Midsleeper bed in small room?

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Giving myself a headache trying to figure out my son's room. It's the small box room over the front door. I'm thinking of getting a midsleeper bed so he can have some storage/play space underneath. I'd like one with stairs rather than a ladder as he's only 5.

Not many fit in his room but I've found one that will with the stairs in front. Basically, half his room will be bed and then he has a cupboard and that'll be it. He'll have play space underneath. I'm planning on moving all his toys from the living room up to his room.

Does anyone else have a similar set up? Does it work? Would you steer clear? Any feedback would be much appreciated. I just can't decide if I should do it or not! TIA.

I doubt a mid sleeper will have enough height room for him to play under. I would wait a year and get him a high sleeper.

It's got an 84cm clearance and specifically says it's a space to play. Do you not think that's enough?

We got my daughter a mid sleeper when she was 6 and she's now 8. Her room is just a little box room over the front door too and it's the best thing we did! Hers has a ladder though (it's from Argos), but it was absolutely fine because there's only about 5 steps with it being a mid sleeper.

Underneath it she has some storage boxes with toys in and a bean bag. She can sit on the bean bag and read, she plays with toys under there, all sorts. Such a good thing to have with such limited space. If she had a normal bed she'd have none of that space. Plus she loves being a bit higher up and it's by the window so she can be nosey 😂

Rather than stairs we just put one of these in front of the ladder: www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/tenhult-step-stool-bamboo-40448036/

It's only 1-2 steps on the ladder then so much easier

Hated ours. Pain in bum to change the bedding, total nuisance to get into for cuddles (and even worse when they are poorly).

They dominate an already small room and make it seem even smaller.

I'm really not a fan!

That's the only downside actually, changing the bedding isn't as easy as with a 'normal' bed. I didn't mind too much getting into it though, I mean it's not meant for adults but it was quite nice popping up there every now and again 😂

Changing the bed is such a PITA and the unintended consequence for us was no more bed-time snuggles and stories as we couldn't squeeze in... Other than that, we have one and it's great.

We have a high sleeper for my 5 year old (wasn't planned, she and sibling swapped) and apart from not being able to sit with her it's great as there is so much room underneath.

We sit on her rug for bedtime stories and then she goes up and I can climb the ladder for goodnight kisses and cuddles.

I have kept the cot bed mattress for sleepovers/if she is poorly.

Agree changing the bedding is a bit if an arse, but otherwise it’s great. We got ours when DD was about 6 to give her more floor space. She has a toy box and a snuggle corner underneath. She’s now 8 and still plays under there loads. Was a great solution for us.

Me too. We switched for a normal bed with seperate plastic underbed drawers from argos which wierdly seemed to have more storage. It just felt roomier. Maybe an actual high sleeper would have worked better.

none of my children are static enough sleepers for an off the floor bed and I’d worry they’d fall out and injure themselves!
also the bed making would drive me bonkers

We have this set up and it is great. I pay my older daughter a pound to change the bed so I don't have to climb up 🤣

My daughter has had a mid sleeper since she was three. Hers has a ladder, not steps, and she's never had any issues either getting in or out of bed. She's ten now and it's still going strong.

A ladder may be a better option to save on space, he might manage it a lot better than you anticipate.

We have a midsleeper with a ladder in the small room but it has storage underneath, drawers, shelves and a desk pull out so he can get underneath, most toys and play space are downstairs though as we have three reception rooms. He also has a wardrobe, chest of drawers and book case, it's compact but works. DS is 4

Have a look at Argos. We had an almost identical set up for DC1 with an Argos mid sleeper in a box room with storage underneath and steps which could also house books (deep steps which could double as shelves). The other side of the room
was a low level Kallax unit (4 x 2 cubes, horizontal), which worked well for other clothes storage and for “opening up” the room. No space to play in there though, but ours was a very small box room. Worked very well for what we needed.

The only thing I would say is that the particular Argos one we have doesn’t like being dismantled and rebuilt again in another room….so worth bearing that in mind if a room move was on the cards.

In our tiny box room we had a mid sleeper that converted into high sleeper when my lad was a bit older, was a game changer he had lots of room for his toys and a little den to play in. (You can buy themed curtains that fit to the underside to make it more den like and hide mess)

My daughter had a mid sleeper from age 5. It worked well as she made the bit underneath a little den and played under the bed. She was fine with a ladder as it wasn't very high. Only thing is we bought a metal one which then creaked a bit at night so if you have the budget wood is better. When she was apx 10 years old we then sold the midsleeper and bought her a high sleeper instead with a desk underneath. Both worked well at the time and made the best use of space in a small room.