Hello 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
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2linkehände23 Jan 2020 09:27One more attempt to insert the floor plans:
This concerns the room labeled: Parents
This concerns the room labeled: Parents
As mentioned before, install a knee wall cabinet at about 80 cm (31.5 inches) high, and then a bed should easily fit against the wall on the left when entering.
Alternatively: a loft bed, with the bottom edge of the bed aligned to the top edge of the window, built into the peak and attached only to the walls without any posts. Something like this, but I would have the ladder run vertically up the interior wall; this "post" could be covered from behind as a shelf and also used as storage.
But even here, a knee wall cabinet would be a good option.
This all sounds less like the work of an interior designer and more like a clever carpenter!
Alternatively: a loft bed, with the bottom edge of the bed aligned to the top edge of the window, built into the peak and attached only to the walls without any posts. Something like this, but I would have the ladder run vertically up the interior wall; this "post" could be covered from behind as a shelf and also used as storage.
But even here, a knee wall cabinet would be a good option.
This all sounds less like the work of an interior designer and more like a clever carpenter!
I would also suggest a loft bed, and if the child has such a problem sleeping under the sloping roof (why exactly? Is it a general issue or because the knee wall is so low that you hit your head if the bed is placed along the external wall?), then I would create a mezzanine on the side with a length of 3.50m (11.5 ft), at a height so that it is above the door. Not just a loft bed, but a mezzanine that includes a bed. Anything else is a hassle when making the bed. Having some space around the bed is very helpful. The height of the mezzanine would then be up to 1.50m (5 ft), so not very high. Otherwise, I don’t see any other option if the young lady strictly refuses to sleep under any sloping roof at all (not even with her feet under the slope). The question is whether she would even be willing to sleep on this mezzanine if the sloping roof itself is already an issue.
Setting the mezzanine lower than the top edge of the door or window seems problematic here because that would basically block the window. So don’t be misled by the photo above! The height proportions are the other way around there, but in that case, the window is also where the interior wall to the adjacent room is here.
So, the only option here is to install a loft bed while being aware that either the window will be blocked (if there is more space on top and just a cozy nook underneath, like in the photo above) or you accept about 1.50m (5 ft) of height. Since the girl doesn’t want to sleep under the sloped ceiling, I would first clarify whether a sleeping area with so little headroom would be acceptable at all and — please consider this carefully yourself — whether the parent is willing to always make her daughter’s bed while bending over.
Setting the mezzanine lower than the top edge of the door or window seems problematic here because that would basically block the window. So don’t be misled by the photo above! The height proportions are the other way around there, but in that case, the window is also where the interior wall to the adjacent room is here.
So, the only option here is to install a loft bed while being aware that either the window will be blocked (if there is more space on top and just a cozy nook underneath, like in the photo above) or you accept about 1.50m (5 ft) of height. Since the girl doesn’t want to sleep under the sloped ceiling, I would first clarify whether a sleeping area with so little headroom would be acceptable at all and — please consider this carefully yourself — whether the parent is willing to always make her daughter’s bed while bending over.
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