Getting Onto The Top Bunk Is Not So Easy For Small Children

Consider buying bunk beds with a stairway for young children

Of course if you have bunk beds then someone is sleeping on the top bunk. And usually the kids will fight each other for the privilege of sleeping on the top.

(Often the best way to avoid the fighting about the top bunk is to swap the kids around, one week each).

And where you have kids sleeping on the top bunk then it’s essential to have a bunk ladder.

That sounds simple enough, however, particularly for younger children, climbing the ladder and clambering over the top rail can be a little awkward. And for some it can be a little dangerous, because falling off the ladder can be an issue.

Everyone assumes that you need to have a ladder for your bunk beds, however that’s not always the case. It’s perfectly possible to buy bunks with stairs at the end of the bunks with a convenient handrail so that the kids sleeping on the top bunk can climb easily and safely right to the top.

And the best bunks with a stairway even include handy pull-out drawers underneath every stair. Now that’s lateral thinking. Continue reading “Getting Onto The Top Bunk Is Not So Easy For Small Children” »