t matter to him at all that the existing bed still suits him in all respects.
Loft bed with sofa
This option is more suitable for teenagers, or even adults. Of course, you can get by with one folding sofa, but teenagers are so lazy that this sofa will rarely fold up. And in order to maintain order in the room, it is necessary to separate the resting and sleeping areas, which a loft bed with a sofa will help with.
Save on heating!
It would seem that there is a connection between the bed and the material costs of heating the room. But a children's loft bed really allows you to save on heating costs.
- Firstly, it is known that warm air rises upward from a heating device, just as in a sauna or steam bath it is hottest on the top lounger. Therefore, a child sleeping in the “attic” will be warmer than in an ordinary bed. Now you don’t have to worry that the baby will open up during sleep. The warm air at the top of the room will keep him from freezing.
- Secondly, due to the fact that a work area and a storage area for personal belongings are organized under the sleeping place, a space for games is arranged in the remaining area. But in the case when the room is small, the playroom is forced to be set up in the living room, where the air temperature is usually lower due to its large dimensions. Then, fearing for the baby, they turn on additional heating devices, which entails additional costs. Whereas in an empty nursery, no one uses the heat.
- Thirdly, a children's loft bed with a work area allows you to set up a multifunctional children's room in a smaller area, which is much cheaper to heat well. So, a children's loft bed can not only rationally organize space, but also rationally use heat.
Loft bed for 2 children
Most prosperous families strive for two (and sometimes more) children, but living space does not always allow them to be placed in different rooms. In such cases, bunk beds have long been in use. An attic bed for two children is, again, not just a bunk bed, but a complex of cabinets, shelves, and tables that assemble all the necessary furniture into a single whole. This is compactness and ergonomics, as well as a unified design of the room.
Bed dimensions
Children's furniture with a loft bed in the attic bedroom
The models differ not only in appearance and equipment, but also in size. The average dimensions of a bed are approximately a meter high from the floor. It all depends on the age of the child. For schoolchildren and teenagers - from one and a half meters and above. A standard loft bed, where the size is one meter, is suitable for children from three to ten years old. Parents don't have to worry about their child falling. Larger beds above one and a half meters are suitable for older children aged 12 years and above.
High metal loft bed for teenagers or adults
For a product that is a meter high, it is difficult to install a desk or create a work or play area. Adapt this space for extra drawers, shelves, and storage boxes.
High beds are difficult and problematic to maintain. Making the bed is difficult due to the height. This is considered a minor nuisance when space is freed up by installing a loft bed.
Blue children's loft bed with built-in wardrobe and desk for a boy
Basement bed
For those who are afraid of heights, there is also a development where the bed and workplace with a dressing area have swapped places. This design takes compactness and versatility from the attic bed. And this does not mean that the child will sleep in a box: at night the bed moves out of the niche and is an ordinary children's bed.
At what age can you sleep on a loft bed?
The main obstacle to using a children's loft bed is the inability to independently climb up to the “loft” and then go down. Typically, children acquire this skill by the age of three. Therefore, if the baby is psychologically ready to sleep in his own bed and knows how to use a ladder, then it is quite possible to buy a loft bed for children over 3 years old.
Thanks to the large dimensions of the sleeping space, namely 206x98 cm, the loft bed will last until adolescence.
