Built-in Bunk Beds

I have never been one who EVER wanted to sleep in bunk beds. 

During my freshman year at Auburn, 

I was "tripled" in a dorm room with a bunk bed and a single twin bed. 

I sacrificed precious closet space...anything I could...to ensure that I would NEVER have to sleep in that rickety old bunk.

But times have changed...

I now appreciate the mesmerizing power that a bunk bed has on kids.

A couple of year ago, I came across this photo below. 

This family of 6 had built in bunk beds in their kids' playroom. 

It immediately struck a cord with me and I knew 

that we had to have this in our new home's design. 

Traditional Home

Since our new house will not have a "guest room", 

we decided to incorporate this idea of 

2 sets of built in bunks into our own playroom.

 

Interior Design: Brigid J. McIntyre

OUR BUNK MUST-HAVES:

 • Bunks all along one wall to free up the Playroom floor

Urban Grace Interiors

 

 

• Good lighting, a comfortable mattress, 

plenty of headroom, and a shelf

Southern Accents

I have my own personal reasons for wanting these bunk beds:

1. If you or your kids are sick, you can all sleep on a bunk while you watch tv, rather than sleeping on a sofa. 

(When I was a kid, I always felt sorry for the Brady Bunch kids. 

When they got sick, they had to sleep in their 

rooms and stare at the wall...BORING!)

2. An inviting "Guest room" for... 

• our family and friends

• our children's future visiting college friends

 • our future grandkids

 

3. Spend-the-night Headquarters

 I think these bunks will be a hit with our kids and their friends.