Bed with a pull-out berth: selection criteria and design features

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Proper design of a nursery allows you to create a comfortable, attractive interior, where there is space for healthy sleep, study, and games. If you have to save space, the ideal solution would be a bed for two children, which can comfortably accommodate both children. Separate beds in a small room create a lot of inconvenience, taking up useful space. Modern two-tier or roll-out models are comfortable, easy to use, and have an interesting design.

Features of the retractable mechanism

A good retractable mechanism will allow the child to easily push in and out his sleeping place. There are three main retractable structures:

the mechanism operates due to guides, the main part of which is attached to the common frame of the bed. Such a system for extending the lower tier will require some effort, so it may be inconvenient for a small child. In addition, the attachment to the main product limits functionality, allowing the lower bed to be positioned strictly in a certain position;
the lower tier extends on fixed rollers or wheels. High-quality wide wheels will allow the child to easily handle the retractable mechanism and will not damage the floor covering. Such a roll-out bed can be located in any corner of the room, which gives more opportunities for organizing the space of a small room;
Folding beds, as an option for pull-out furniture, can significantly save space, but exclude the presence of additional shelves and cabinets for storing things.

Benefits of pull-out beds

Practicality. In addition to the fact that when folded the bed saves space, it can be equipped with shelves and niches. And as you know, there is no such thing as too much space in a nursery.

When folded, there is space between the functional parts, so you don’t have to clean the bed every time.

As you can see in the photo of the pull-out bed, the height of both parts in the event of a child falling will be minimal. This will allow you not to worry about the safety of children while sleeping.

Pull-out beds have a great advantage over folding sofas, since they can have a full-fledged sleeping mattress, for example, an orthopedic one.

A level sleeping place without kinks is very important for the condition of the spine and quality of sleep, for people of all ages, especially children.

Retractable tier placement options

Modern design projects provide many options for the location of the lower tier. The main ideas for the design of beds with a pull-out berth can be divided into several groups:

a classic option that involves a parallel arrangement of beds. This design is simple and stable. The lower tier is located low, it can be easily pulled out, so organizing a sleeping place and climbing onto the bed will be easy and convenient even for a small child;
option when the lower tier is located perpendicular to the upper one. The freed up space under the upper bed is used for additional shelves and cabinets. It is possible to organize a work area in this space with a small table for the younger child to study;
The perpendicular arrangement of the lower tier allows you to place a double bed on the lower floor. In this case, three children can fit on a two-tier model;
option for single-level arrangement of sleeping places in unfolded form. To implement this solution, the lower tier of a pull-out children's bed is supplemented with folding legs, which, if necessary, can be folded out into two sleeping places on the same level;
There is also an option - a pull-out pull-out bed. This model provides for a single-level arrangement of beds, when two structures are rolled out, located one above the other, and then transformed into a double single-level bed using a special sliding mechanism;
In many models, the lower structure is equipped with drawers for storing things and bedding. This is very convenient, the drawers are equipped with retractable wheels or roller guides, they are easy to pull out, and they are spacious. Such additional elements perfectly complement the design of a roll-out children's bed and are an excellent place to store children's toys and clothes;
for school-age children, they use a model of a pull-out children's bed, the basis of which is a special podium. Under the podium there are two berths on roll-out wheels. The podium is a reliable structure with a metal or wooden frame; it is often used to organize the workspace of two schoolchildren. At this elevation there are desks, shelves for storing books and children's things. A comfortable climb to the podium is provided by wide steps that harmoniously fit into the overall design of the roll-out children's bed. Steps can become additional storage space, thanks to additional drawers located inside the lifting structure. The result is an original, spacious chest of drawers;
The podium version of the roll-out design is perfect for two adults. In this case, one of the options would be one double roll-out sleeping area, which during the daytime is completely hidden under the podium. The upper structure will serve as a relaxation area. This solution allows you to significantly expand the usable space of a small room. A double bed for adults can be partially pulled out from under the podium, covered with a cover, supplemented with pillows and serve as a sofa without armrests for relaxing during the daytime.

Color and design

The choice of color depends not only on personal preferences. Pull-out bunk beds should be combined with the finishing of the ceiling, walls and floor:

Dark wood (walnut, wenge) is a popular shade for men. Pairs perfectly with pastel colors. Such furniture looks great in modern, classic, and retro style rooms.
Light wood (aspen, pine, alder) is suitable for decorating small rooms and children's rooms. This elegant shade will complement any interior.
White color is a win-win option for a delicate room. Light 2-tier beds with a pull-out section are suitable for a child's room or a teenager's room. Such furniture looks luxurious in modern interior solutions, in the style of glamor, hi-tech, minimalism and shabby chic.
A palette of pink and lilac shades is a glamorous color scheme for girls. This is the perfect option for a real princess.
Blue and green are favorite colors for decorating a room for boys. Allows you to think through any masculine nursery design - from sea adventures to tropical jungles.

