Beds with drawers

 Beds with drawers

A bed-podium with drawers is a great solution in interior design of a room. The fashion for such furniture appeared not so long ago, but very quickly gathered a huge number of fans around the world.

Benefits

Like any other furniture, the bed-podium has many advantages over its analogues:

  • Division of one room into functional zones. Thanks to such furniture it is quite realistic to make one room, for example, both a work area and a bedroom. The podium selects a sleeping place in a separate zone and helps to visually divide the space.
  • High functionality. A bed with drawers is capable of combining several functions at the same time, being both a comfortable sleeping place and a storage area.Often, such furniture has sliding drawers and even entire wardrobes where you can store bed linen, clothes or mattresses. In addition, the catwalk bed is a creative design solution, adding originality to the room and saving space.
  • Orthopedic function. As a rule, the bed-podium is a rather rigid berth, which has a positive effect on maintaining correct posture and spinal health.
  • Natural materials. Usually when creating such furniture using environmentally friendly materials, such as wood.

Types of construction

When choosing a bed should pay particular attention to the device design of the podium.

There are several main types of its structures:

  • Monolithic. This design is a wooden formwork, the second is usually poured on top with concrete. After that, it is necessary to level the surface of the future podium and decorate the concrete with a floor covering combined with another part of the room. The weight of this design is large enough, but there is no doubt about the reliability of the monolithic podium. Such a model is guaranteed to last for many years.
  • Frame. The peculiarity of this type of construction is its lightness, which distinguishes the frame podium from the monolithic version. The wooden frame offered by most manufacturers, but it is quite possible to assemble and do it yourself, because this design is extremely simple.
  • Metal. The advantage of this type of construction is that it is easier to monolithic version. But in the assembly of such a model, difficulties may arise.
  • Retractable bed. The most functional option, so suitable for small rooms, is a podium with a pull-out bed. On the podium itself everything can be located - a workplace, an area for playing sports, etc. And the frame hides in itself a sleeping place that extends from the side, like a drawer, if necessary.
  • Bed-podium with drawer-table. This design option is ideal for placement in the nursery. In this model, the side of the podium contains drawers, one of which is a retractable table at which the student will be comfortable with doing his homework. If necessary, the table simply slides inside the structure, freeing up space for playing in the nursery.

Recommendations for selection

Before buying a suitable option, you need to pay attention to a few points:

  • When choosing the material for the bed it is better to stay on natural wood. Such a framework will be environmentally friendly, lightweight and easy to assemble.
  • Bed sizes are usually taken standard - 1.5 meters wide and 2 meters long.
  • If the ceilings in the room are low, then the podium should not exceed 20 cm in height, otherwise there is a feeling of pressure space.
  • The podium itself can be decorated with such an element of decor as LEDs, which at night will give additional creativity to the bed, creating a feeling of a bed floating in the air.
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How to do it yourself?

Some useful tips:

  • Decide on the podium design. Monolithic version of the design is the most time-consuming and time-consuming. The metal frame requires experience with welding tools. Therefore, the best option is a tree.
  • Create a sketch of the future design. Carefully painted all sizes and proportions.
  • For fasteners design use dowels and screws.
  • When placing the flooring on which the mattress will be located, you need to add allowances of 5 cm on each side.
  • OSB and plywood materials are used to frame the frame.
  • As a decor, you can use a variety of materials such as laminate, parquet, linoleum, carpet. It is important to remember that the material must match the color of the floor covering.

For more detailed instructions on how to make a bed-podium yourself, see the following video.

Customer Reviews

Analyzing the reviews of the owners of the bed-podium, we can conclude that they did not miscalculate with the purchase. Most buyers note the high functionality of this furniture, ease of use, a sense of coziness and comfort. In spacious boxes you can store a lot of things and bedding. Simplicity in assembling is also noted, that is, after an acquisition it is not at all necessary to contact a furniture assembly specialist, since it is possible to assemble such a bed with your own resources.

A cat bed with drawers is an excellent furniture model that perfectly organizes the space. The podium allows you to save space in small apartments.This bed brings to the room the atmosphere of modernity, being not only a strong design solution, but also a multifunctional furniture that combines a sleeping place and a storage compartment.

Prices for these models are quite low, so any person can afford this furniture, and if desired, such a bed can be made with your own hands.

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