Interior Decorating Ideas

When you have to deal with an undersized bedroom and you’re wondering how you will ever fit a bed and all of the cupboards and chest of drawers required to meet your storage needs, you will have to turn to some of the more creative types of beds to answer your needs. Beds that contain storage options underneath serve two purposes and they can still give you a look that meets a high quality in terms of style.

Let’s take a look at three different styles of dual function beds: platform beds, loft beds and cabin beds.

A platform bed is a bed in which the mattress is laid directly on wooden slats or panels rather than a box spring. A characteristic of this kind of bed, and one that has helped it to become particularly popular, is that the design consists of simple clean lines. Whether you buy a wood frame or a metal framed bed, there will be something that will fit in with the surrounding décor.

Due to the height at which the platform of the bed sits, there is usually plenty of under bed storage available with this style. There are quite a few models that come with built in drawers to add even more significantly to the bed’s functionality. Platform beds are generally available in either double or single sizes.

Take a look at some of the platform beds available to buy. More information is available about each bed listed.

	South Shore Step One Collection Full / Queen 54/60-Inch Storage Platform Bed, Black List Price: $214.99 Sale Price: $139.85

	South Shore Furniture Step One Collection Queen Platform Bed, Chocolate List Price: $219.99 Sale Price: $128.82

	South Shore Furniture, Basic Collection, Queen Platform Bed with Moulding 60", Black List Price: $149.99 Sale Price: $139.99

	Full Size Nomad Platform Bed Frame - Solid Hardwood List Price: $169.99 Sale Price: $129.00

The next bedroom space saver is a loft bed. These kinds of beds are the sorts of things that many kids dream of sleeping in, mainly for the thrill of going to sleep at a great height. A loft bed may contain a desk or wardrobe underneath providing a handy solution for a bedroom that is too small to fit these pieces of furniture. In short, a loft bed is the top deck of a bunk bed without the lower bunk underneath.

There are a number of loft beds available that will give you a choice of a bed that will suit everyone.

	South Shore Furniture, Popular Collection, Complete Loft Bed, Natural Maple List Price: $699.96 Sale Price: $649.96

	Loft Bed Plans - full color plans available online for Twin, Twin Long, Full, Queen and King size. Each design can support the weight of two adults, great for students, adults, teenagers, college, dorms, bedrooms, apartments, adjustable, free standing, shelf option and rock solid. Sale Price: $0.51

	WE Furniture Sunset Metal Twin/Loft Bunk Bed - Black List Price: $429.00 Sale Price: $152.14

	Canwood Whistler Junior Loft Bed - White List Price: $319.50 Sale Price: $195.06

Another bed that provides storage underneath is a children’s bed, known as cabin beds. This type of bed is raised off the floor however it is not raised to the extravagant height of a loft bed. Cabin beds give your child the experience of sleeping at height, but only to the height of the top of a standard chest of drawers. In fact, a chest of drawers generally sits beneath a cabin bed giving you the space saving advantage of putting a sleeping unit and clothes storage on the same area of floor space.

The following is a selection of available cabin beds with plenty of information about each.

Ultimately your personal needs and taste in furniture are going to help make your decision for you, but knowing what is out there is the first step to take.

You don’t have to be limited by the standard single bed when you go out looking for children’s beds. Although the single bed is a perfectly suitable option for your child, many children are looking for something a little more imaginative to inspire their own sense of adventure. Other options for a bed for the children’s bedroom may be inspired by the need to maximize the space available which will virtually make the decision for you.

Among the different types of children’s beds available are bunk beds, loft beds, cabin beds and of course themed beds such as the ever popular racing car bed. It’s worth taking a brief look at a few of these styles of bed to get more of an idea of what your child might get out of it.

Bunk beds are the standard space saving bed that gives you two beds placed in the space normally occupied by one bed. With the beds stacked on top of one another you are likely to come up against the problem of both kids wanting to sleep in the top bunk. As a way of getting the most out of a small bedroom, bunk beds make a lot of sense.

Cabin beds also contain a top bunk but there is no bed lying below it. The bed is often perched atop a cubby house or some other play or desk area. The cabin bed also makes clever use of the space that would otherwise have been taken up with the bed by creating a work or play area in the space that would otherwise have been taken up by the bed.

A loft bed is quite similar to a cabin bed, although it will generally be perched higher and the space underneath the bed can be used for other furniture pieces such as lounges or desks or even another bed, often facing at right angles to the top bed. The loft bed is another way of maximizing the space in the bedroom.

	Workstation Loft Bed Charcoal/black Finish List Price: $1,381.99 Sale Price: $499.30

Your choice may very well be decided by the amount of room that you have available in the bedroom you’re planning to use as the children’s room. With bright colors and some imaginative bedclothes any change from a single bed to one of the beds mentioned above is going to have the children involved rather keen to get to bed.

These tips for furnishing a child's bedroom are just a sample of the many bedroom decor tips available online that can help give you ideas for improving the style in the bedroom.