At the customer's request, wooden structures can be painted in any color for interiors in the style of pop art, kitsch, fusion, or aged to give the furniture a vintage effect. A variety of models will help you show your imagination when decorating your space:

Children's options in the form of a ship, a car, a fairy house.
Structures with slides from the second tier.
Models resembling a tent with plenty of drapery, robes and colorful pillows.
Classic options in a simple style with wooden or metal handrails.
Standard wooden furniture with a comfortable ladder and reliable sides.

Today, creative solutions from famous designers are in demand. The cost is significantly higher than any of the standard options. But extraordinary ideas will certainly become the highlight of the interior and a source of pride for the owners.

Bed dimensions and additional elements

Pull-out beds can be made in any size. But with the classic parallel arrangement of the lower tier, it will always be 8-10 cm smaller than the upper one. Depending on the size of the berth, the following options for products with a roll-out berth are distinguished:

single version, has dimensions: width from 80 to 100 cm, length from 160 to 200 cm;
one-and-a-half-bed models have a width from 100 to 140 cm, a length from 190 to 200 cm;
double models, 160-180 cm wide, up to 220 cm long. Such options are often used for an adult pull-out bed with a podium look.

The most popular size of a pull-out bed for two children: length 160 cm, width 80 cm. These dimensions of a sleeping place are suitable for teenagers; a roll-out bed for children of this size will not be too small for them.

Retractable furniture has dimensions that largely depend on the design of the model. The presence of additional elements in the form of drawers, shelves and cabinets for storing things, roll-out tables and comfortable wide stairs increases the size of the entire product, but makes a bed equipped with an additional roll-out sleeping place much more functional. Such interior items can become a real furniture complex that will combine not only sleeping areas, but also places to store children's things, bedding, as well as work spaces for relaxation and study.

For example, a children's bed with a pull-out table will make it easy to organize a workspace for an older schoolchild, and then remove it, freeing up space for younger children to play.

Additional spacious chests of drawers at the bottom of two-tier furniture, drawers inside the steps, side shelves and cabinets for storing things can easily replace a full-fledged closet, freeing up space for games and activities. Additional drawers at the bottom of a bunk bed will make the entire structure taller. The optimal height of the lower berth should be no lower than the child’s knee, but not higher than the hip line; at this size it will be convenient to go to bed and go down from the lower tier.

For the podium version, the roll-out structure itself can become a multifunctional element. At night it can be a sleeping place for a child, and during the daytime such furniture can easily be transformed into a roll-out comfortable sofa bed . The sofa is covered with a cover, complemented by sofa cushions, and serves as an excellent resting place for older children.

Advantages and disadvantages

Thoughtful modern furnishings allow you to competently plan the interior, save space, and make it comfortable for everyone. Two-tier retractable furniture helps with this. In the classical sense, such a bed has two sleeping places.

One tier is located on top, it is stationary. The second one extends using a roller mechanism. The lower bed is taken out at night and rolled back during the day, freeing up a free zone in the room due to these manipulations. This model has several advantages:

Saving space in the room is the main advantage of the retractable design.
High quality furniture, stability, practicality in use.
Easy to use – even a child can easily roll out the bed.
Suitable for both adults and children. Ideal option for studio apartments.
2-tier beds with a pull-out section are comfortable for babies. The lower compartment is located close to the floor, so parents have no reason to worry about the comfort and safety of their child.
Stylish design - a variety of models from bright options to thoughtful furniture for adults.
The prices for these products are lower than the cost of separate beds for each family member.

Any furniture has both advantages and some disadvantages. And it is important to immediately point out the disadvantages of using a 2-tier bed with pull-out sections:

A child on the upper tier will have to carefully go down and up if someone is lying below.
The design is heavy, which negatively affects the floor covering. Practice shows that the bed leaves scuffs and dents on the floor.
Complex installation system. It is recommended not to carry out the assembly yourself, but to invite a specialist to do this work.
Children do not always immediately decide who will take the place on top and who will get the bottom section.

It is believed that the child located upstairs suppresses the one sleeping below. This is an erroneous point of view - as a rule, elders sleep on top, who often try to confirm their authority in various ways. Parents resolve such issues by showing understanding, enveloping all children with love, without singling out anyone, without setting boundaries. Suppression of a child by an elder is an exclusively psychological problem. And the choice of seats on a bunk bed does not play any role in this matter.

How to place it in the interior

The optimal location of the bed is near the wall, which will give a feeling of security. It is important that the furniture is not located next to a window or directly opposite the door. The window-door line is the most ventilated in the room. In addition, if the two-tier structure is located immediately opposite the entrance, this will deprive the sleeping area of comfort and spatial isolation.

