Hmmm, this is tough because before you know it she'll be a pre-teen, then a teenager, and her taste will radically change from whatever it is now. On the one hand those loft bunk beds might be exciting now and would be cool later too. And they're space efficient - you can put another bed or a desk on the bottom. But maybe by 16 or 17 she'd outgrow that, I'm not sure. My daughter is 16 1/2 and doesn't seem to care much about her room at all anymore. Her years of trying to create a special space for herself there are over. I've even offered to get her a more comfortable bed and, surprisingly, she says "no, I'll be in college in a year and a half, it doesn't matter." The one thing she does need is ample storage, otherwise everything lives on the floor.

I just asked my daughter if she thinks they're "too young" for someone her age and she said she doesn't think so, and "they're fun".

Just my opinion as the mom of three teens 14, 16 and 18, and speaking from our own experience. By the time our kids were about 12, they had all outgrown their twin beds. My kids are not overweight, in fact they are thin. I know space is at a premium in kids' rooms, but I just wanted you to think about this before you make this investment. Of course, then they all go to college and sleep in a tiny twin dorm room bed!

My daughter had a captain's bed, that's a raised bed with drawers and shelves under it. We had a trundle bed growing up, which is a raised bed with another bed hidden under it. So, out of the choices you gave, I would choose a day bed with a trundle, although not necessarily a white one.

I slept in a twin bed until I got married when I was 27. And I'm 5'6 and at that time (and i wish again) about 140 lbs. So I think you'll be fine with a twin bed. I moved out and bought a three bedroom house and took with me my twin bed. A trundle would be nice when friends sleep over. But growing up my sister had a trundle and somehow it never got pushed back under the bed and would always become a huge mess, a dumping ground. Piled with school books, clothes, you name it! My 9 year old has a loft bed which I also hate because it's so hard to change the sheets. I can't wait for the day when he'll let me get him a regular twin bed for his room.

My dd is almost 13, and had a bunkbed (twin on the top, douible futon on the bottom) from the time she was three until she was about 11 - then she wanted rid of the bunkbed! Her room has a queen size bed in it because the room is large enough for it (and it is handy to have a n extra queen bed for company). In your case, I would go with the daybed + trundle, providing there is enough space to pull out the trundle.

Carrie

xoxosmom - I hope you don't mind me borrowing your thread to add a picture of my dd's bed with her new rag quilt (which I mentioned in another thread).

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Thanks!
Carrie

I had a twin day bed from Sears (white iron with hearts, oh yeah) from when I was 10 until I was 27. I wanted a canopy but I remember when I got into high school I was glad I had the day bed. It also wasn't a big deal when I took it with me after college. I went to a king just before I got married, that was a nice change from the twin. It isn't bad to think ahead to high school and beyond unless you are planning on getting her something else at that time.

My girls had twin beds and couldn't wait to get out of them when they hit their later teens. My boys had bunks, first two twins, then a full/twin combo. They hated bunkbeds, but had to share a room. When they were able to have their own rooms, one kept the bunk, but only used the full, and the other boy started with a twin, but moved to a full later. Eventually they all moved to queensized.

I think that a trundle bed would be good. She can use it for sleep overs. So a day bed would work best. In my humble O, I would try to keep the bed neutral...say a simple wood framed bed rather than metal. Kids tastes change a lot over the years, and it's easier to change linens than it is to change the hardware.

Oh, one thing...both my girls confessed they'd always wanted a canopy bed when they were small (what girl didn't?) but when they grew up, the couldn't stand them.