Each family finds its own ways to implement everything necessary for two children in a very modest area of a children's room. It is worth noting that a children's bed for two children carries not only the function of its direct purpose - a place to sleep, but also another equally important task of organizing a comfortable and functional space for the children's room. After all, each room in which two children live has a unique architecture, a different area, and not always standard planning solutions. That is why a bed for two children, contrary to popular public opinion, should not always be bunk.
Most often, a children's room for two is furnished with furniture that complements the sleeping areas, creating an ensemble or even a single furniture block.
However, before you find options that are suitable for you, it is worth finding out what other possibilities exist for organizing the space of a room in which two children will study, sleep and play. Indeed, in the conditions of the modern market, your choice is practically unlimited.
Beds for two children: main function
A nursery for two children has multifunctional tasks, however, its main load is the bedroom. Sound sleep and comfort when falling asleep allow your children to overcome new heights every day, remaining alert and healthy. Therefore, a lot depends on how correctly you choose children's beds for two children.
However, being carried away by the look, color and design of the future sleeping place for your kids, try to think about whether the beds you are considering for two children will be comfortable for your children. Do they have restrictive sides, are the steps not slippery, will it be convenient for you to change bed linen in them, are standard orthopedic mattresses suitable for this model. Also, note for yourself what age period this bed is designed for, and how many years it can last. Pay special attention to the safety and environmental friendliness of this product. If the bed is made of plastic or chipboard, carefully read the government certificates.
Well, now let’s try to consider which bed options for two children may be suitable for your children.
Standard solution: two single beds
Two single beds, suitable for the age of each of the children, are the most traditional solution to the problem. This option allows you to balance the possessions of each of the children, it is safe and allows you to bring many fresh ideas into the design of the room. A bed for two children can be an infant, child, teenager, roll-out, metal, wooden, plastic, high and low. The choice of option depends only on you and your children.
The main disadvantage of this arrangement will be the need for additional square meters that this layout will require. But, as a rule, they are not enough.
The options for positioning two different beds are different. The basic layout is to place both sleeping areas along the same wall.
But placing beds parallel to each other, but perpendicular to the wall, is also often used in the design of rooms intended for two children.
Sometimes beds can be placed in the center of the room, allowing the room to be divided in half.
Or at an angle of 90? to each other, which not only looks very beautiful, but also perfectly solves many planning problems.
Sometimes parents make a decision in which beds for children are located in different corners of the room, allowing for better zoning.
Material of manufacture
To create children's bedroom furniture, choose high-quality, safe, durable materials.
- Solid wood. The best, but most expensive option. The product is strong, reliable, environmentally friendly, and aesthetically attractive. As a rule, beds for children are made of pine, oak, beech or birch.
- Iron. The material goes well with wood, has the longest service life, and can be painted in any color. The forged openwork finish looks very unusual and adds lightness to massive structures.
- MDF. Usually the material is combined with a block or plank base. The edges of MDF elements are covered with a special tape that hides nicks, roughness, and chips. The product is similar to wood, is of high quality, but is more affordable.
- Chipboard. The material is cheap, but wears out quickly. In addition, it may contain unsafe substances. When choosing furniture, you should always look at the quality certificate.
Modifications and design options for cabin beds, tips for choosing
A child's bed must meet certain requirements. It is important that the raw materials are environmentally friendly. Children are always active and mobile, so the materials used must be durable and able to withstand heavy loads. It is better to prefer natural, hypoallergenic upholstery fabric.
All fasteners must be well fixed to ensure the stability and safety of the structure.
Wooden
Metal
laminated chipboard
MDF
Bunk bed: a classic of the genre
There is nothing wrong with using standard solutions. A bunk bed can significantly simplify the layout of a nursery, saving free space, and for this it remains a constant favorite of parents who have two children.
However, this wonderful bed model is not suitable for families in which both children are under five or six years old. After all, it is from this age that the manufacturer allows the child to be on the second tier of the bed. There are many variations of what a bunk bed for two children can be like; all that remains is to choose the appropriate design.