A good solution would be to place a pull-out bed for two children in a special niche. This design approach zones the space of the room, separating the sleeping area from the play area. This arrangement creates a clear distribution of areas for sleeping and playing. For additional zoning, you can use transparent partitions that create the feeling of a separate space, which actually turns one room into different comfortable places to stay.

If the sleeping place is organized in the form of a sofa bed, then maintaining the isolation of the sleeping area is not so important, because during the daytime the sleeping area turns into a place for rest and entertainment for children. You just need to take care of free space for the pull-out part of the sofa at night and comfortable access for children to their cribs.

It is not easy to arrange a bed for three children in the interior. But the retractable design easily solves this problem. An option could be a podium arrangement, when two beds are located below, and one place at the top of the podium shares the space with a work area or storage space, designed in the form of many shelves and drawers. The upper berth can be an ottoman or a sofa, which will harmonize perfectly with the seating area on the podium during the daytime, and at night replace the sleeping area for one of the children.

If the children are teenagers, then an excellent solution for a small room would be a three-tier structure located near the wall and occupying a minimum of space during the daytime. The free space can be used for active recreation and organizing a temporary work area.

Pull-out bed design

At the moment, there are many options for designing pull-out beds. Different colors, pictures, patterns, types of designs. You can find a suitable option on sale, or make a custom-made bed and realize your own design ideas.

A wide range will allow you to choose furniture to match the exterior decoration of the room, and a pull-out bed in the interior will look very harmonious.

Basic selection rules

When choosing a children's pull-out bed, it is important to consider the following points:

The bed must be safe, so the steps for climbing must be reliable, stable and comfortable. Protective sides are a mandatory attribute of the upper tiers of the bed. If the lower tier is located high enough due to additional drawers built into the bottom of the bed, then a protective side is also necessary for the bed located on the first tier;
the material used to make the product must be environmentally friendly, and the surfaces of the bed must be smooth, the external lines smooth, and the corners rounded;
The bed model should be selected for the specific dimensions and shape of the room. The diversity of the model range and a wide selection of design solutions will allow you to choose an excellent comfortable option for any, even the smallest room;
if the proposed options are not suitable or the final cost of the finished product is too high, you can try to consider an option such as a do-it-yourself pull-out bed. An individual designer’s project will help to provide for all the little details, take into account the interests of each child, and ensure comfortable rest and sleep for all children in one room, which can be brought to life with your own hands using ready-made furniture blanks and tools. It is important to use high-quality fittings, then the beds can be pulled out without much effort. A classic double bed is not a complicated piece of furniture, which, with clear instructions and experience, can be easily made by yourself. At the same time, the finished model will be ideal for your family, and various small details, color schemes, and various important points during assembly can be discussed with the children;
The important point is the practicality and versatility of the furniture. It’s great if the double structure is complemented by drawers, cabinets, shelves, cabinets, tables and other elements that turn the double bed into a real children’s complex for comfortable sleep, relaxation and games;
it is necessary to remember that each subsequent place is approximately 15 cm smaller, so it is better to immediately buy a bed of spacious dimensions so that you do not have to buy new furniture in a few years;
It is important to provide for the availability of high-quality orthopedic mattresses. You shouldn't skimp on this part. It is better to choose a simpler and cheaper bed model, but provide it with comfortable mattresses for a healthy sleep;
It is better that the base of the product is not solid, but slatted. This will ensure free air circulation;
if the lower tier is located low above the floor, it is important to take care of heat preservation and provide the lower bed with a thicker mattress;
If there is other furniture in the room, it would be correct to take into account the style and color scheme of other furniture items so that the bed fits harmoniously into the room.

Types of pull-out beds

The main selection criteria are the materials of the bed base, external finishing, shape and type of construction. In this case, the environmental friendliness of materials plays a very important role.

It is worth giving preference to solid wood or metal.

The main advantages of wooden pull-out beds are their lightness and ability to retain heat.
As for metal structures, the advantages are high strength and reliability.
More budget options are, of course, wood-based chipboards. The service life of such structures is much shorter, but this is a good, affordable option for those who plan to use such a bed for several years.

