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BoConcept Storage Bed: Can I Get 3 in Kids' Size, Please?

Aaron Burgess — Wed, 06 May 2009 13:00:00 GMT

Unfortunately for the growing piles of stuff around your kids' current sleeper, the BoConcept Storage Bed is only available in queen size -- but, hey, if you're gonna spring for something deluxe in the kids' room, why not make it an 83" deep bed whose frame lifts to store everything from winter clothes to rainy-day toys? This goes without saying, but the BoConcept bed would be pretty great in Mom and Dad's room, as well.

$1,649 from BoConcept. [Outblush]

5 Most Fantastic Fantasy Beds

SunnyChanel — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 23:31:00 GMT

If you just happen to possess the resources (read =lots of money), space and a fun loving aesthetic whimsy, you should go beyond the simplicity of Ikea’s Leksvik and give your kids a super sweet bed to elicit some equally sweet dreams. Here are the 5 Most Fantastic Fantasy Beds for the underage set.

La Belle Au Bois Dormat Coach (above)
Now this one's price tag is a fancy as it's name. How much would this hand-crafted, extemely detailed solid cherry and white oak bed with 100% silk fabric finishings cost you? Are you sitting down? $75,000. I think my own daughter will just have to settle with sleeping in a pumpkin and not a princess worthy carriage. You can get more detail about this bed here.

Pirate Ship Bed
This seemingly sea worthy bed is crafted from a combo of hardwoods and veneers. It’s curved like a real ship, has a spinning wheel, two drawers at the stern, and the side windows light up for easy reading of Moby Dick at midnight. $1900 here.

Chuckwagon Toddler Bed
For those feeling inspired by the wild wild west, you can rear your own little cowboy or cowgirl with this Chuckwagon Toddler Bed. Included in the design is a changing station with oodles of storage plus a decorative milk jug and rope. And really, what toddler doesn’t need a decorative milk jug and some rope? This bed is made of birch, cedar and a variety of hardwards. This chuckwagon has a car like pricetag and is offered for $13,995.00 here.

Space Shuttle Twin Bed Set
This bed, I guess you can say, it is out of this world. The Space Shuttle Bunk Bed has two seats in the front as well as a lower and upper twin bed area. This hand painted bunk set is available here for $2595.

Safari Elephant Bunk Bed
For those kids who like to walk on the wild side, there’s the Safari Elephant Hand Painted Bunk Bed. This pert near life sized elephant bunk holds two twin sized beds. The upper bunk is accessible via foot holes on the back of this giant creature and the lower is under the elephant’s belly. You can go hunting on the internet and tag one for yourself here for $2745.

Double Your Pleasure

Lisa Mulcahy — Wed, 03 Dec 2008 17:30:00 GMT

I’ve found that most bunk beds a.) Look like they might collapse and crush the sleeping child below or b.) Are too sleep away camp for me. Not this double-decker model.

The price tag is a little steep at $1,899, but Room & Board’s Moda Duo Bunk will last at least until the teenage years. And if you calculate the price for two separate beds (if you even have space for that) it’s not so bad. Well, maybe it is, but with solid maple construction, is worth the investment.

Amazon Deal Alert: Graco Pack 'N Plays $50 Off

Chris Ford — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:01:00 GMT

As a new or impending parent, a "pack 'n play" (or some sort of similar portable bed) is something you absolutely think you'll need, but in my experience it's something that you'll only use a few times. But, when you do need one - you really need one. Either way, if you're shopping for one you could do a lot worse than get one for $50 off.

The Pack 'N Plays from Graco that are usually $209.99 are on sale for $159.99 (from Amazon seller Right Start). There is also a more modern-looking option from Combi (the Combi Jazz Play Yard) that's also $50 off.

Check it out at this page on Amazon.com

Modern Beds for Kids from Italy

Chris Ford — Fri, 02 May 2008 05:30:00 GMT

My "baby" is outgrowing her crib, and in my quest for a good big-girl bed for her I've found this interesting group of beds. They are both "modern" and Italian, and while that's usually the kiss of death for me, I like quite a few of them.

The cool thing about these beds is that they are both playful and child-like in design while also giving a nod to the functionality that a parent might want in a kid's room. The trundle bed (pictured) is one of my favorites, as you can pick different colors of upholstery and the trundle might come in handy when cousins come to visit. A few of them sort of look like they belong in an Ikea (and there are no prices for any of these beds) but they're worth checking out all the same.

Kids Bedroom Furniture from MomentoItalia.com

Hot for Cots

Lisa Mulcahy — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:10:00 GMT

Since the invention of the ubiquitous Aero Bed I feel like old-fashioned cots have fallen out of favor. But really they are quite handy for kid sleepovers, camping or simply a night on the lawn looking at the stars. Until I saw this one, I didn’t think there was such a thing as a modern looking cot.