Types of transformable beds
Based on the layout method, there are models with vertical and horizontal lifting. A distinctive feature of the first is the location of the berth itself and the lifting mechanisms. In this case, when unfolded, the head of the bed will be adjacent to the wall.
A model with a vertical lift significantly saves side space, but leaves virtually no space for shelves in the closet above the bed.
In models with horizontal lift, the unfolded bed is located along the wall. This design is perfect for placing storage shelves above the bed.
But a folded bed wide will take up quite a lot of space.
Most often, a bed with a horizontal lift is placed on a long wall, and a bed with a vertical lift is placed on a short wall.
Which option is better and more convenient is up to you to decide.
Single lift beds
This is a classic folding model for one child. The location in the room can be absolutely anything depending on the interior design and the availability of free space.
The most popular model in this case is a wardrobe bed with a horizontal lift. It will optimally fit into any design, but at the same time it is very convenient and easy to use.
Multi-level folding bed for two children
There are many variations of folding beds here. However, we will consider the most common models.
1) For two children with horizontal lifting above each other.
Tip: place transformable beds on top of each other - this technique will save space in the room.
When unfolded, these products form a classic bunk bed . If necessary, they can be completely removed or the lower bed can be left as a sofa.
Another quite popular option is a combination of an upper folding and lower standard berth. This functional and practical idea replicates the idea of compartment cars on trains. However, it is best to make both beds folding. This way, saving space when folded will be most optimal.
2) Folding models for two children with vertical lifting, located along the wall.
This arrangement of beds is suitable for slightly more spacious rooms, since even with the furniture unfolded, there should be enough free space in the room.
This design usually means that the opened sleeping places together will take up the area of a full double bed.
If the area of the room allows, then this option may well appeal to children. It is best suited for teenagers who love independence and separate personal space. They will be able to fold and unfold this structure on their own.
Loft bed: actively using vertical space
A loft bed is an ideal option for two schoolchildren, since each of them has a workplace below and a sleeping place on top. An attic bed, actively using vertical zoning, not only frees up free space, but also creates a private sleeping area for each child. It is difficult to change bed linen in such a bed, but fitted sheets will make the task much easier.
An option for loft beds is possible, when there are workplaces below, and an area of upholstered furniture for communication and receiving guests.
Much attention should be paid to the stairs that a children's bed for two children offers to climb to the second floor - it must be safe, stable and reliable. For the little ones, the steps are made very wide and stable, combining the ladder with drawers for storage.
But for teenagers, manufacturers offer a more concise option.
Varieties
A children's bed that combines two beds is a very convenient option, especially for a small room. The most popular types of products:
- Retractable. Externally, a model of this type looks like a high single or one-and-a-half bed. A panel hidden inside slides out from under the base, forming a full-fledged, comfortable bed. When assembled, it is very compact, can be equipped with additional storage compartments, the product is safer than the two-story version. Cons: the dimensions of the lower bed are smaller; in order to climb up, you have to step over the sleeper; in the extended position it takes up a lot of space. Sleeping places can be combined into one whole or represent separate elements that are independent of each other.
- Two-tier. The structure consists of two floors connected to each other. It occupies the same area as a regular bed, but is much taller. The ascent to the top is carried out using stairs or steps. A children's bed for two children is often equipped with shelves, drawers, and may include cabinets or cabinets, a wall bars, a slide, rings, and ropes. The upper bed is protected by sides. Cons: there is a risk of falling, it is inconvenient to make the bed upstairs, babies and children who are afraid of heights will not be able to sleep on the second floor.
- Folding. An ideal way to save as much space as possible in a small nursery. During the day, the bed is retracted into the closet thanks to a built-in mechanism. It is not noticeable at all and is disguised as the facade of furniture. Bed linen is hidden along with the bed, so you don’t have to lay it out again every time. At night, the product is lowered down, forming full-fledged sleeping places, located one above the other. Cons: the mechanism may become unusable and require replacement or repair. The bed is expensive; it requires considerable effort to unfold; a child will not be able to do it (except for a product equipped with gas shock absorbers).
