Children's bunk beds with a sofa

A huge problem of modern living conditions in our country is too many cramped apartments, in which it is not so easy to fit a full-fledged family with children. Owners of such housing have to figure out how to place everything they need in these few square meters, so as not to disturb the comfort of the household and provide all the conditions for a decent living.

Often the problem lies in the fact that the family has more than one child, and the room allocated for the nursery is only one, and that is not too large, whereas the babies require a large space for sleeping, active games and learning.

If we talk about how to organize a compact bed for two or more children, then the first option that comes to mind is a bunk bed. At the same time, the bed is usually poorly suited for receiving guests, which many children in the family probably have quite a lot - there would be a much better sofa. Even if you do not take into account the guests, all the same, the children need to sit somewhere during the day even to watch TV.

There are a number of advantages due to which such a type of furniture, being a relatively new phenomenon, has rapidly spread across the expanses of our country. Here are the main ones:

• With the same area as a typical double bed, the design with a sofa at the bottom allows for the accommodation of a larger number of people. Virtually any sofa has the ability to fold out, which is very convenient, because at night the play area is still not needed by the kids. But on the lower couch in the unfolded form, even two can easily fit, in connection with which we actually have three beds.
• If you have two children, and both are small, they can temporarily sleep together, downstairs, since for children under six years old, rest on the second tier is not recommended.. But then, when they grow up and begin to occupy more space, each of them will receive a separate sleeping place, which will replace his own room.

• The sofa below is noticeably tougher than any typical bed., it is more adapted for various constant loads, therefore, it will be able to tolerate the presence of any number of guests. Due to the fact that the second tier is located above it, children will not be able to jump on it, so that it will live much longer.
• In some cases, the lower tier of such spacious furniture can even become a temporary haven for parents. This is possible in situations of repair in the parent room or the visit of guests who stay overnight. Some families living in a one-room apartment or dormitory, use these beds on a permanent basis, but then the upper tier is hardly enough for two children.

The large scale of such a bed allows designers to take a completely different approach to the principles of furniture design. Today there are dozens of different types of bunk beds with a sofa, each of which has its own characteristics and is ideal for those or other requirements of the buyer.

Let's start with what a sofa.Most often you can find models with a sofa at the bottom, while the second tier is quite typical for bunk beds, however, there are special exceptions - for example, a two-story sofa. However, those models whose sofa is located just below are the most popular, since it leaves much more room for maneuver. Judge for yourself - the lower tier may look like an ordinary sofa, if it is more convenient for you, but usually similar furniture is made with a folding sofa, which when folded looks like the same sofa, but at night it turns into a full-fledged double.

A separate, but no less important topic is the presence of pleasant bonuses inside the sofa's body. The most common is storage boxes, which in the case of a large family can significantly save space on bedside tables and cabinets, and at the same time keep the necessary things right at hand. In addition to the internal drawers, the sides of the bed can be supplemented with shelves. In the form of an alternative to the drawers inside the body of the sofa, there can be a retractable bed that expands the possible number of people sleeping at the same time up to four. However, such a decision is often chosen precisely in the case of cohabitation with children, and not for a separate nursery.

The differences relate to appearance. After shopping or searching the Internet, you can find just such a model that fits perfectly into your understanding of the balanced interior of the nursery.

Requirements for any items of furniture in the nursery are extremely high, since the materials from which they are made must be environmentally friendly and completely safe for the child, have a high durability and do not cause allergies. As for bunk beds, the requirements are even higher, since the load on the lower legs is expected to be extreme. That is why the optimal material for the manufacture bunk beds with a sofa rightly considered solid wood. Not any wood has sufficient strength, only beech, oak or birch should be chosen. The cost of such an acquisition is quite high, but the costs are offset by the stunning durability of the product.

A very popular material is chipboard. The advantage of this material can be called a much lower cost and the possibility of painting in any color, which significantly expands the palette of finished products. There is an obvious disadvantage - most of the cheap varieties of this material are toxic and pose a serious danger to humans. Metal and plastic sometimes also come across, but they are not recommended at all. Metal, with all the compliance with the stated requirements, is too traumatic, therefore it practically does not find use in the nursery. As for plastic, it does not have sufficient strength, and it can also be toxic.

If we talk about the manufacturers of bunk beds with a sofa, here the brand does not matter as much as in most other products. There are two reasons for this: firstly, furniture manufacturers are not as popular in principle as they could be in other areas of production, secondly, the type of construction itself appeared only a few years ago, so none of the firms can boast of huge experience or stunning width of the model range. In this regard, it would be more correct to identify not optimally the best manufacturers, but simply those whose products are in higher demand in the domestic market.

The maximum attention of the Russian consumer is paid to domestic products of such brands as "NK-stylish furniture", "RV-Mebel", "Linwood." This is largely due not to some extraordinary characteristics, but to a relatively low price - the low impact of logistics and relatively small Russian salaries. A rather budget option seems to be products. Onder metal from Malaysia, a peculiar highlight of which is the use of absolutely unconventional for our latitudes tree species such as hevea. A German or Italian product also enjoys some attention, but such a purchase will cost much more.

To spend money for nothing, but to get really worthwhile furniture, listen to a few simple tips:

• Even before the selection stage, measure how much free space you are ready to allocate in the nursery for purchase. Choosing a specific model, focus not only on the size when folded, but also in unfolded.
• Often, buyers are guided by the market on the principle “cheap means bad, done expensively, means qualitatively.” In the case of such furniture, this can lead to an error, since the final cost of the product is greatly influenced by the way the sofa unfolds. Determining the level of quality at a price, compare only with similar models.

• Choosing really durable furniture, evaluate not only the main material and upholstery, but also internal fastenings, struts and metal reinforcements, as well as a mechanism allowing the sofa to unfold.
• Decide in advance how many shelves and storage boxes you need and whether they are needed at all. The fact is that their presence increases the cost of the product, so if you don’t need them, you are wasting your money in vain, and they will occupy precious space. In the reverse situation, you will save when buying a bed, you will have to buy a bedside table separately, which will be more expensive, and it’s not a fact that you will find where to put it.

• Children need to instill aesthetic taste from a young age., in the nursery, the tasteless interior is unacceptable, so choose only those models that fit well with the overall design concept of the room.
• Particular attention - protective limiters on the second tier and the stairs to it. Make sure that the child does not fall on top in a dream, and that the steps do not slip, and also have sufficient strength and the normal distance for the child between the steps. Handrails on the stairs will also be completely superfluous.

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