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 Furniture Full Platform Bed, Chocolate List Price: $164.99 Sale Price: $119.00 Used From: $112.99 Average Rating:
	3159234 South Shore Platform Bed with Moulding, 54", Contemporary, Chocolate. This elegant, Euro-style platform bed with mouldings has a rich dark chocolate finish that will complement your 7-piece South Shore Chocolate bedroom furniture ensemble.

	South Shore Furniture, Basic Collection, Full Platform Bed with Moulding 54", Pure White List Price: $129.99 Sale Price: $129.00 Used From: $106.99 Average Rating:
	3050234 South Shore Platform Bed, 54", with Mouldings, Contemporary, Pure White. This sleek contemporary bed looks great in any bedroom. This model is constructed of a durable particleboard with an attractive pure white finish that is sure to provide year

	Modus Furniture Newport Queen Platform Bed Cordovan List Price: $354.00 Sale Price: $354.00 Used From: $335.99 Average Rating:
	The striking simplicity of the Newport Collection’s Tropical Mahogany crafted case goods is unparalleled. Coming in a dazzling Cordovan color, this collection features solid wood drawer faces and frames, metal euro-glide drawer rollers, and a reinforced corner blocked frame, matching their beauty with reliability...

	South Shore Furniture, Basic Collection, Queen Platform Bed with Moulding 60", Black List Price: $149.99 Sale Price: $139.99 Average Rating:
	3070233 South Shore Furniture, Queen Platform Bed with Moulding 60", Contemporary, Pure Black. This sleek bed looks fabulous in any bedroom. This model is constructed of durable particleboard with an attractive Pure Black finish that is sure to provide years of use...

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.

	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 Average Rating:
	Loftbeds designed for adults - great for everyone! Our loftbeds can support the weight of TWO adults on any size loftbed we offer - this is important because most loftbed plans sold on ebay have an age and or size limit for the user...

	Workstation Loft Bed Charcoal/black Finish List Price: $1,238.99 Sale Price: $447.78 Average Rating:
	CONTEMPORARY LOFT BED AND WORKSTATION charcoal/black NOTE USES FULL SIZE MATTRESS NOT INCLUDED IN AUCTION AVAILABLE EXTRA CHARGE 3" METAL TUBE LOFT BED IN CHARCOAL GRAY FINISH, WITH SPACESAVING WORKSTATION, PULL OUT KEYBOARD TRAY AND BOOK SHELF...

	Memory Loft Queen Fiber Bed List Price: $100.00 Sale Price: $99.99 Used From: $99.99 Average Rating:
	A luxury baffled box construction filled with a unique blend of visco memory foam clusters and Sofloft fiber.

Black Finish Metal Bunk Bed w/Futon Desk Chair CD Rack List Price: $1,020.99 Sale Price: $391.00 Average Rating:

Black Finish Metal Bunk Bed w/Futon Desk Chair CD Rack Enjoy the total usability of this bedroom furniture set designed specifically for space saving and style. This set is made of sturdy welded metal beams, and includes a full computer work desk, chair, CD rack, and pull out futon all underneath the bunk bed, to make sure your child has an excellent environment for study or play, while utilizing the maximum potential of space in the room...

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.

	Rustic Cedar - Log Cabin Canopy Double Bed List Price: $749.99 Sale Price: $417.91
	Note: All Rustic beds come with a headboard, footboard, and side rails. At an additional cost, metal support systems for double, queen, and king beds are available. King beds will NOT support California king mattresses or box springs...

	Cedar Log Double Bed List Price: $419.99 Sale Price: $162.67 Average Rating:
	Long lasting good looks and low maintenance make cedar the ideal choice for fine home and garden furnishings. With the added benefits of style, beauty and comfort, our furniture complements any setting...

	Rustic Cedar - Deluxe Double Log Bed List Price: $579.99 Sale Price: $342.77
	Note: All Rustic beds come with a headboard, footboard, and side rails. At an additional cost, metal support systems for double, queen, and king beds are available. King beds will NOT support California king mattresses or box springs...

	Old Adirondack - OA-270-D - Cumberland Bay Bed - White Cedar - Double List Price: $688.00 Sale Price: $456.99
	Introducing the Old Adirondack OA-270-D Cumberland Bay Bed - White Cedar - Double, featured in our Bedroom Furniture department. This product generally ships within 7 business day(s) from Willsboro, New York, and weighs 75 pound(s)...

	Old Adirondack - OA-271-D - Cumberland Bay Canopy Bed - White Cedar - Double List Price: $1,008.00 Sale Price: $675.90
	Introducing the Old Adirondack OA-271-D Cumberland Bay Canopy Bed - White Cedar - Double, featured in our Bedroom Furniture department. This product generally ships within 7 business day(s) from Willsboro, New York, and weighs 134 pound(s)...

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.

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.