Bunk beds with a sofa below for parents: varieties and subtleties of choice

Nowadays it is impossible for a person with an average salary to buy a spacious apartment without incurring debts and loans. Therefore, most families prefer to buy small one-room, but cozy apartments. It would seem that living three or four in one room, there is practically no chance of having your own space, but modern technologies allow you to live freely even in small apartments. One of the options for organizing a children's and adult area in a small area is to buy a bunk bed.

A bunk sofa bed allows you to organize a sleeping place for a child on the upper tier, while the bottom can accommodate parents for the night. During the daytime, the parent's seat can be used as a sofa, where the whole family can comfortably sit and watch TV. Let's consider the main advantages of this type of furniture.

• A bunk bed will significantly save room space. This option is especially relevant for families living in a dorm room.
• Modern models are made from comfortable materials that provide healthy sleep for all family members. Some are already sold with an orthopedic mattress.
• Currently, a wide variety of different options are offered, among which you can choose the most suitable model for a particular interior.
• An important factor in favor of buying a bunk bed is its cost. Instead of two interior items, you will need to pay for only one, which will significantly save the family budget.

Among the bunk sofa beds, the following types of designs stand out.

• Stationary sofa. It is actually a sofa on the lower tier and a bed on the upper floor. A place for parents is not understandable, you can receive guests, watch TV, get a day's rest there. This option is well suited if one of the guests stayed overnight. As a rule, only one person can be accommodated lying here.

• Book mechanism. Externally, it is the same design as a standard bunk sofa bed, but at night the lower tier turns into a double bed. The berth is formed by raising the seat until it clicks. This is the most common option, which allows both the child and the parents to settle down for the night. Of the minuses of the mechanism, the frequency of breakdowns can be noted, but this is only if the model was purchased from a dishonest manufacturer.

• Eurobook mechanism. This is also a completely reliable and comfortable bed option. In this case, the sofa turns into a bed by rolling out the seat and lowering the back. In fact, it is almost identical to the "book", but this type is lower, which does not suit all consumers.

• Convertible bed. In this case, the daytime version is an ordinary, standard type of sofa.At night, with a few steps, this sofa transforms into a bunk bed with two single beds at the top and bottom. In general, this is a convenient model for a small room, but if there are more than two people in a family, then someone will have to sleep on the floor or on a cot.

When going to a furniture store for a bunk bed or ordering it directly from a furniture manufacturer, the following important points should be considered.

The most common raw materials for this type of furniture are solid wood, pressed plywood and metal. If the choice is made in favor of wood, then birch, oak, pine, beech or ash should be preferred. This is an expensive but reliable option. In the case of buying a bed made of plywood, the consumer should know that this is a lower-quality product that will not last long, therefore it has an affordable price. Metal is a quite decent choice, which suits buyers both in price and in quality.

To choose the right size of the bed, you should take into account the age of the household, their physiological characteristics and the layout of the apartment. Be sure to take accurate measurements of the room and the area where the sofa bed will be located. In the store, it is necessary to measure the lower berth, if the sofa can be transformed into a bed, its length and width, and determine whether the lower tier, when disassembled, will fit into the planned space.

When choosing the length of the sofa for parents, it should be borne in mind that the sleeping place for an adult should exceed his height by at least 20 cm. Naturally, width also plays an important role. It is also important to make sure that the adult sitting on the lower tier does not touch the bottom of the upper tier with his head. The upper berth should be at least 1.7 m long - these are the parameters recommended for children under 14 years of age.

Perhaps this is the main criterion that parents must pay attention to. The upper tier must certainly be equipped with high bumpers, which will ensure the safety of the sleeping child. The optimal height of the limiter is from 20 cm. There should be no exposed bolts, clips and other parts on the body that could injure someone from the family. All fasteners must be fitted with plastic or rubber pads. It is necessary to check the furniture for sharp corners.

The most important element of the bed, which should be carefully examined, is the staircase. It is important to make sure it is made of durable material. Usually, manufacturers offer products with chrome-plated metal structures, but this is not the best option for children, as it has a slippery finish. Better to choose a ladder made of wood. Pay attention to the height of the steps. It is recommended that you choose the type of ladder that your child can walk on rather than climbing up. You should also take into account the presence of strong handrails that are comfortable for the child.

If the sofa will be used for its intended purpose, that is, as a place for a day's rest, then leather will do. It is better to choose natural leather, such a sofa will last longer. If the price of the product plays an important role, then the option from artificial leather is also acceptable. If the sofa will be dismantled every night for parents to sleep, then it is better to abandon the leather material, since the sheets will constantly shift on such a texture. Fabric upholstery should be preferred. One of the recommended options is velor.

Currently, there are inexpensive options that are equipped with additional features, for example, folding tables, drawers, shelves. Here you can store not only school things, books and toys, but also bed linen and clothes. These additional elements do not take up space at all, they can be built into the steps, under the bottom of the sofa or located on the side.By the way, the presence of additional lockers does not make the model much more expensive, so it is recommended to choose just this option.

To enter the room was pleasant, it is important to choose the furniture harmoniously. When choosing a sofa bed, you need to emphasize the rest area for the child. For example, it is correct if the upper tier and the staircase are made in the same color. This will highlight the child's personal space. Of course, you should take into account the interior already available in the room, and select a sofa bed to match it. It is necessary that the furniture be liked by the youngest member of the family. It is unlikely that he wants to go to bed on a boring black bed. Most likely, the child will be happy with a bright, cheerful color. It is better to avoid elaborate details in the design. It is also important to abandon non-standard designs. There are few benefits from them, but no one guarantees safety in their presence.

It is better to choose a sofa bed from foreign manufacturers, they offer a more durable structure, powerful and functional mechanisms. Domestic varieties are more suitable if the budget is limited.

To make a bunk bed with a sofa below bring joy, and parents do not worry about the baby sleeping on the upper tier, it is important to heed a few guidelines for use.

• It is best not to leave your child to sleep upstairs if they are under 6 years old.
• When choosing a mattress, the most preferable option is considered to be a model with an independent spring block or a springless latex design. Upholstery and filling must be environmentally friendly and hypoallergenic.
• If you put the bed in the corner of the room, then the probability of the child falling will decrease by exactly 50%.
• Don't let children play on the second tier. Firstly, it is unsafe, and secondly, it is unhygienic, since children can bring dust and dirt into bed on their feet, and breathe it at night. The upper floor should be reserved exclusively for sleeping and resting.

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