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Bunk Up!
If you have children who share a room, or a child who likes to have friends spend the night often, bunk beds might be a great option for your family. These stacked beds are great space-savers; just be sure to use a rail for the top bunk, and make sure that the ladder is secured to the bed to prevent tumbles.
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Lofty Heights
If your child's room is short on floor space and you are trying to fit several activity areas into his or her room, a lofted bed can be a good way to help the space multi-task. A lofted bed is essentially just a top bunk with either open space or other furniture, such as a desk, underneath where a bottom bunk would usually be.
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Canopy Beds
It seems that canopy beds are the stuff of fantasy, bringing to mind castles or tropical locales. Though canopy beds have their roots in very practical purposes – privacy, warmth, and protection from insects, kids' canopy beds are essentially decorative elements that add a touch of romance and fantasy for your little girl's room.
If you choose to get a canopy bed, you can look for canopies that coordinate with your child's bedding, or you can use a standard, basic canopy that goes with all sorts of bedding.
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Choosing Kid's Beds
Choosing children's beds is a project that requires a parent to consider safety, comfort and economy, and to balance a child's short-term needs and interests with long-term usability of the furniture.
For safety, durability, and long-term wear, it might make the most sense to choose a child's bed that is constructed of sturdy materials and that will grow with the décor of the child's room.
For true lasting power, you might even consider getting a child a double bed, rather than the more usual twin bed, since he will be able to use it well into young adulthood – and it might make your life easier when he's ill, and wants you to spend the night with him!
However, maybe your priorities are shorter-term, and you and your child are more focused on the bed being an integral part of the room's design. In that case, you can find themed or novelty bed frames, such as racecars or boats or dollhouses. Whatever frame you choose, make sure to get a mattress that fits the frame, that is firm yet comfortable, and will hold up over years of your kid sleeping in – and maybe even jumping on – the bed.
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Theme Beds
Unique kids' beds come in many shapes and sizes: some are bed frames constructed to look like something else entirely – a car, a boat, or an airplane, for example. Other ways to make a unique sleeping space for your child is to get one of the bed-surrounds that are on the market.
These are like tents or canopies that surround your child's bed, creating an enclosed and thematic environment. The especially nice thing about these is that they're not permanent, making it easy to switch up the décor in your kid's room. Some fun bed tents look like cottages or castles or teepees.