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Tips for choosing

In order for a bunk pull-out bed to last a long time, when choosing, you need to follow the recommendations:

The main criterion that deserves attention is strength. The build quality is important, especially the side fastenings and the stability of the legs. It is better not to consider options with graceful legs - the design must be reliable. It is advisable to check this by climbing onto a bed in a store. If it wobbles, this is a reason to refuse the purchase.
The top tier should have high and reliable sides. It is advisable to have railings at the steps for the convenience of the child.
Furniture made from natural wood is environmentally friendly, which cannot be said about chipboard. When purchasing a bed made from this material, the seller must provide a certificate indicating all indicators, including formaldehyde content.
The quality of the fittings used to assemble the product. Strength depends on the fasteners as much as on the material. Rusty and plastic screws and lack of fastening at all joints are unacceptable.
The ideal option is a slatted bed bottom. It is durable and provides ventilation to the mattress. A solid bottom is allowed if it is made of high-quality chipboard. Any option must be tested for strength before purchasing. To do this, it is enough for an adult to lie down on the bed and evaluate how much it bends under his weight.
The presence of additional accessories is not essential, but it makes the bed more comfortable. Additional drawers, cabinets, and shelves turn the product into a multifunctional one.
Assembly instructions available. Often you have to assemble furniture yourself. For this, clear instructions with a detailed description of each stage are important. It is desirable to have illustrations.

Beds with roll-out mechanisms were an original novelty until recently, but today they are actively pushing conventional two-story models out of the market. They provide safe sleeping spaces and allow for more space in any room. Thanks to this functional furniture, the room turns into a cozy bedroom at night, and becomes a full-fledged work or play area during the day.

Design dimensions

When choosing the optimal size of a sleeping place, the main guidelines are the age of the children and the size of the room. The standard length and width of beds for children under 3 years of age is 120 × 60 cm, for preschoolers from 3 to 6 years old - 140 × 60 cm, for schoolchildren from 6 to 12 years old - 160 × 80 cm, for teenagers - 190 × 80 cm. When choosing beds for a kindergarten, these parameters are required; in other cases, the dimensions are selected individually. Most manufacturers focus on demand indicators and produce standard roll-out beds with a length of 160 cm and a width of 80 cm. But if desired, these sizes can be easily adjusted to the requirements of individual orders.

When choosing a bed for children of different ages, there are no problems if you take a growing model, the length of which can be adjusted. A transformer is also suitable - its lower bed is allocated to the youngest child. The height of the structure is selected taking into account the height of the children: the lower tier should coincide with the level of the owner’s knees. It is important to ensure that the height from the top tier to the ceiling is sufficient. The baby should feel comfortable and spacious there.

A children's bed for the little ones must be equipped with protective sides.

Color solutions

When choosing the shade of furniture, two factors should be taken into account: the bed should fit harmoniously into the interior of the bedroom/children's room, and the color should have a beneficial effect on the psyche.

Pull-out transformable bed

If it is difficult to find a bed of the desired shade, choose furniture in neutral colors. An excellent option is products in white/beige or light wood. To avoid the hassle of choosing paints, designers recommend purchasing furniture in a tone close to the main color of the room. As an option: for a light green room, choose a light green bed. It is believed that pink and lavender shades are more suitable for women's bedrooms. Brown and blue will organically fit into a man’s room.

Pull-out bed made of MDF

To create comfort, the room is decorated in a calm color palette (silver, greenish, yellow, green). The bed can be chosen in a wenge shade (if desired, contrast). To make the atmosphere look calmer, select furniture from Karelian birch, bleached oak, and pine.

Pull-out bed for a teenager

Manufacturing materials

Pull-out beds are made from natural solid wood or modern materials, including composite panels, lightweight stainless steel profiles and high-quality polymers. The main categories represented on the furniture market:

Models made from hardwood, outperforming others in terms of strength, environmental friendliness and durability, but inferior in weight and cost. When choosing a method for finishing them, you should remember that the better the surface is polished, the safer it is for the child.
Budget beds are made of chipboard (need to check the composition) or MDF. Preference is given to laminated types, as they are more durable and practical.
Combined models with a frame made of natural wood and flat elements made of chipboard or MDF. The best option in terms of price and durability, the same goes for beds with a metal frame.

The combination of metal and polymers will be successful only if they are of high quality.

Chipboard

MDF

Combined
Special attention is paid to the base and materials for its manufacture. Solid and closed, made of chipboard, is not suitable for such beds due to poor ventilation of the mattresses. And even if there are holes in it, this option negatively affects the condition of the spine. You should also avoid plastic slats, as they are not intended for high and frequent mechanical loads. Wide wooden slats, if possible, beech slats with rubber fasteners, can withstand children’s jumps.

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Solid base

Lamels

Children's rooms with two folding beds

Organizing space in a nursery with the help of a double transformable bed is like a little magic. When unfolded, it looks like a classic bunk bed. And when folded it looks like a panel. Designers have already found a practical use for this surface: as a board for drawing with crayons or special markers.

Children's folding beds for two are the ideal solution with minimal cost and maximum benefit.

Reliability and durability of lifting mechanisms

Our company is focused on the development and production of high-quality furniture. Therefore, each product undergoes thorough quality control, which produces the bed or returns it for revision. Particular attention is paid to lifting mechanisms and fittings, the service life of which is at least 15 years during daily use.