droolicious : bunk beds

The Dream Bed

AmandaHill — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 20:30:00 GMT

As far as dream beds for the little girls go, this one is pretty high up on the list in our home. There's room for a twin or full size bed in the bottom and a twin bed in the loft. By the way, how neat are loft beds? Love them! Click behind the fold to read more about this fabulous bed.

The Maryville Bed Loft/Bunk Bed is part of the Abbeyville Collection carried by Playhouse Designs. See below for the side view on how your girl can climb up to her loft bed.

You can also order optional side bookcases. Click on over to Playhouse Designs to check it out!

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.

The Babble Review: Soft Buggy Cup from Think King

Chris Ford — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:02:00 GMT

Honestly, what's more American than a cup holder? Some strollers come with cup holders, and others (like my un-American Bubagoo Frog) don't. The Soft Buggy Cup from Think King is a portable cup holder that you can use for much more than beverages in many more places than your stroller. But it works pretty well holding your drink while you're at the mall with the kids too. My full review is after the jump.

The Soft Buggy cup is made of a silver mesh that keeps it's form while still being soft enough to collapse into your bag or pocket. It attaches to whatever you are trying to put it on with a series of velcro straps. In fact I was successful in attaching it to a bunch of things without a problem. On my Bugaboo it worked very well as a cup holder for my daughter, but trying to attach it to the top of the handle while keeping it upright was more of a challenge. It worked better when I attached it a little farther down the handle, but it is the sort of thing that will work best with a capped drink in a bottle (like the picture on the web site).

The cool thing about it though is the other places you can attach it to. Wheelchairs, scooters, bicycles and bunk beds are just some of the suggestions Think King has (I particularly like the bunk-bed idea) but it's limited only by your imagination. If you can wrap a piece of velcro around something, then chances are you can stick a Buggy Cup to it too.

If you're looking to find a place for the kid in the top bunk to keep his water at night, or if you just want a place to keep that caramel macchiato handy, The Soft Buggy Cup is definitely worth checking out.

Soft Buggy Cup, $14.99 from Think-King.com

7 Days of Kids Rooms: Space Shuttle Bunk Bed

Aaron Burgess — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:02:00 GMT

If you're going to drop $2,595 for a children's bed, even one that doubles as a loft and indoor playhouse, the idea of going overboard probably isn't an issue to you, so why not go all the way overboard and sink that cash into a custom-made space-shuttle bunk that'll make your kids the envy not only of their playmates, but of NASA engineers, as well?

Made in the USA (I should hope so!), this mother of all play beds is hand-built and painted to order, which means you can have it delivered in any shade you like. Though it's designed to sit against a wall, you can tack on an additional $175 for an extra wing and the freedom to place it anywhere in the room.

As with many beds of this nature, it doesn't include mattresses (it accommodates up to two twins), but you do get two chairs to use inside the cockpit, which, I suppose, is far more important from a kid's perspective. And best of all, it doesn't explode on re-entry!

Subhead Grip Tape Keeps Feet From Slipping

Chris Ford — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 17:36:00 GMT

Making something in your kid's room safe doesn't always have to be boring. Subhead Grip Tape is made by skateboarders who realized that feet can slip on all sorts of places besides your board. The stickers come in different designs like stars, fish, and skull and crossbones; and you can even have them custom make a design to fit your need. I think they would look pretty cool on a bunk bed ladder or a step stool, and they're made of the same stuff as skateboard grip tape which the eight year old boy in me thinks is pretty sweet.

Subhead Grip Tape is available via the web only, $12 for a pack of four.

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.

Drool on This: Uffizzi Bunk Bed

crazedparent — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 17:08:00 GMT

I'm in the market for bunk beds for my boys and if my budget and their bedroom space were unlimited, I'd be buying this ultra-cool Uffizi Bunk Bed by Argington. It's gorgeous. I love the windows and boxy design, not to mention the modern look. The only flaw (and a slight one at that)? The ladder placement. But sacrifices sometimes must be made for good looks.

The Uffizi Bunk Bed sells for $1850.

Bunk Barrier Protects Little Ones, Confuses Everyone Else

Mir — Mon, 04 Jun 2007 19:03:00 GMT

I want to love this ladder cover for bunk beds. I do. What could make more sense than a way to render a bunk ladder inoperable for tiny tots who might be injured climbing on it? Wrap this around the ladder, zip it up, and voila! No toddlers crashing to the ground in their older sibling's bedroom.

But, um, I just have one question. Once you put this on the ladder... how does anyone climb up? Are we actually expecting tweens to unzip, climb, and rezip? (And even if that's the idea, I'm picturing a child hanging upside-down from the top bunk to do so. Nice and safe!) Or maybe we're counting on them shinnying up the sides, monkey-style.

Great idea with a somewhat flawed execution, methinks.