Like murphy bed armoires, mezzanine beds are a common solution for small Paris apartments and this month's Cotemaison.fr has a photo gallery of options in a variety of styles. This black and white ensemble is from Espace Loggia.
Mezzanine Beds
Paris
The mezzanine bed allows you to take advantage of a room's volume, stashing away your sleeping space up above while allowing for a desk or living area below -- which works well in a small bedroom or a studio as illustrated by this mezzanine from Gautier.
More mezzanine beds from Cotemaison.fr
- Kristin Hohenadel blogging from rue Vieille du Temple, Paris, France. She can be reached via kristin @ apartmenttherapy . com
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When did a loft bed become a "mezzanine" bed? Or is that just what they are called in France. Never heard of the expression and I am curious. Thanks for any info.
view click212's profile
I was wondering the same thing. I think it's a great idea, but one that has been proliferating in dorm rooms across America for years :-)
view AndreaU's profile
The first one is pretty cool. I like the drawers built into the stairs.
view jooly's profile
I think I'm going to puke if "first years" who live in "residence halls" starting sleeping in "mezzanine beds." C'mon, kid: you're a freshman; you live in a dorm; and you sleep in a loft. I happen to think all three of those are pretty cool--why the need to create silly euphemisms?!
view Molly Margarita's profile
Sounds a lot more classy, chic to have a mezzanine bed than to climb up to a loft bed. Which, after all, is otherwise known as "the top bunk," except there's a desk or dresser or storage instead of a bottom bunk. Didn't you wonder what we all did before we got the mezzanine! Oh you simply must!!! get one - We adore ours.
view K T G's profile
Mezzanine is the term they use for loft beds here in France - whether they're free-standing or built-in (the latter, in my Paris apartment hunting experience lately, seems to be more common). However, it can also mean an actual mezzanine space (built in and not free-standing) in a studio that is large enough for not only the bed, but also dressers, closets and even desks.
The term "loft" here seems to apply to open floor plan type places or spaces that were converted to residential from commercial.
I do love the one with the drawers incorporated into the stairs. Such a great use of normally wasted space!
view Hannala's profile
I loooove these. Wish they were more available to us here in the states. any ideas for some chic loft/mezzanine beds? (other then ikea of course)
view kimberlymj's profile
Psh, I had a "mezzanine" bed all last year. I hated it. It was too small to really stretch out in, and since it was just the standard bed, lofted, no real ladder to get up. I put my desk and such underneath it cos there was nowhere else for it to go.
Of course my room was so tiny that even that was crowded.
Maybe if it were a larger bed and I wouldn't put my desk underneath it. I'm sorry but bumping my head every time I stood up wasn't appealing. I'd put my dresser and bookshelf underneath there.
Love the storage stairs on the first one. It's that child in me that loves climbing all over stuff that you're not supposed to. :p
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