Know Your Bunk Bed Before Buying

Bunk Beds have been getting popular over the past few years among householders. They are attracting parents for various reasons. They are undoubtedly a smart choice as a furniture looking at the changing scenario of living of nuclear families over the years. Let's find out more about Bunk Bed.

WHAT IS A BUNK BED?

For a layman's understanding, we can say that the bunk bed is a bed that is designed like shelves where beds are arranged one above the other with a provision of ladder to climb the upper beds. Until recently since the bunk beds started entering the general publics' houses, they were related mostly to military, ships, hostels, camps, or prison. But now, the bunk beds have been becoming a common furniture for householders.

WHY BUNK BED?

If we look at the bunk beds in view of military, ships, hostels etc., we can easily make out that they are just space savers and prove an unapparelled solution where numbers of the dwellers are too many to accommodate in a comparatively small space. Now when we look at the current housing scenario, we find that living spaces are increasingly built in the form of apartments or flats, where the space becomes an important factor to be managed quite smartly and effectively. For a family living in apartments or flats, the practice of choosing the furniture is not an easy task, but expects a combination of insight fullness, smartness, understanding of interior and decor, and practicality or functionality of the furniture to be placed in any part of the living space. Bunk beds are no exception and are growingly becoming a smart choice as a furniture. Parents find great solution in bunk beds for their kids' room as they can smartly manage the issue of space crunch and can accommodate other necessary furniture like study table, kids wardrobe, bookshelves etc., for their kids utilizing the saved space because of bunk beds. But if we look at the various designs of the beds available in the marketplace, we find that space crunch is not the only reason to go for bunk beds, but the attractive designs with colorful finishing are also the unavoidable factors that attract the buyers. Kids find a great fun in bunk beds and love to have them in their rooms. Another reason that might not be ignored, when we ask why we need a bunk bed, is that they come handy when a sleepover takes place. For families that see frequent sleepovers or guest welcoming, bunk beds can doubtlessly offer a great solution. So, with changing views of the modern world, the bunk beds have more than one acceptable reasons in response to why we need them in our houses.

WHAT TO LOOK BEFORE BUYING?

Here we try to find out what are some important points to be kept in mind before buying a bunk bed.

1. To start with, we must accept that the bunk beds are given a thought primarily when space is an issue at our living place. So, keeping in mind the space availability, measure the area where you are planning to place your bunk bed. Do not ignore the potential placement of other furniture in the room where the bunk bed is to be placed. Foresight your room's look (interior) and space after placing the bunk bed and other potential furniture so that the room should not look bulky or overstuffed with furniture and at the same time, think of keeping enough space between different furniture for easy and safe movements of the kids and others while at job.
2. There are standard bunk bed sizes available in the market and great designs are available online just a few clicks away. If space crunch is not an issue at your place and they are being bought to add a fun element in kids' room, then you just go online and you will find attractive designs in kids' favorable painted colors. But when the space crunch is also an issue then you can find that customization of the bunk beds is also on offer. So, it is always advisable to go for a customized bunk bed keeping various points in your mind as it gives your freedom to furnish your place as per your needs.
3. Customization of bunk beds are really a great offer online. When you go for customization, do not get confused with dimensions. Be sure about the outer dimensions of the bunk bed in terms of Length, Height, and Depth. Avoid confusion when you are customizing only the bunk bed frames and mattresses are to be bought from other vendors. Be sure about your mattresses' sizes and inner dimensions of all the beds' frames in the bunk. Wrong assumptions of dimensions or incorrect measurements can lead to either gap between the inner bedframe and mattresses or just misfit of mattresses.
4. Ladder is an essential part of the bunk bed. Keep in mind the position of the ladder on the bed and avoid ladder position that can be near to open windows, behind room doors, or near the place where somebody's movement can be too edgy or in close proximity. Always try to find out the ladder position on the bed according to the surroundings and space availability for a smooth climbing of the kids.
5. Next comes the material used in making of the bunk bed. There are various kinds of materials available in the market that the bunk beds are made from and MDF, plywood, metal, and solid wood bunk bed are to name a few. Since kids are the chief and regular users of the bunk beds, strength and durability become the prime factor to give importance to when buying them. Do not ignore the very characteristics of the kids and that are fun loving nature and activeness that include everything but not limited to like climbing, jumping, fighting etc., for these activities are surely unignorable key points while we think about the material used in making of the bunk bed. Among other materials used in making of the bunk bed, solid wood is always advisable as it is comparatively strong and sturdy and chances of damage are remarkably less as the solid wood is dense and nonporous unlike engineered woods like MDF and plywood and thus durability is quite satisfactory. At the same time, maintenance of the solid wood is comparatively less and the damages can be repaired effectively without compromising the beauty of the wood. Another good reason to go for solid wood bunk bed can also be your interior and decor and you find that bunk beds are available in wide range of wood polishes and colors. Wood polishes like Mahogany, cherry, walnut, teak and attractive wood paints that are vibrant and lively to the kids' room can be found easily on the solid wood bunk beds.
6. Necessity is the mother of invention. Earlier bunk beds were usually just beds over beds, but now you can find huge collection of bunk beds with drawers. Bunk beds with drawers and even shelves are really welcoming designs as they really help keeping the kids' room neat & tidy. Drawers below the lower bed in the bunk with easy pull out offers nice storage option to store the necessary stuffs. Some designs even offer multiple drawers under the steps to the upper bed in the bunk and other come with a walk-in to store the stuffs. So the good news is that you have bunk bed with solution of keeping your kids' place neat and clean.

TIPS FOR SAFE USE OF BUNK BEDS

Bunk beds, of course, are not normal beds and elevated design is an imperative part of the bunk beds, so safety is obviously an issue while using a bunk bed. Although, the bunk beds are manufactured with keeping all the safety features in to consideration yet following the safety guideline to use the beds will surely reduce the risk of injuries.

Bunk beds need assembly. So, it is advisable to utilize the services of technicians for assembling which are usually offered by the manufacturers. Avoid experimenting with assembling the bunk beds if you are not understanding the "Follow Instructions" and call the manufacturer for the help.

When you are buying the mattresses separately and not from the bunk bed manufacturers, do not forget to ensure that surface of the mattress is minimum 5 inches below the upper edge of the guardrails. Here manufacturers' recommendations for mattress size are advisable to follow.Avoid children below 6 years to sleep on the upper bed.

Make sure the ladder is attached firmly and permanently to the frame. Avoid more than one person to sleep on the upper bed.We at Aprodz manufacture variety of bunk beds and trundle beds

with and without drawers. We utilize high-quality solid wood Sheesham or Mango wood for manufacturing them and our other range of wooden furniture for home and office. Customization is very much welcomed at Aprodz.