Features of Ikea sliding beds

With the birth of a child, parents need to buy new pieces of furniture, in particular, beds for sleeping. A growing new family member needs to constantly change the size of the bed. So that the little man could sleep comfortably at any age, and his parents didn’t spend their spare time, Ikea developed a model of a bed with a sliding base.

A bed that grows with a child and is adapted to his age needs has several obvious advantages:

• Budget savings. For many years, from the newborn age to the elementary school, you can not worry about buying a regular bed for a nursery.Together with the younger children, parents can increase the length of his sleeping bed.
• Rationality. The bed with a sliding system is compact and does not take up much space, freeing up space for games and other necessary furniture. Can be used as a guest bed, pushing as needed.
• Environmental friendliness. The bed from Ikea is made of quality, safe for health materials.

• Practicality. The cost of furniture from Ikea is available for most consumers. Her laconic design looks attractive and fits to different styles of the children's room.
• Compactness. The bed sizes are 135-208 cm by 90 cm. For iron counterparts, this parameter is 5 cm smaller.
• Durability. The entire Ikea product line has high quality standards. Unless, of course, this is not a fake of furniture, with a different device of a sliding mechanism and compressed sawdust instead of a natural solid wood. At the Ikea beds there is a proprietary patented extension mechanism, which is characterized by simplicity of design and easy transformation.
• A variety of designs. In Ikea they try to please different consumer tastes and make models of beds that are perfectly suitable not only for classic children's interiors, but also for modern design solutions.

Ikea produces such furniture in two categories: for babies from birth to three years and for the age group within 3-15 years. Of particular popularity are models of wood, mainly from environmentally friendly pine.

Good demand for metal beds Minnen series. Budget, but non-durable options for sliding beds are made of hardboard or chipboard. All models of this much-respected company have a rack bottom, for the manufacture of which only pine-wood boards are used that have undergone careful processing.

Some disadvantages of sliding beds.

• None of the models produced by Ikea have reliable protection for babies. On safety during sleep, parents have to worry on their own, acquiring additional bumpers.
• Among the sliding beds of this brand there are no models with built-in boxes. To store things to get something from the furniture separately.

The range of sliding furniture for children is represented by beds and couches.

The most favorite and most popular models are the beds of the series:

• "Busunge". The bed is made of pressed sawdust chipboard in such a design decision that looks great in any interior. The material does not have high strength, because the model is more suitable than others for not too mobile children with a calm disposition. Due to the height of the headboard and sides, the sleeping child is reliably protected from falling. The size of the length "grows" from 138 cm to 208, and the width remains standard - 90 cm.
• "Leksvik." The classic wooden model Ikea, which provides durability and long-term operation of a children's bed, but because of the massiveness of the design requires more space, and this is not practical in small children’s. Of the minuses - the lack of a rack base, which must be purchased separately. The dimensions are the same as the previous model.

• Minnen. Iron bed, produced in light or black color. Frame - steel of high strength, powder coated and the bottom of beech or birch slats. The metal bed is more compact: 135-206 cm by 85 cm.
• Sundwick. Model of neutral design, made of pine in white or gray. Bed size: length 137-207 cm, width - 91 cm. This is the widest of the sliding models of the brand.

A great alternative to sliding baby beds is Ikea couches, suitable for different interiors and not only for kids in the process of growth, but also for mature adults. Ideal for design and practicality for teens and modern interiors. The couches are represented by the following models:

• "Brimnes." A definite plus design - the presence of drawers and low sides. Made of chipboard, which has a positive effect on the cost, but has a bad effect on the durability of this model.

• "Flax". It is completed at the request of the customer: retractable drawers or another bed - a spare berth, rolled out from under the base. The couch is made of fiberboard or particleboard and do not complement the elements of fencing.But the possibility of acquiring the shelf instead of the traditional headboard eliminates this disadvantage. Due to its not frilly design and affordable cost, it is one of the most sought-after models.

• Hemnes. The most frequently purchased model, thanks to three retractable drawers and extra berth on wheels, hidden under the base. The only insignificant negative - is made only in white.

Choosing a bed model for a child, it is worth considering a few useful tips:

• The best option is to choose a white bed. In this design, even the most dimensional furniture does not look bulky in space and fits all, regardless of gender. The preferred option with a wooden frame (natural solid pine).
• For a child prone to creative "design" of walls and furniture with felt-tip pens and pencils, a metal bed is more suitable. It is easier to cleanse from the arts of children.
• In the nursery modest size, it is better to install a bed from the Minnen series, with the smallest dimensions. The choice should be made taking into account the age of the consumer and his growth,after all, babies feel more relaxed and secure in a low bed, and older children should get a bed with a maximum height from floor to bed.

By purchasing any of the beds Ikea, you will have to additionally purchase a mattress, as it does not come as a set. The most correct decision is to buy a mattress from the same manufacturer, but taking into account the following parameters:

• The length of the mattress should not be the same size as the base of the bed, but at least 2-3 centimeters less, otherwise the mattress will not settle down in the assembled frame.
• Children under 12 years old are recommended to sleep on a hard or semi-rigid mattress, because until then the spine is formed, and it needs fixation.
• It is desirable that the inner filler was wool or coconut fiber. Dust quickly accumulates in a cotton or foam rubber, it deforms in a short time and wears out, bringing discomfort to the body during sleep.

Each bed is equipped with detailed instructions describing the process of assembling furniture products.Visual illustrations in clear language describe the whole sequence of actions, so that anyone without special training can assemble the bed. In the process of assembling it is important to fasten all the structural elements firmly and efficiently.

For more information on how to assemble a sliding bed Ikea, learn from the following video.

Consumers respond positively to the models of beds with the sliding mechanism of Ikea, noting the high quality of the furniture of a famous brand. Note, in particular, the strength, safety and attractiveness of the design. Parents in many countries have long appreciated all the positive qualities of Ikea furniture and trust the sleep of their children only to their products.

Any Ikea model with a sliding base like a bed or a couch is an excellent choice for sleeping a child or teenager. Since Ikea furniture developers take into account all the physiological features and the immediate needs of growing children.