When we moved into this house the kids were only 3 and 5. We had bought the bunk beds from a family in the ward and were thrilled to have a room the kids could call their own. Meanwhile the years went on and the amount of toys in the room changed to make it look a little bit older, but we pretty much always hated the look of the room.
We began to dream about getting loft beds a few years ago, but cost, logistics and finances were always an issue. But with the kids turning 12 and 14 this year we had to do something.
I found these beds on KSL for $175 plus $25 to have them delivered (woohoo). Just putting these in the room and getting the other stuff out was a tremendous change.
Landon was at Scout Camp for this makeover and only knew about the beds, so he had 5 days of anticipation to enjoy while Whitney and I got down to business and outfitted the rest of the room. We spent almost 3 hours at IKEA finding the things that would meet their needs best.
We managed to get that 92 pound box into the car by ourselves (despite the male employees who passed us as we struggled) along with the rest of the stuff, it was very exciting!
I had to wear a headlight while attempting to see the screw holes for part of the couch. It turns out the holes did not line up no matter what I did, so yes Landon's couch is missing one of its screws. It was an executive decision but seems okay.
Victory was eventually mine and the couch got put together! It folds out into a bed too, so we still have a place for a couple mini cousins to sleep.
Whitney was beyond happy to get a desk in her area. She is thrilled, but so are we because this means no more jungle set ups on the kitchen table!!! We should have done this years ago!
We also got new bedding and the cubby for Whitney's area, those white drawers hold a ton! I would like to get a new and bigger dresser for them, but that's not in the budget right now. (The Cheez-Its were a welcome home from camp treat for Landon.)
We need to do something about the pictures on the wall and possibly rig up some curtains so they can make their areas more private, but for right now it's fabulous!
I found these black photo ledge shelves at IKEA for $10 each and they are perfect for the kids' headlights, book and water bottle where they can reach them.
Another bonus to the high beds is that I can't see the mess on top very well, so Whitney's mismatched stuff and menagerie won't bother me so much. Woohoo!
