Children's Loft Beds
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Show me a kid and I will show you somebody who likes kid-sized loft beds. I have some relatives with a house that contains three built-in children's loft beds – and kids loft it! Honestly, as an adult, I find myself too worried about awaking disoriented in the middle of the night and falling to great bodily harm from one of the things (one of them has a ten-foot drop down onto the next landing, if one does not approach and dismount it with care), but I know that when I was a child, I would have loved those things. What a delight it would have been!
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Do You Like Children's Loft BedsYes
See results without votingI know that most kids love children's
loft beds, and here is why I think that is so. When you are a kid,
you tune into things that sort of say “kids' stuff” – and that
stuff includes corners and nooks where you can hide and create your
own kid world. This is especially true for kids older than five, as
they begin to have a realization of self.
In short, children's loft beds are a
place to not only sleep for kids, but also a place to have flights of
fancy – especially if they are into books. A child's loft bed is
like a kid's book nook.
Of course, most homes do not have cool
little loft beds built into them. That is why loft bed sets are
available in the consumer marketplace. If you are seeking this sort
of bed for your child, here are some thoughts I can share. First,
make sure the kid's loft bed you seek to buy is the right size.
This goes two ways. You do not want to
put a child who is way too small to be up on a loft bed into one of
these. That could be dangerous. Loft beds typically stand about five
feet off the floor. That is five feet that a toddler could fall.
Nobody wants that!
Also, with regard to size – on the
other end of the spectrum – be sure that the bed is not too small
for the kid. If you have a child who will enter adolescence before
long, do not buy him or her a loft bed sized for five-year-olds.
Doing so will have you out bed shopping again before you know it.
Another comment, while cheap children's
loft beds may have some appeal to your bank account, you always get
what you pay for, as they say. If you spend a little more for
quality, you may find you wind up with a kids' loft bed that last as
long as you need it – and may likely do well as a hand-me-down.
All that said, I hope you find the children's loft bed that is right for you and yours.
