From being tight on space to simply wanting to spend more time together, there are many reasons why siblings may share a bedroom. And so when it comes to these shared spaces, there are lots of things to consider.
Firstly, you may have different aged children, so it’s important to cater for each of their needs, whether that’s for the storage of toys, clothes or collections, through to consideration of styling their spaces for differing tastes and a little privacy.
With space at a premium, for many of our customers, bunk beds are the perfect solution for their children who share a bedroom.
In the first instance, you’d be forgiven for assuming the traditional bunk bed arrangement is the only set up available, but there is so much flexibility when it comes to bunk beds, that you’ll be left wondering where else you can set one up in the house!
One of the things that our customers struggle with when it comes to designing their room layout, are coming up with different ideas for the bedroom design. So, here are 6 wonderful ways to inspire you when it comes to laying out their bunk bed:
- Traditional bunk bed set up along the wall
Perfect for shared siblings from around age 6 (for the top bunk) and age 3 for the bottom, this option is sure to provide you with enough space for storing clutter, toys and clothes in the rest of the room (but we can’t promise it’ll all be put away again, of course!)
For compact bedrooms, the bunk bed can sit into the corner of a bedroom (just avoid placing near any windows or radiators for safety reasons), and for larger rooms, placing the bunk bed in the middle of the largest wall will really make a feature of it in the room.
Top tip:
If space really is at a premium, invest in a storage trundle and divide it up into compartments inside. Even a trundle internally split down the middle can help prevent unwanted sharing of toys.
- 90 degrees to the wall
Where space allows, this can be a fun set up. Pulling the bunk bed out so that just the head or foot board is against the wall makes a bedroom more dynamic since not all the furniture is pushed up against the walls. It also creates endless opportunities for imaginative play.
This set up is a particularly good option for bunk beds with feature ends that you’d love to draw attention to.
- Split into two single beds
Twinning is winning! If space allows, this option is really great for either younger siblings (if the bunk bed set up is just a little bit high for them), or older siblings who may have had enough of the sharing phase.
Simply remove the ladder and side rails, and swap one of the head and foot boards to dismantle the bunks.
Laying out a bedroom with two single beds requires a little planning sometimes, especially if space is tight, but here are a few options:
Create an L shape along two walls. Perfect for smaller bedrooms, this option is great for freeing up floor space on which to play.
Top and tail. – Pull one bed out into the centre of the room, and run the other along the wall so that they run parallel to one another. By swapping the head ends, your children will be able to have chats before it’s time to settle down.
Traditional. Either divide the beds with a piece of furniture such as a chest of drawers, chair or bookcase, or even a chimney breast if you’re in an older property. This helps zone the room and create space.
Compact. Place both beds close together (almost like a double) for a smaller bedroom, to allow space around the rest of the walls.
- Set up a double bunk bed
A bunk bed with single bed on top, and then a small double underneath will allows for so much versatility when it comes to futureproofing your beds.
This small double bed under the loft bed, is completely independent from the bedframe, which allows you to pull it out from underneath the bed, and even have it in a different room entirely and fill the space underneath with furniture.
This option is really useful for older sharing siblings, as it feels like two separate beds, which are positioned in different ways.
It’s also a great solution for children who don’t always sleep in the home, or for parents who enjoy getting into bed for story time with their little one.
- Set up in 2 separate rooms
Perhaps you’ve moved home, or maybe the children have grown up a little and need their own rooms. Whatever the reason, having proper single beds that can be re-assembled as bunks at any stage is really handy for any home with multiple children. The same bed can be styled completely differently in different rooms, and by having a single bed each, they can each have their own trundle underneath too.
6. Create a T shape
By choosing a high sleeper (loft) bed with an independent (unfixed) single bed underneath the loft bed, you can create a T shaped bunk bed in the room.
Hugely versatile, the full specification single bed can then be moved into another room entirely once the sharing phase is over!
So there you have it – 5 different bunk bed layouts. Which will you try?
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