High Double Loft Bed - Problems

Fiery125 | 18:24 Mon 04th Aug 2014 | Home & Garden

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Last chance saloon here.

Looking for a double loft bed - problem is the IKEA ones are all around 208cm-215cm in length and I am very limited on space (200cm max) so did not want it have a bit of space underneath (approx 160cm)

I have looked all around and I cannot see any that match my needs - any ideas apart from get a carpenter to build one? I was looking at cost as well as I am on a budget.

Many thanks

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2sp_

Forgive me if this is a daft suggestion, but could you cut the legs down to the height you need?

Fiery125

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It's length that is the problem (don't all men say that!)

Fiery125

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I'm just after a double loft bed - no longer than 200cm with some good space underneath, approx 160m. Only ones I can find are IKEA ones which are longer than 200cm, pity as they are cheap second hand on ebay

2sp_

Sorry my fault for not reading it properly!

(And yes, men do have a warped version of length!)

rsvp

I have no interest whatsoever in lofts, beds or the like so why I opened this I have no idea. So pleased I did.......humour is still alive and a little light banter about gentlemans' generous perceptions of measurements certainly amused me.

2sp_

Maybe a good joiner would be able to shorten a wooden one?

(I once asked Mr P to measure an odd shaped pillow for a custom made case. To this day I'm convinced he just made it up, the pillow is a good 4 inches longer than he seems to have measured. Bless.)

Buenchico

I'm sorry that this doesn't help but I think that it's a point worth mentioning here anyway:

Surely there's absolutely no point having a short bed (whether purchased from stock or made-to-measure by a joiner) if you can't get a mattress that fits it, is there? To the best of my knowledge, with the exception of mattresses made specially for young children's beds, nobody makes short mattresses.

2sp_

I am being particularly thick today... I hadn't even thought about the mattress!

Saying that, my FIL had a mattress and bed custom made by a local company, as he wanted one longer and wider than normal.

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