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8 Creative Ways to Decorate & Customize the Kura Low Bed

Carrie McBride
Carrie McBride
Carrie is a former Apartment Therapy editor and the original editor of Apartment Therapy Media's first site for kids: Ohdeedoh. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two kids..
updated May 4, 2019
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IKEA’s KURA bed is a budget staple in children’s rooms, but most parents configure it in a lofted position to free up more floor space. I’ve often wondered why anyone wouldn’t do that? One reason is if your child is too young, you can start them in this and then flip it into a loft. An even better answer, perhaps, is that the frame of the Kura lends itself so easily to creative interpretation and decorating. Here are examples of ways parents have gussied up their Kuras:

(Above) In Charlie’s room, his parents painted the bed a sunny yellow and papered the side panels to match the walls with one of my all time favorite prints for kids – Dotty by Ferm Living. The bold pink curtains add privacy and Charlie describes it as his “treehouse”.

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In this Stockholm apartment simple, gauzy, white curtains adorn the bed frame which gives it the cozy feel of a crib.

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At first glance you will notice the decorative banner garland and curtain, but look closer and you’ll notice this family has made a small tweak to the bed’s assembly to allow for storage space under the bed.

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The KURA was the perfect candidate to transform for this farm-themed kids room. The frame has been painted and paneled – a window, window box and picket fence complete the look.

→ 10 Ways to Customize the Kura Loft Bed
→ 20 Ways to Customize the IKEA KURA Loft Bed & Make It Your Own

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Colorful striped fabric attached with Velco tape makes this bed into a hideout. This mom eventually flipped the bed to make it into a loft bed – see that version here

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The only embellishment here is some pretty twinkle lights and stringing them on the bedframe makes this a super simple, renter-friendly idea.

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Dotty print!) freshen up the Kura and by turning the bed around with the stairs in the front, there is now a secret hideaway under the bed (not for the claustrophobic!).

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