- Podium. The original design looks very interesting indoors. The beds are hidden inside the podium and are pulled out as needed. On a raised platform, you can equip a corner for studying or playing, put a shelving unit, a bookcase, or a chest of drawers. Cons: such products require large ceilings and a lot of money.
- Sliding. A model that, thanks to the presence of mobile blocks, can increase in size. Moving apart, it forms two combined sleeping places, resulting in a double bed. But not all children will want to sleep in the same bed; they may interfere with each other's sleep. Over time, the transforming mechanism can wear out and fail. Rolling out the pull-out beds takes some effort.
Types of children's ottoman beds, recommendations for choosing it
When choosing a suitable design for a children's room, you need to take into account the size and layout of the room, as well as the wishes of the future little owners.
The bed should appeal to children, be safe and comfortable, and blend in with the rest of the decor.
Retractable
Bunk
Folding
Sliding
Podium
Pull-out bed: saving children's space
If your kids are still small, but have outgrown cribs, and there is very little space in the nursery, take a closer look at pull-out cribs for two children. Roll-out beds are hidden during the daytime under a built-in podium, under a higher bed or inside a furniture block.
Or maybe a roll-out bed, in which additional space can be pulled out for a second child. In this case, the roll-out bed is combined with a higher sleeping place for one of the children. If the beds are somehow connected to each other, this option is not very comfortable, reminiscent of a folding bed, but if the lower roll-out bed is able to move around the room, then the second child is not infringed on his rights and even has the opportunity to choose a place to sleep by rolling the bed.
A pull-out bed for two children is especially often used in kindergartens, allowing for optimization of space in groups. This means that this model has proven itself well. And such beds do not always look simple; sometimes you can find stunningly beautiful models.
Lifting beds: the illusion of space
Raising beds are an excellent solution in a room where children love outdoor games and free space. The beds are simply tucked into the furniture wall and look like wardrobes during the daytime. For teens who don't like to make their bed, this solution is perfect!
And you can sit down and lie down during the day either on the sofa or on armchairs - bags that successfully replace upholstered furniture.
Furniture blocks for children's rooms: everything is at hand
There is another type of furniture for a children’s room for two children - furniture blocks that combine sleeping places, study tables and storage systems.
Beds in such single structures can be located either parallel to each other or perpendicular, but most often they are installed in the most classic way - on top of each other.
Beds for two children to order: when you need it
Sometimes even such a variety of ready-made modifications of beds for two children does not satisfy the needs of the children's room. And then furniture companies that produce furniture according to an individual project come to the rescue. This may be necessary in cases where parents have come up with a themed interior for the nursery and would like to fit interesting beds into it for their children.
And sometimes it is possible to raise the sleeping places to the second floor, building a separate room under them.
By rationally using niches and corners in children's rooms, you can come to a decision about the need for custom-made furniture that can turn these disadvantages of the room into its advantages.
Design options
Beds for two children are not only a way to save space. Interestingly designed products will serve as a real decoration for the room. They will help you properly zone the space and become a favorite place for children to play.
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Colors are chosen depending on the age and gender of the children. Girls love calm, delicate colors; the whole pastel range will do. Boys prefer dark, rich colors (blue, brown, green, purple shades). The younger the child is, the brighter the finish will be. A teenager will like calm, harmonious colors; the bed can be decorated in a youthful spirit (inscriptions, drawings, graffiti elements, techno style).
Two-story structures provide great ground for creative experiments. The bed can be made in the shape of a sailboat, a carriage, a castle with curtains, a fairy house, a bus, or a spaceship. Each floor can be decorated in accordance with the tastes of the owner, so that the child has a personal area that emphasizes his individuality.
