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2linkehände22 Jan 2020 18:00Hello everyone, attached is a photo of our child’s bedroom. It measures about 4 × 4.2 m (13 × 14 ft) and has a very steep sloped ceiling! The ceiling height reaches up to 3.50 m (11.5 ft).
There is also a terrible, uninviting window (due to the construction, curtains are not an option?!) with an annoying radiator next to it.
I find it very difficult to furnish the room in a child-friendly way. Our daughter is reluctant to sleep under the sloped ceiling.
Therefore, the bed must be placed against the tall wall. Ideally, it should be 1.20 m (4 ft) wide.
I had thought about a Murphy bed before, but those are quite expensive compared to other options?!
A loft bed probably won’t work either, because it would have to be mounted above the door, preferably floating, but then there would only be 1.50 m (5 ft) clearance up to the highest point?!
A wardrobe would also need to fit along the tall wall next to the bed.
The radiator really bothers me because the bed obviously can’t be placed there.
Is there a reasonable alternative to the radiator? Maybe a very low, wide radiator installed in the corner of the slope (knee wall)?
Could it simply be relocated? Or would the cost-benefit ratio be unreasonable?
Maybe I’m complaining about first-world problems, but I just lack the imagination. I’ve been struggling with this room for four years.
That’s why I’m hoping for your help and ideas!!!
Or should/could I consider hiring an interior designer for this?!?
Best regards and a great 2020 to you all!
the clueless

There is also a terrible, uninviting window (due to the construction, curtains are not an option?!) with an annoying radiator next to it.
I find it very difficult to furnish the room in a child-friendly way. Our daughter is reluctant to sleep under the sloped ceiling.
Therefore, the bed must be placed against the tall wall. Ideally, it should be 1.20 m (4 ft) wide.
I had thought about a Murphy bed before, but those are quite expensive compared to other options?!
A loft bed probably won’t work either, because it would have to be mounted above the door, preferably floating, but then there would only be 1.50 m (5 ft) clearance up to the highest point?!
A wardrobe would also need to fit along the tall wall next to the bed.
The radiator really bothers me because the bed obviously can’t be placed there.
Is there a reasonable alternative to the radiator? Maybe a very low, wide radiator installed in the corner of the slope (knee wall)?
Could it simply be relocated? Or would the cost-benefit ratio be unreasonable?
Maybe I’m complaining about first-world problems, but I just lack the imagination. I’ve been struggling with this room for four years.
That’s why I’m hoping for your help and ideas!!!
Or should/could I consider hiring an interior designer for this?!?
Best regards and a great 2020 to you all!
the clueless
Dear 2linkehände2, (your name makes you very likeable). Please consider hiring one (or two or three) professional plumbing companies (you can find them in the phone directory). They will be happy to advise you on affordable options. It is not possible to give reliable advice based only on photos from here. Best regards, Vicky
I don’t see that moving the radiator elsewhere would make much of a difference. The problem is a) a small room with a nominal diameter (DN) of about 45 without a knee wall, which essentially only consists of a sloped ceiling, and b) the desire not to sleep under the slope. This simply can’t be accomplished as it is. What about moving the bed slightly away from the "far right" side and placing it there?
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2linkehände22 Jan 2020 22:49Thank you for your kind responses and for thinking this through with me!
Until now, I wasn’t familiar with baseboard heating. What “bothers” me about it is that it’s electric... I assume that makes it more expensive to operate?!
Although cost isn’t the main issue if there’s a good solution. Unfortunately, I was persuaded not to install a dormer... and now I regret it. That’s why I’m trying to make the best of the situation.
What exactly does it mean to push the bed from the far right side? Into the room? So that it ends up centered? I think I’m a bit confused here.
By the way, the third photo attached actually gives the best overall view. Unfortunately, it doesn’t show as a preview ♀️
Until now, I wasn’t familiar with baseboard heating. What “bothers” me about it is that it’s electric... I assume that makes it more expensive to operate?!
Although cost isn’t the main issue if there’s a good solution. Unfortunately, I was persuaded not to install a dormer... and now I regret it. That’s why I’m trying to make the best of the situation.
What exactly does it mean to push the bed from the far right side? Into the room? So that it ends up centered? I think I’m a bit confused here.
By the way, the third photo attached actually gives the best overall view. Unfortunately, it doesn’t show as a preview ♀️
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