Tag: beds & mattresses | Apartment Therapy

High and Low: Tree Bed

I think that I shall never see; a poem bed lovely as a tree. Or will we? File this one under "If we won the Lotto..." these two lovely and winsome tree beds would be a dream for many girls, of cours...

Inspiration: Faux Headboard

We know from our survey (What Comes After the Crib) that one popular idea for transitioning your child from a crib to a bed is placing a mattress or futon directly on the floor. It gives many pare...

Organic Mattresses Part 2...

We agree with many of you that the NY Times article we blogged about yesterday did a lot more confirming than clarifying. Yes, it's confusing trying to weed through all of the information on organic...

Blogging NY Times: Organic Mattresses

When we were expecting, we did a ton of research on crib mattresses. While we were very happy with our Gulliver crib from Ikea at $99, we decided we could splurge on an "organic" mattress. But we h...

Toddler Bed by DaVinci

No, it's not terribly high-concept or cutting edge, and it probably won't win any international design awards. What it is, however, is a simple, solidly built toddler bed made of sustainably harvested...

Trend Watch: Loft Beds

For those with limited square footage to work with, the obvious answer is to go up. A loft bed is a great solution - it provides a comfortable place to sleep and a cozy nook for play. A built-in lof...

Bedtime
Best of 2008

They (whoever they are) say that necessity is the mother of invention, and nowhere is this more evident than in children's bedrooms. As parents, we're willing to do pretty much anything (and we do mea...

Perspective Twin Bed

We're starting early on our research for a twin bed. Buy something well-built and it will last until college. We think the Perspective twin bed from Room and Board fits the bill....

Micki Bed by Box Design

There's a lot to like about the Micki bed. Its clean lines. Its compact footprint. The storage beneath. The fact that it can also sleep a full-sized adult. All these add up to a great piece of kids' f...

Sneak Peek: New Designs from EcoTots

We always have one eye open for new items that are easy on the environment as well as being well-made enough that they serve as good long-term furniture investments (which retain their Craigslist cach...

REI Sleeping Bag

Now that school is in full-swing, it's just a matter of time before the kids will want to do a sleepover. How we loved breaking out our Coleman sleeping bag and going to our best friend's house for a...

Tented Beds
Ohdeedoh in Europe - Paris

Marie Claire has a feature on kids rooms designed by adults that include this romantic canopy bed made by suspending a lightweight sheet from the ceiling. A satin duvet cover and wall sconces give it ...

Bunk Bed Curtains by Flexa

After seeing this wonderful bunk bed-turned-tent in an Ohdeedoh in Europe post last week, we felt compelled to search Stateside for similar curtains. We turned up these highly recommended panels from ...

Look! Toti Bunk by Koon

The Toti Bunk might just be the perfect small-space solution for young children. Bed, storage, work table, even a space for lounging... what more do you need? ...

Spare Bed Lounger From Casamania
Ohdeedoh in Europe - Paris

Not sure why this handsome, clever convertible mattress costs as much as a couch, but if money is no object, here's a nice solution that allows your kids to have a reading chair in their rooms that ca...

Drawing On The Furniture From Nonjetable
Ohdeedoh in Europe - Paris via Finland

Meri Von Rentel is a Paris-based Finnish designer whose Nonjetable furniture for kids (and adults) has a simple philosophy: high-quality, eco-friendly, long-lasting hand-finished furniture with a mini...

Velvet Tufted Headboard at Urban Outfitters

Maybe our hankering after lush fabrics and opulent colors is the first intimation that fall is just around the corner. Whatever the cause, we find this tufted headboard quite pleasing. With its rich p...

Tiramolla Loft Bedrooms

Loft beds can easily be seen as the grown-up interpretation of the bunk bed and when a simple loft bed is transformed into a loft bedroom, the results are quite interesting and fun. The Tiramolla Lo...

Phil & Ted's Traveler Cot with Sun Shade

One of the hardest parts of camping and traveling is figuring out a safe place for babies and young children to sleep. If you travel a fair bit, we can see this travel cot being a smart investment, es...

Little White Furniture From The White Company
Ohdeedoh in Europe - London

London's The White Company has a stylish range of kids furniture including classic white bedframes like this "Provence" bed that comes in a child's single......

Good Questions: Toddler Bed or Twin?

Ohdeedoh readers- Grace needs your advice! I had a question for the Ohdeedoh readers - toddler beds. We realized that we totally WASTED our money on our crib cause our almost 2 year old son has s...

Mezzanine Beds for Kids
Paris, France

We missed this mezzanine bed from Italian company Dear Kids when we posted about it last week......

Look! Mismatched DIY Headboards

These caught our eye when we were cruising ATLA the other day: intentionally mismatched headboards to avoid that matchy-matchy look that so often plagues shared bedrooms. Best of all, you can make the...

Haba Slumberland Rocking Cradle

Talk about furniture that grows with your child! We've just discovered yet another great item by Haba. The Haba Slumberland Rocking Cradle can take your child from infant to toddler to preschooler i...