Does this come in an extra-large? We loved this toddler bed when we saw it on Dooce, and wondered if we could find something similiar but in a twin size bed, for older children.
We see so many uses for that bench at the end - as a place for all of one's stuffed animals, a cozy seat for two to read together, a handy spot to lay out the next day's clothing, etc. At $199.00, this toddler bed is a great deal. Surely, there must be a similiar twin bed out there?
Well, the good news is, there is a similiar looking twin bed - same clean lines, same bench at the end. The bad news is, it is $990.00. It is a great twin bed, but a bit rich for our blood. Anyone have a line on a less expensive version?
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I know I'm way late to this thread, but I just thought I'd share something that we are considering as a crib-to-bed transition for our daughter. It's this beautiful neoclassical daybed with a trundle from Ballard Designs - http://www.ballarddesigns.com/jump.jsp?itemType=PRODUCT&itemID=1046 . We're not big on most of the things that are marketed as children's furniture, and this piece really fit in with the aesthetic of the rest of our apartment. We think the weathered white finish will look great in our daughter's room, and will transition later on as a piece in a guest room or whatever. Oh yeah, it's not cheap, but it is what it is.
Hey, Laura asked me about a daddytypes toddler bed, but unfortunately, it's quite different from this design: no bench, and based on a crib mattress, so it's basically a plywood slab version of the standard "it becomes a daybed!" crib.
The cheap toddler bed above is by Kidkraft, and the original, non-bench version was a straightup knockoff of an Argington bed. NotNeutral, the maker of the twin bed, is a much smaller company, and thus can't hope to get close to Kidkraft's Chinese prices.
I told Laura, too, but the cheapest DIY solution would be cutting down a 4x8 sheet of plywood to use as the platform-with-bench. You'd have 16" of wood on the end and an 8" x 8' strip from the side to work with for making a seat, seatback, and/or feet/supports for the cantilevered bench. You could put it on anything, really: boxes, milkcrates, or a cool, ultracheap frame like the Ikea Tolga. Just thinkin'.