Both of my boys have raised beds. We got the first one for our elder son when the younger one outgrew his toddler bed. We moved the younger boy into the standard twin and got a raised bed for the elder boy. It was high enough to put cushions underneath for a wonderful cubby hole area. Some time later, he needed a desk and there wasn't really enough room to add a desk to that room. So we got him the IKEA raised double bed with desk underneath. It is rather close to the ceiling (maybe 18" between ceiling and mattress), but he loves it. Something like this one: http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?topcategoryId=15558&catalogId=10103&storeId=12&productId=47120&langId=-1&parentCats=15558*15617*15619 I can't find a photo with the desk. It is a nice one - shelves that fit nicely on the back of the desktop and under the bed.
So, this bed will likely work for many years. So you need to consider what you do in terms of decoration and make sure that he won't outgrow the decoration. I'd stick with fairly simple colours on the bed itself, and add easily removable decorations. The curtains are a great idea. We did the staple thing and it worked quite well. The staples were relatively easily removable later with a screwdriver. We stapled to the inside of the bed frame so that the staple holes aren't obvious now.
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Date: 2006-03-13 08:27 pm (UTC)http://www.ikea.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?topcategoryId=15558&catalogId=10103&storeId=12&productId=47120&langId=-1&parentCats=15558*15617*15619
I can't find a photo with the desk. It is a nice one - shelves that fit nicely on the back of the desktop and under the bed.
So, this bed will likely work for many years. So you need to consider what you do in terms of decoration and make sure that he won't outgrow the decoration. I'd stick with fairly simple colours on the bed itself, and add easily removable decorations. The curtains are a great idea. We did the staple thing and it worked quite well. The staples were relatively easily removable later with a screwdriver. We stapled to the inside of the bed frame so that the staple holes aren't obvious now.