Most cots are reminiscent of something you would find at a second-hand army navy store next to the hunting knives and canteens or, on a more mainstream level, the camping aisle at Wal-Mart. Either way, not appealing. This lily pad cot, $195, from Hable Construction just might change the “cot” image for good. I can see the branding campaign now, “Dump Your (Air) Pump, Cots are Cool.”

Special Babble Discount on New Line of Sustainable Nursery Furniture

Erin Behan — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 13:44:00 GMT

Generation Orange, the lifestyle website with a focus on sustainable and eco-friendly products, is introducing a new line of baby furniture by Spot on Square. The six-piece Hiya line includes a crib (starts at $675), toddler bed (starts at $449), changing table (starts at $175), dresser (starts at $735), nightstand (starts at $399), shelving ($499). While not cheap, the furniture prices are certainly reasonable for attractively designed nursery furniture. All pieces are crafted in the U.S., and parents can choose from birch, bamboo or painted MDF. The makers (Bob and Nicole Springer) have also taken special steps to reduce the amount of chemicals involved in the manufacturing process.

The line is officially due out in March, but pre-orders start now. And, Babble readers can use a special code for 10 percent off anything at Generation Orange. The code is ... DROOL and is good through March 15. Happy shopping!

Parker? I Hardly Know Her!

Meredith Broussard — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:00:00 GMT

One of my favorite toddlers is named Parker, and I think of him whenever I look at this insanely stylish Parker bed from ducduc.

If the $1465 price tag makes you gasp, you may be able to rationalize thusly: with two underbed storage drawers, this would be an awfully efficient piece of furniture. I mean, a bed AND a place to store your kid's rapidly expanding collection of small wooden trains and small wooden train tracks and small wooden train-land people? That's a bargain!

Part of the Parker collection of funky streamlined kids' furniture, this bed also boasts an upholstered headboard and footboard covered in your choice of fabric from ducduc's wide selection. I'm currently jonesing for one of their bold Marimekko prints. Walnut, oak or color finishes available; the bed frame is made of 100% sustainably harvested hardwoods.

ducduc Parker Two-Drawer Full Bed, $1465 at allmodernbaby.

7 Days of Kids Rooms: Ikea Loft Bed

Erin Behan — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 13:18:00 GMT

I would have loved, loved, loved my parents if they bought me a lofted bed when I was a kid, and so I really wanted to feature a bunk bed for our 7 Days of Kids Rooms feature. Most attractive looking bunk beds, however, are well above the $1,000 mark, if not above $2,000. Now, I get that it's two beds, but that's a lot of moolah. So I was excited to see that Ikea now has loft bed (not quite a bunk bed, but you could toss a mattress on the floor for sleepover guests, at least), and that it comes in at under $300.

The Morrum bed ($299) is, like most things from Ikea, made mostly of particle board, but the ladder and legs are solid birch and the slats are solid pine, so you know the whole thing won't collapse under junior. The mattress is not included, but you really don't want to be buying your mattress from Ikea anyway. Best of all the slick black-and-white look won't offend your sense of design and won't remind you of summer camp.

Custom Race Car Bed

Chris Ford — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 00:10:00 GMT

What's the most expensive thing in the children's furniture category on Etsy.com? This custom, handmade race car bed for $1,250 plus shipping. I realize I'm no longer a little boy, but race car beds are still pretty sweet.

The twin sized bed is made of wood, custom hand painted to the color you choose, and you can even pick the number and name of the car. I've got daughters so I'm far from an expert on race car beds, but the detail on this one looks really good. Sure, a Little Tykes Race Car Bed will only set you back $396.94 from Wal-Mart.com, but $1,250 isn't the most expensive one out there either.

$1,250 from seller "PinkPolkaDotPoodle" on Etsy.com

14 Days of Nursery: Moses Basket

Erin Behan — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 20:52:00 GMT

The idea of a Moses basket struck me as a little odd when I first heart about it. "Really, put my baby in a basket? ... Is it waterproof?" But the more I thought about it, the more it grew on me. A small, portable baby bed that would be just as content next to my bed as it would sitting next to the couch, or even, in the nursery. I had to look long and hard for the stylish but not babyish Moses basket that I found at Modern Tots ($160), which comes with a bumper and linens/mattress pad in either blue or green.

In my search, however, I found a few truly hideous Moses baskets out there, like the one below from Jolly Jumper (really--how could anyone make a basket this ugly?).

Once we got the basket home, we discovered that a Moses basket could very easily be renamed the cat basket.

