Styles of Kids Beds

With all these choices, you'll wish you were a kid again.

You didn't have kids beds like this when you were young. You walked 10 miles to school. Barefoot. Uphill. Both ways. We know. And you probably slept on a pelt outside a cave, with a rock for a pillow. Kids have it easy these days, don't they?

Holy cow, do they ever. The choices in kid beds today are dazzling, and we have them all right here. Some are useful, some are space savers, and some are just to make the neighbor kids envious.

High minded

Kids love to climb. They're little, and it's fun to be big. Watch their eyes widen with anticipation when they see their first bunk bed. Instant clubhouse, and they get to play on the roof! Bunk beds are big space savers too, putting two beds in the space of one. Add a trundle bed, and it becomes three-for-all.

While you're up there, check out the view of kids loft beds. Just as high (and fun) as a bunk bed, but the space below can be used for a desk, play space or sitting area. Kids have to share a lot, and it's nice for them to have a little kingdom to themselves.

Lay low On the other end of the spectrum are kids platform beds. The clever design doesn't require box spring mattresses, as the frame itself provides support. You save space and money, and often gain storage room underneath. Platform beds are ideal for tots fresh out of the crib, who don't have far to fall as they learn to respect the edges. It's like training wheels for an adult bed. Because they lay low, platform beds also make the room seem bigger. In your dreams In between the ceiling and the floor, you'll discover a fantasyland of theme beds for kids. Kids canopy beds and four-posters inspire sweet dreams for your little princess. Race car beds are so fun that bedtime will be a treat. Ladders, slides, secret compartmentshey, don't forget to sleep! Jealous? So were we. Kid beds are nothing like the old days. But we discovered this trick: you can play on them while the kids are at school.