If you have Google SketchUp, you might be able to take a closer look at the drawing I made of a proposed loft for the children's room. It's definitely not the final design, and it's very possible that I've overlooked something that should be obvious. I've never drawn anything like this before. I also have some ideas about what should be changed, but I would be very happy if someone who knows more about construction than I do could take a look.
A few prerequisites:
I want to build on stilts, not hang from the wall.
Standing height for the five-year-old (currently 114 cm tall, but will grow ) should be available in as many places as possible.
A sleeping area for the five-year-old is needed.
The one-year-old will move into the room and needs a bed with a 60x120 mattress.
The one-year-old must not be able to climb onto the loft.
Materials must be fairly easy to find. I have based it on what's available on Beijer's website, 19 mm MDF, beams 45x95, 45x170, etc.
The room is 328 cm wide, so there are walls on three sides of the loft as it looks now.
The room is 238 cm high, so the railing/shelves at the top reach all the way to the ceiling.
(Perhaps the railing on the lower loft should be raised for safety?)
(Realize now that I forgot to account for a slight slanted ceiling, so I will modify for that, but it's worth commenting on it as it is anyway.)
A picture where you can't see completely how it's constructed, but still...
But is it really wise to put a 6-year-old and a 2-year-old in the same furniture build? They will always be at different stages in their development. Instead, build two different modules for the kids, so they each get their own "corner." And you can probably never stop a 2-year-old from climbing up to where big brother is.
I can imagine you might be a bit cramped and therefore want to create a solution like this, but...
By the way, I slept + my four-year-older brother + our parents in one room, and grandma in the other room until I was six years old. But we each had our own bed (well, not dad and mom, they shared a double), and grandma slept on a sofa bed in the "living room."
But is it really wise to put a 6-year-old and a 2-year-old in the same furniture build? They will always be at different stages in their development. Instead, build two different modules for the kids, so they each have their own "corner." And you can probably never stop a 2-year-old from climbing up to where their older brother is.
I imagine you might be a bit cramped and therefore want to do a solution like this, but...
By the way, I slept + my four-year-older brother + our parents in one room, and grandmother in the other room until I was six years old. But we each had our own bed (well, not dad and mom, they shared a double bed), and grandmother slept on a sofa bed in the "living room."
Thanks for your reply. Interesting thought. At the same time, they do have their own nooks in the sense that they even are on different floors. How do you think we could make separate modules? How would you separate them? I thought it was a bit practical to make different parts for them in the same "furniture", because we can then use the ceiling height for one floor with a suitable height for the one-year-old and one with a suitable height for the five-year-old.
We live in a rental apartment and therefore don't want to cause too much damage to the floors and walls. However, it's entirely okay if the floor gets a bit damaged from a heavy construction, as it is already damaged and the carpet will be replaced when we move.
Yes, you could build two lofts, where they each get one, or rather maybe a loft for the five-year-old and a regular bed at the other end of the room for the one-two-year-old. The small bed in this construction is not so extensively built into the construction, so you could also try what they think of such a build and then "move out" little brother if it doesn't work.
Happy to receive more opinions, especially on the construction, but feel free to comment on the functionality as well.
As it is now, the children go to bed at the same time in the evening. However, little brother takes a nap, so it might be a bit tricky for the five-year-old to use the room then. Nonetheless, they both sleep like logs (and hopefully they continue to do so ). You can go in and turn on the light and rearrange furniture while they mostly continue to sleep.
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) should be available in as many places as possible.