14 Days of Nursery: Loom Crib

Erin Behan — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:50:00 GMT

Every parent splurges on something for their nursery. For us, it was the crib. Oh, we went to Ikea and looked at the $100 Gulliver crib. We walked through Babies 'R Us and Buy Buy Baby and did our best to find the couple hundred-dollar crib that wasn't butt ugly. We searched Craigslist but just never got lucky. And then, we stumbled upon the Loom Crib by Nuseryworks. Available in all white ($590), with light-colored slats or dark-colored slats ($650), the crib has three adjustable mattress heights, a fixed rail and an optional toddler bed conversion kit (additional $180). I think what we liked best about it was the oddly spaced and sized slats. So much modern kids furniture is even to an extreme, but this felt just off kilter enough to belong in a room with our soon-to-be crazy, wailing offspring. Of course, half the parents I talk to, when I even bring up the word "crib" just giggle and say, "Oh, you think your baby will sleep in a crib!" And then they laugh.

Cozy Cabin Twin Bed Would Look Great in a People House

Aaron Burgess — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 19:03:00 GMT

As much as we love Haba's toys here at Babble, we've gone just as gaga over the German company's fantastic line of beds. Looking at this Cozy Cabin Twin Bed ($1,800 from Oompa Toys), it's easy to see why. The exaggerated, asymmetrical design brings to mind a house straight out of Seussville, and as with Haba's other beds, this one encourages play as much as it does sleep: The bed separates from the set in order to create a life-size, sturdy play fort.

A few minor quibbles: One, it's expensive; two, there's no mattress included; and three, it'll cost an extra $200 to have it delivered. But if money's not an object, this could be the ultimate addition to any imaginative kid's room.

As with all things Haba, the Cozy Cabin is made in Germany, and the construction is natural wood with non-toxic finishes.

Sleep Well: Nume Bed With English Wool Mattress

Aaron Burgess — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:55:00 GMT

Besides the price (£575.50, or roughly $1,150 in U.S. currency), there's very little about this minimalist-chic bed by Nume that I'd like to change. OK, so the corners aren't exactly toddler-friendly, but those can be covered until you're out of the walking-hazard years.

The bed itself is fashioned from lightly grooved multilayer birch and finished with a water-based sealant, and the design (which, to me, looks a bit like a desktop inbox) is meant to conjure feelings of helming your own little ship -- one with sides that prevent you from slipping overboard. I have no idea what it feels like to sleep on a pure-English-wool mattress, as the bed also features, but it sounds good enough to make me want to hit the hay right now.

Available from Little Fashion Gallery, which ships worldwide; break out the currency converter to determine delivery costs for your region.

OMG Holy Crap Most Amazing Bed Ever (Anyone Speak German?)

Aaron Burgess — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:03:00 GMT

My facility with German stops at being able to load blocks of marketing copy into Babel Fish, which ultimately just produces revelations about this incredible-looking gym/bed like, "Small children want to regard gladly highly outside," and "Down slept and above is announced constructional playing." Well, yeah!

What I do know is that if presented with a bed like this as a child, I gladly would've followed whatever marching orders my parents laid down simply out of gratitude for their awesomeness. Oh, who am I kidding; I still would've been a little turd -- but I would've stayed in bed long enough to keep out of trouble.

Get out your Euro converter and regard highly your own outside at the de Breuyn webstore.

Julia Rothman's Neighborhood Bedspread at Urban Outfitters

Sarah Verdone — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:03:00 GMT

I fell in love with Julia Rothman's work when I saw what she and her pals at Also Design had done for enfant terrible.

And now those clever buyers at Urban Outfitters have scooped her up to do this kid-friendly (yet not condescending) bedspread for $32. And don't miss her gorgeous pillows for $24. That gazelle is so beautiful. Rock bottom prices for fab modern design.

Prepare for Lift-Off in this Space Shuttle Bunk Bed

Mir — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 12:01:00 GMT

Your little astronaut wants to be out of this world, and if nothing else, the price certainly is. Head on over to My Moondrops for this amazing space shuttle which houses two twin mattresses as well as two chairs in the "cockpit." I'm not saying this isn't impressive and totally cool -- because it definitely is -- but I do think $2595 is shooting for the stars.

Heidi Ho: Haba's Cozy Cabin

Meredith Broussard — Thu, 27 Sep 2007 16:02:00 GMT

Haba, we love your adorable wooden toys, and now we adore this sweet kiddie bed styled to look like the kind of German mountain chalet found in a children’s picture book.

Kids can sleep inside their own wooden fortress, with a roof over their bed and side walls for protection, or the bed can be moved out of the fort for a slightly less stimulating environment.

$1999.99 at oompa.com

Spit Up: Start Compensating Early with a Hummer Bed

Mir — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 17:02:00 GMT

Yes, it's not enough that you drive an unnecessarily huge and gas-guzzling vehicle to tell the world that you have lots of money, Junior should be similarly decked out in the bedroom with this Hummer Bed. It's marked down to just $995 at RonJuneShop, and coordinating pieces are available so that you can waste some more money.

My favorite part? Your thousand-dollar homage to excess is made of "premium grade MDF." Because regular particle board just wouldn't do.