Cabin Bed

Although cabin beds are the best possible choice from my point of view (what can I say, I just love them) there are times when bunk beds are simply the more suitable choice of children beds. Considering that cabin beds for boys and cabin beds for girls are very practical because they provide the extra storage space it is somewhat odd I would recommend bunk beds when in fact you haven’t enough room. The reason for this is simple as with lack of space I mean the situation when there are two (or more) children in one room and there isn’t enough space for two cabin beds.

A bunk bed comes extremely handy in these situations considering you only use the same amount of floor area as if there was only a single bed in the room considering the other bed is on the top of the first. Children cabin beds cannot be placed in the same manner considering there would be no more space for the storage any more and that really ends the purpose of having a children’s cabin bed.

You should keep in mind though that your child should by no means feel the lack of the fun factor simply because you had to choose a bunk bed over a cabin bed. There are ways to decorate and improve bunk beds as well. Just because there is no storage room doesn’t mean you shouldn’t turn a bunk bed into a car for boys or into a doll house for girls. Use your imagination, some wood and colours and create a cabin bed lookalike. Let your children help you decorating it and make it a days of fun for an entire family. With a bit of creativity the end product will be just as much fun as a children’s cabin bed.

Like many other pieces of furniture you are about to buy, cheap cabin beds are available, but may on occasions come with a trade-off between quality and price. However, since we are talking about furniture for your most precious members of your family – your children, you really should use precautions. I am not stating that all cheap cabin beds are hazardous to their health, but on the other hand I am saying that you must be extra careful with them. Do not risk your child’s health only to save a couple of pounds. Buy cheap, but also buy wise.

You should probably search for the good-priced cabin beds instead of simply cheap cabin beds. This is true for all other things you buy – no matter whether you are buying a small double bed or just sheets for your bed. The former implies that costumers will look for high-quality beds at the most convenient price, rather than just shop on price. Shopping around, especially on the internet, you really should be able to discover some first-class cabin beds at sensible cost. Online vendors avoid the expensive cost of usual showrooms and a paid sales staff. This way they save money which can reflect on lower prices and some extra discounts they are able to offer.

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Buying a cabin bed takes time because your child will spend a lot of time in and around it so you want it to be safe and child-friendly but also fun and decorative at the same time.  This goes for all types of children furniture, not only beds, of course.  The term that is often used is also bunk beds, but it is more commonly used in USA and does not exactly describe what cabin beds are all about. The price range for these beds is huge and the price itself mainly depends on the material that is used, the quality of making and the elegance in decoration – again similar to what we look for when buying any type of children furniture.

Cabin bed types

A pine cabin bed frame is the most common choice because it is the most practical and natural material of all. Metal bunk beds are pretty rare, those made of pvc and upvc are probably the second most common material. A pine cabin bed is easily maintainable and gives the room a very healthy and natural look. You can easily decorate it, but as I always say – have in mind it is the piece of furniture your child will spend a fair portion of his life in so make sure you use only materials that are based on natural materials and are not hazardous towards health. But naturally, you should have that in mind when decorating any piece of children furniture, not just beds.

Childrens Wendy Cabin Sleeper Bunk Frame

This type of bed is slowly, but surely taking over as the most common and popular children’s bed.

In the next week we are planning to publish a full review with a list of the best cabin bed suppliers of our choice. Make sure you bookmark us or subscribe to our RSS.

Although this website is mostly about cabin beds, it is only fair to speak a few words about bunk beds for kids as well. The two types of beds are very similar so bunk beds really fit into the context of the website.

Although a cabin bed looks like a children’s bunk bed there are a few differences that we need to mention. A bunk bed is primarily intended to save space when you have two children sharing a room. The basic idea is to put one bed on top of another and go with height instead of putting them next to each other and using valuable floor space that can be used for so many more useful activities or perhaps some other pieces of furniture.

This is the main difference in comparison to a cabin bed where there is only one bed on top of a structure that contains closets and drawers instead of the bottom bed and the space between beds. Both types also require a ladder or steps to make climbing to the top bed easier.

Pine Bunk Beds for Kids

There is not much difference in the types of material that is used to make a cabin bed or a bunk bed for kids. The most common type of material is wood, especially pine. Aluminium is also used sometimes, while metal is used very rarely. Wood is a natural material and is as such highly recommended for kids rooms.

Although both types of beds are similar in the way they look, there are not many opportunities when you would have to choose between them. If you have only one child you will certainly not look for a bunk bed for kids considering there are two beds and you need only one. And when you have two children and a lack of space you will probably not stuff two children’s cabin beds in their room but rather buy a bunk bed and save space.