Hello mcris,

Can you attach some pictures? I'd love to help you and I love working kids rooms!

Karen Haggard, CID

This one should work:

Hi Karen and er612, sorry for replying late. I am attaching photos of the room. I just drapes some bedding a in the beds and pillows I bought but this is still in the trial and error stage. My kids are all grown (21,18 and 14 yrs so they don't like sleeping in bunk beds.This is a place we just use for vacation so we don't really live here. The beds measure 37.5 x 75. Inches. I also drew the layout of the room with its dimensions. The photos were taken at night so it seems dark. During the day, the room is quite bright when the louvres are opened. The entire wall where Lou rea are have operable windows.

I think your current layout is best.

mcris,

I sketched around a bit and came up with a couple of ideas. I'll put them together and show you. Give me a few days since I have a baby shower on Sunday I have to travel to.

Karen

Thanks so much for all your comments and suggestions, er602, decoenthusiaste, grewa002 and Karen. Karen, I am excited to see your suggestions whenever it's most convenient for you.

I have actually tried moving around the beds and the present layout is the most convenient layout in terms of access to cleaning under the beds/corners and changing the sheets. It just looks quite unfinished and tight. I have down comforters for the duvet covers in the photo.

I also considered using trundle beds but couldn't find any that wil fit the size of my present mattresses. Don't really want to change them as it's (esp if with boxspring) very comfortable accdg to the ones who have slept there. I'm posting my ideas/layout if i use

the trundle bed option-just in case you Have suggestions for trundle beds too.

Hi mcris,

OK here's what I came up with.

Basically I created a 'lounging' bedroom space concept for your girls. You'll keep your mattresses, and box springs if you'd like.

You would have a built-in platform bed frame created around the entire perimeter of the space. The mattresses will sit down inside it 2", and the edge would have a 2" platform around it. The back-rest would be 2" wide as well.

It sits about 12" above the floor so if you decide to keep the box springs they will sit down inside it with the mattresses on top, or you could have the inside of the platform built up enough to just use the mattresses. This way you don't have to worry about finding a trundle bed to fit your mattress - I did some looking myself. They will have about 46" in between the two parallel beds.

I also added a floor to ceiling bookcase.

Instead of the girls using the small spot light lamps you could add in some hanging pendant lights for them over their heads.

This way they have a place to hang out that doesn't just look like a bedroom. Let me know what you think.

Karen Haggard, CID

Hi Karen, would never have thought of this design. I'm excited and I think this is also very nice for the teenage girls. Do you think I can still add a small ledge on one side that can act as a table when they write or draw? Maybe, I can also add a lift top mechanism for one of the beds so I can use the bottom for storage of beddings. Thanks very much for helping out.

Hi Casandra384, I tried lining up the beds but there was hardly any space between the beds (we had to walk sideways) and it was also difficult to go around it for housekeeping...

If you're not committed to the current desk, then find a smaller one to place to the left of the door. Ex.

mcris,

One great thing about creating these custom beds for the girls you can add storage underneath easily! And I think its a great use of space for the ages of your girls.

You can add a ledge on the one bed next to the closet, there is enough room. And you can raise up the ledge between the other two perpendicular beds to a comfy drawing height.

Karen

Thanks once again. I really appreciate all the help.