Loft Bed Designs Perfect for Kids (and the Young at Heart)

Let’s face it: a loft bed is downright cool. There’s something sassy about a design that accesses a bedroom’s vertical space. Click through to see some space-saving loft bed designs that have might have you rethinking your kids’ (or your own!) standard bedroom.

Pottery Barn Kids

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Lofty Goals

Instead of a ladder, this loft bed is accessed by a set of sturdy stairs. The space-saving unit offers storage underneath the stairs, too. Modern lines and a two-tone attitude are perfect for the transition from tween to teen.

Three Birds Renovations

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Scandinavian Style

This bold print wallpaper with palm trees is the punchy backdrop to this pale-wood bedroom set that’s adorable to the max. The cute extra bed on wheels (zoom! zoom!) can be moved easily to access the space underneath the upper loft-style bed for games and play with friends or a space to study. We’re lovin’ the smart vintage elements the designers at Three Birds Renovations brought into the space, from the rattan shade to the caneback dresser.

Cuckooland

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Luxe Low Loft

What kid wouldn’t go bananas for this bed? The luxurious Oliver Furniture bed from Cuckooland has a Nordic quality. High railings keep Junior snug and safe at night. Below, natural linen fabric closes off a secret hideaway for playtime or toy storage.

Mode:Lina

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On a High

Utilitarian plywood looks nifty in this simple structure that’s perfect if you happen to share a small studio with a teen. Designed by the architectural firm Mode:Lina, the design maximizes the apartment’s footprint, housing an office and a kitchen below.

Jen Woodhouse

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In Da House

Your kid will never want to come down for dinner and can you blame them? Constructed by Jen Woodhouse for her daughter with supplies from Home Depot, this super-cool structure features a mini living area, complete with a hanging plant, twin polka dot club chairs and lacy curtains. The sliding barn doors upstairs are just the coolest.

Pottery Barn Teen

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Study and Sleep

With room below for all the study and lounge essentials and sleeping quarters above, this modern loft bed is a great example of why ceiling-high beds rule. Dreamy, indeed.

Wayfair

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Stylish Perch

Baltic birch and eco-friendly MDF make for a stylish combo in this two-tone loft bed by Oeuf that’s cool enough for an older kid, too. A colourful area rug and oversized letters brighten the room’s pale tones.