How to Choose Loft Beds for Adults

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Having a loft bed in a bedroom is a great idea as it saves a lot of floor space in your bedroom, allowing you to utilize the same for other purposes. Certain factors should be looked into before you go ahead and purchase these beds.

Loft beds are great space savers and make a popular kids' rooms furniture unit. Loft bed is basically a bed that is elevated off the ground, hence freeing up the floor space; it is just like a bunk bed, without the bottom bunk. In a small bedroom, a loft bed can be the best piece of furniture to save floor space.

Loft beds are also popular picks for dorm rooms where space is a constraint. What's more, it is easy to find these beds for adults these days. If you are planning to have a loft bed in your room, here are some things to consider and tips that will help you pick the right piece.

Before Buying a Loft Bed

Before you buy a loft bed, make sure that you know the following things well. What is the weight of person who will be using this bed? This factor is essential to be considered so as to make the bed sturdy and choose the right material accordingly.

Next factor is the height of the person. This will decide the length of this piece of furniture. Moreover, this also decides, at what height the bed can be suspended so that the person can comfortably sit on it.

Available Options

Wood is most commonly used to make loft beds. Apart from this you can also get prefabricated, metal loft beds for adults. Pine is a popular choice for wood beds, which is sturdy and makes a good-looking frame.

You can buy the low loft beds for adults if the person using this is tall, or if an individual simply prefers to have a lower bed. You can have modern loft beds with amazing designs at the corners and decorative ladder.

Well, if you know how to make a loft bed, having the desired type of bed is easier. With the required material and a proper loft bed plan in mind you can start the project.

Additions to Loft Beds

The space below your loft bed is free, so why not use it? Unless your loft bed is hung from the ceiling, it will have four legs or some supporting structure from the base. So how will you utilize this space?

One of the best loft bed ideas is to have a table and chair placed below it to create a nice working or study area. You can consider having a closet under this loft bed, which will further save that extra space which your closet will require if not placed here.

Utilizing the space to make shelves and cabinets for placing useful items, books, stationery, bedding, etc. is another great idea. You can have the cabinets attached to this loft bed. Placing an entertainment center, including the television set, DVD player and speakers on well designed shelves can be the best utilization of the space below a loft bed.

Apart from converting the space below the bed into an area to place your essentials, you can simply use it to enhance the look of your bedroom. You can have a platform and a long fish tank placed on this. Have pendant lights hanging from the base of the bed. You can also place plants with decorative pots below this.

Thus, a loft bed fulfills the essential function of providing a sleeping area without eating into the minimal available space, and also gives you a chance to decorate the room with all the elements you desire, keeping it spacious throughout.