What features does my bunk / high / cabin bed need?

If you want to provide a room's worth of children’s bedroom furniture with just one purchase, that is entirely possible with the array of features available for today's bunk beds and raised beds. Many raised beds have desks incorporated into their design. The desk is either placed under a high bed or midsleeper, or attached at the end of the bed. It is common for bunks with a desk to have bookshelves and storage drawers as well. With a desk and plenty of storage space, you can create a nice little "home office" for your child. It is also becoming more popular to use a tent underneath a midsleeper bed to create a fun play area as well as a practical piece of children’s bedroom furniture.
These features can greatly enhance your bunk bed's functionality, and should be considered when deciding upon the perfect set up. Many of these features are available separately and can be added to your bed later on.

Can I change a bunk bed into 2 x single beds?
Some of the major manufacturers of children’s bedroom furniture have recently introduced ‘building’ ranges to their bunk beds. This basically changes the traditional bunk bed to a modular children’s bedroom furniture system. With these ranges, you can start, for example, with a single bed, on the ground. As the child grows, you can then ‘grow’ the bed to a midsleeper cabin bed, or a bunk bed, or a high sleeper bed.
Scallywags Colours and Thuka Maxi are both modular bedding systems, allowing this flexibility between single, cabin, bunk, and high beds.

What bunk / cabin / high bed does my child want?
It is very important to consider what the child wants when ordering any piece of children’s bedroom furniture. However, the child cannot always have the final say. Your child may want the most beautiful Scallywags Colours Bunk Bed, but if it is too big to fit into the room, you won’t be ordering it. We always recommend the parent first selecting a ‘short list’ of bunk beds which meet the practical needs, before letting the child choose which Cabin, Bunk or High bed they prefer.

How much money do I have to spend?
There are a massive variety of Cabin Beds, Bunk Beds and High Beds available on the marketplace, ranging in price from under £100 to many thousands of pounds. Be aware of your budget and shop accordingly. Major multiples, online stores and specialist independent stores are just some of the places where you may find your dream kids bed, or ideal piece of children’s bedroom furniture.

Read More: Choosing a bunk bed / bedroom furniture for your children's bedroom and Information on Children's Bedroom Furniture Manufacturers and the materials used in the furniture.