My Grandfather shared a room with his 4 brothers and when I was younger I thought it was absurd. I had a room to myself, shouldn't everyone? Little did I know then that space is a precious commodity. Here's a great set of bunk beds that sleep 4 that take up very little space!
This home is found in Auckland, New Zealand and is trimmed down to only essentials. For a newly built modern home it's rather scaled back and only has one bathroom! The children's room keeps things all together and makes the most of the space they have by stacking the beds 2x2 for everyone to sleep in.
Although things feel a little like camp and even a little stark, it would be far too overwhelming if those bunks were full of Pokemon and Hannah Montana posters. It treats the bedroom as a place to sleep and turns the rest of the house into their play place. Check out the full space (make sure to be on the lookout for the disappearing brass kitchen island) over at Dwell.
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Wow, whole9yards. That's completely uncalled for.
I love these beds. My three kids share a room, but it'snot because of lack of space. It's because I think it's a great bonding experience when they're young. They'll have their own rooms eventually, no need to rush it.
I love these.
Agreed--whole9yards is out of line. But the beds are great and would be fun for sleepovers.
For anyone wondering: whole9yards comment was deleted for violating all four of our rules for commenting.
Carrie
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whole9yards, if you're going to be rude, at least have the courage to make yourself clear, rather than hiding the planned parenthood link behind a tiny url.
Back on topic, I think that's a gorgeous bed set-up, and I love the room, too. I rarely see bunk beds that I like, but these are really well done. I love how simple and natural it feels, with their choice of materials, the window placement, and the art.
I think the bunk beds look awesome - though I don't think we'll be having four kids in one room anytime soon. I do love the idea of bedrooms being BEDrooms, though.
And that brass kitchen island is AMAZING.
I love those beds. Why are kids' rooms crowded with stuff anyway? If you have a playroom then their room can be just for sleeping. I also love that this house is about necessity rather than just filling it up with stuff just for the sake of filling it up. It doesn't look stark and unwelcoming either. I am in love with the ceiling in the kitchen.
I think they are beautiful. I went to summer camp and I loved the wall of bunkbeds.
Love those bunk beds, so we had to use the photo in a post about sharing a room.
http://www.rookiemoms.com/how-to-fit-more-kids-in-one-room/
This is how we made our bunk beds, these tips helped us a lot http://howtofixstuff.blogspot.ca/2012/04/how-to-build-bunk-beds.html