Bed shopping... bleagh!

[neotoma]

I've bought the futon couch, so I won't be entirely bedless, but damn is it hard to find a loft bed in this town. Let alone find a loft bed that will fit into a room with an 8' ceiling and not leave me banging my head against that ceiling when I get up.

I'm wondering if I just shouldn't give up on my idea of having a loft bed and take the twin bed I'm using now. It's long, but if I stuff it into a corner, I should still have room for most of my things -- the computer desk, the yarn stash, the bookcases and all.

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[lightgetsin.livejournal.com]

Hey, if you want to get rid of that twin, I would totally buy it off you . . .

[twistedchick]

Possible suggestion: get a single futon that can be rolled up in a corner when you want more floor space. I did that for a while. Unfortunately, my old futon was given away to someone else who needed a bed a few years ago, so it's not available now...

[molly-o.livejournal.com]

You might try IKEA for a loft bed (apologies if you already have), they have a bunch of twin loft beds intended for kids that I think are not too high off the ground.

FWIW, I spent 18 months in grad school with a futon couch as my only bed.
The only real downside was that I couldn't invite people over without 20 minutes notice (so I could fold the bed up and throw a heavy spread over it, to avoid having to strip the sheets) -- but then, my housekeeping is so haphazard I'm not big on no-notice parties anyhow. Of course, a lot depends on how comfy your futon couch is.

[neotoma.livejournal.com]

All the IKEA loft beds that they list on their website are 77-78" tall. That's really too tall for a room with 8 foot ceilings, as yu need 30 inches of clearance to be comfortable. I'm thinking I might try building my own, though.

[murasaki99.livejournal.com]

No matter what you get, make sure you like the mattress or your back will hate you.

Could someone make a loft bed for you? Or could you find a twin bunkbed and adapt it? I slept in the top half of a bunkbed for 2 years whilst sharing a condo with equally-poor college friends. I like heights. :D

[nugatorytm.livejournal.com]

As a really strange alternative, put the mattresses in the closet and sleep in there (hey, it's like having your own private nest, with doors that close, even).

Then, you'll have plenty of room space for the bookcases and such. And an armoire for your clothes probably takes up less space than the bed would.

[neotoma.livejournal.com]

It's not a walk-in closet, though.