Bunk children's transforming bed: a great option for small apartments

Many couples who have several children have problems with a place to sleep. This issue is particularly relevant in a small area of ​​housing. In such cases, the correct solution would be a bunk bed-transformer, which will give a place to rest for both children.

There are only a few types of transformational mechanisms. Some of them are built on the spring method, characteristic of the Italian systems. They are considered very reliable and durable, due to the fact that they do not have such mechanical elements as such. The mechanism includes only twisted springs that hold the weight of the bed in an extended form.Well, the retainer, which does not allow the bed to fold back. No more mechanics are there. Loads such a system can withstand very large, reaching up to 120 kilograms.

There are also beds based on the German system. Represent a swivel joint with a gas lift. Their incomparable advantage is the noiselessness and softness of the folding and folding of the structure. The durability of a high-quality mechanism is also quite high. According to many reviews, such a mechanism can serve for more than 50 years. When choosing a German system, it is necessary to specify the power of shock absorbers from sellers. They should not be weaker than 1400 H, but better more. Also, often such a system is synchronous, that is, folding or folding one bed, the other performs the same actions.

Now for the beds themselves. The two-story combination of beds can only be horizontal horizontal. Their average size is the size of an ordinary single bed, that is, 100 cm wide and 190 cm long.The thickness of the mattress with an orthopedic base is on average 20 cm. Considering that the beds are folding, which means they have a volume closing mechanism, the thickness of the entire supporting structure (cabinet) is not less than 60 cm. Besides, the mechanism and the bed are in a niche , often there are hidden shelves, which are not visible when the beds are folded.

It is worth emphasizing that if a double transformer combination is used, then the lower part is a sofa, and the upper one can transform:

• in the lockers;
• table;
• the second element of the lower bed, which turns it into a cozy sofa.

All of the above concerns built-in double beds, which when folded are part of a monolithic furniture structure. There is another option for bunk folding beds. It is more mobile, but less reliable. When folded, this is just a small and cozy sofa. When it is laid out, it turns out a beautiful two-story bed with one berth per floor. For the mechanism they use the German gas lift system.

Consider the advantages of such folding sofas:

• compactness;
• relative mobility.

Minuses:

• when folded, it still takes place like a sofa;
• due to the design features, additional storage areas are either completely absent in this type of furniture or very small;
• reliability of the design of the second floor is much lower; This is due to a greater number of different articulated mechanisms, unlike the usual folding bed.

This type of furniture, as a children's transforming bed, especially a bunk, has a number of advantages.

• Of course, the first and foremost is the small size of the space occupied when folded. Especially important for small apartments.
• Such furniture fits perfectly into any interior, as is often part of it.
• Soft and orthopedic correct base, which will not allow the spinal cord of the child to deform.
• Very long service life. Enough for the child to grow up. Many transformers for children are made in sizes that fit not only a small child perfectly, but an adult can quite comfortably accommodate.
• Some transforming beds have several possibilities for decomposition. For example, some of them also allow you to perform the functions of a comfortable sofa, dresser, or even contain a table.
• By production of similar furniture only the massif of natural wooden materials is used.
• Due to the fact that the bed is for children, it is often equipped with the necessary elements for the safety of the child. Such, for example, as bumpers.
• Reliability. Children's beds are always made with a margin of safety, since children never sit on them calmly — they run on the surface of the bed, then jump on it.

It is worth mentioning the disadvantages of this furniture.

• High cost. It is clear that such a construction can not be cheap. The cost of transformation mechanisms and natural materials is high.
• Since the transformer is often part of other furniture (for example, a cabinet), and its mechanism is also often synchronously combined, the dismantling of the transformer bed is possible only as a whole, and with the piece of furniture that it is part of.
• While the child is small, his parents will have to fold and fold such furniture. A child is just not able to do.

When searching for furniture for two children, of course, first of all it is necessary to pay attention to the materials from which it is made. Furniture based on plastic is highly undesirable, since it can be simply toxic to a child’s body. Or, because of its chemical basis, it will cause any allergic reactions. It is necessary to choose such beds, in which the carrier part is made of natural wood, and not of any glued chipboard and MDF, but only of solid varieties of solid wood.

Well suited oak, hevea, beech. It must be remembered that the top shelf in any version of the transforming bed carries a very high load and saving on material is simply a risk to the health of both children. In the quality of the upholstery (if any) it is necessary to use only fabrics on a natural basis, not synthetics.

After all, the configuration of a berth strongly depends on the age and interests of the child. For example, for small children, bumpers along the edges of the upper floor are desirable. In addition, children of any age need lockers for clothes, toys, and accordingly, you need to decide where they will be located. And if it is possible - to include them in the composition of the whole structure to save space.

As for the decorative functions of built-in transforming beds, their back side can be designed as you please, in any colors, up to the application of photographic images on their surface that, from the point of view of parents, will be interesting to their children. The sides (figurativeness) and colors of the upholstery are also made at the request of the buyer, if the furniture is made to order.

Folding bunk beds are the perfect solution for any family with two children. They are comfortable, reliable and occupy a minimum of space. Thanks to custom-made or personally made decor, they will perfectly fit into the space and appearance of any room. Due to its versatile functions, I will also be useful not only as a sleeping place, but also as a place to store various things.

Many families, which have already acquired such a piece of furniture, cannot rejoice at how harmoniously they fit into the overall environment and perfectly serve the purposes of recreation and entertainment for their children. Even if the housing area allows you to freely put two separate children's beds, still the use of such folding furniture has its own meaning. In any case, it gives a large area for children's games and entertainment.

There is another nuance. When children grow up or even simply will not be at home (for example, they will leave for a children's camp or to relatives), then such folding beds can be used simply as a sleeping bed, in case you receive any visitors. By the way, they can be pleasantly surprised: both by the presence of such an “invisible” structure, and by the fact that they do not have to sleep on the floor.

In the next video you will find a brief overview of the children's bunk transformer bed.