Wednesday 12 December 2012

How to build a wooden bunk bed



A wood bunk bed is a well-known spectacle in lots of homes with children. Kids seem to get pleasure from containing their own space, regardless of the square feet of area. Within that liberty area, you will find many more items than pillows, mattresses and quilts. You will always find too many toys, story books and even pets there. The childrens beds are not just a sleeping areas; it is the area where they grow. Bunk beds are best option to be placed in one of your kids room or if your kids are having a shared room. If you want to develop a wooden bunk bed in your home without spending much on retail price then following are the tips to follow.
Cut you lumber size:
Purchase a lumber yard from a nearer lumber yard and purchase a cutter from a retailer to cut the lumber. Measure out the dimensions for which you want to develop the bunk bed and then cut the lumber accordingly. You must make a square on the lumber before cutting it to get the right and proper shape. You may use a carpenter square to draw a square. You must cut the lumber from outside the boundaries of square mark. Cut the pieces for headboard and footboard too.
Mark the Placement:
You should mark all the places on your main wood piece where other pieces will be attached. Mark the position of headboard, footboard with due care. You must place all the pieces together to watch out the feasibility. The board must be 12 inches above the floor.  
Drill Bolt Holes:
Now you need to create drill holes on you main board so that you may attach all other item to it. You need to develop holes exactly on the marks that you created in the last step. You must create holes for your sideboards, headboard and footboard. You also need to create bolt holes for legs that will support your main board.
Fasten Headboards and Foot Boards:
You must place all the boards on the floor first. Then you must put the headboard, footboard and side boards on their positions to checkout their alignment. Make sure that all the boards are properly aligned and in shape. After assurance, you may fix the headboard and footboard to their positions using screws, nuts and bolts.
Affix Plywood to the Sideboards:
Make a proper layout of your sideboards and plywood. Post them on the positions where they should be placed. Mark the area of plywood where sideboards will be connected. Develop a full line on the plywood where you will place the sideboard so that you may mark the holes for screws. On the line, drill holes after each one feet so that the sideboards may get properly and strongly affixed to the plywood. Then you may attach the sideboards to the plywood edges using screws, nuts and bolts.
After these steps a structure of your wooden bunk bed will be ready. You may color the bed in your own desired shade and tone. If you involve your kid in this manufacturing process then it will be a great fun for him. 

Thursday 6 December 2012

10 Ideas of Hidden Storage


The excellent way of de-cluttering your home is to have a smart buying sense. When you are in the market then you need to look at those items which serve you in hiding you clutter. Multi-functioning items are best to serve in this regard. These items give a calm look to your room and give you an extra storage area. Here, I have suggested you a list of items that provide you hidden storage.
Footstool with Storage:
Most of the footstools have hidden storage inside them. You may use the same footstool as a coffee table in your living room. It will give a contemporary look to your room.  You may easily move this footstool towards your seating and get relaxed.
Storage beds:
Storage beds are best among all hidden storage items. These beds provides you a full fledge sleeping and storage area. The whole area underneath the bed is covered with the drawers, and cabinets. You can maximize your bedroom space.

Window seats with storage:
Window seats also come with storage now. If you are having a large bay window in your home then you may place a window seat along the window. These seats store items in its base.

Mirror with Hidden Storage:
Mirrors along the storage area behind the mirror are best to store your routine items. You may place hair brushes, jewelry, cosmetics and other related items there. This storage apace has different shelves inside. You may simply rotate the mirror and get the items.

Bedside Table with Hidden Drawer:
As all of us know that bed side tables have drawers, but now some tables are having hidden drawers at the top of the table. It is specially to place the jewelry, purse and other items while you are sleeping and away. It is harder for housebreakers to find it.

Sofa Bed with Hidden Storage:
Sofa beds are no doubt a multi-functioning furniture item that provides you sleeping and seating area; but it has gone one step above and includes a storage area too. It is best to place bedding items that a guest will need in urgency.

Hidden Home Office:
Home office is a best way to manage all of the office items and works at one side of the room. These offices can also be hidden so that when you are using the room for some other purpose; it may not destroy the room looks.

Lamp Table with Hidden Drawer:
These tables are ideal to place the remotes and magazines because they make the items invisible from the top of table. The items remain closer to you but not visible when not required.

Clock with Hidden Storage:
These clocks are best to store precious items because no one can even think about it. Your items remain secure there. These clocks have storage behind the clock.

Under Stairs Storage:
You may also utilize the space under stairs to efficiently use the wasted space. You may also use the space to create a small toilet or store room.

These were some of my ideas regarding the hidden storage spaces that will help you in minimizing your home clutter and make your items safer. 

Monday 3 December 2012

Top 10 Types of Beds!!


Whenever you enter in someone’s bedroom, the first eye-catching and striking element in the bedroom is, without a doubt, his bed. Most commonly, beds serve as the main focal point of bedroom. The bedroom decoration has one major step of bed decoration. But here, I can say that apart from the bedding, pillows, bed color, size, shape and positioning; the type of bed is most important. The selection of right size and right type of bed plays a vital role in room decoration. We have many types of beds available in the market; you need to choose the right one according to your preference, need and decoration style. Have a look!
Air bed:
As the lifestyles have been changes, so forth, the pattern of beds has also changed tremendously. Air bed is a sort of bed which is portable. You can blow the air and make it bed at any place. It has become a necessity to portable lives.
Bunk beds:
A set of two to three beds which are placed on each other. Bunk beds are optimal for saving the space and adjusting many kids and teens in one limited place. They are used in many sectors like hostels, ships, homes, nurseries, jails etc.
Adjustable beds:
Adjustable beds are those whose parts are moveable. These beds are serving the 21st century era because people are now moving from large spacious homes to flats and that’s why need items that are adjustable.
Canopy beds:
These beds add elegance and class to your bedroom. These beds are hanging beds that lift you up in the air. They are mostly used outdoor in the gardens or at the beach views. People use such beds mostly for picnic purpose.
Kid’s beds:
Now, with the revolution of time, kid’s preferences have also changed. Now they need their own place to sleep, study, store and play. That is the reason behind the introduction of special children beds.
Metal beds:
Market is now highly flooded and over loaded with the metal beds. The most commonly preferred metallic bed is iron bed. They are available in multiple shapes, sizes and colors. people have replaced their old wooden beds with these metallic ones because they are cheaper and lighter.
Loft beds:
If you are searching for larger beds but without compromising on storage space then storage or loft beds are ideal for you. They have entailed storage space underneath.
Sofa bed:
These are the most recent invention in the worlds of beds. Sofa bed is a multi functional unit which serves as both: a bed and sofa. You can convert it from sofa to bed at the night time. These are also called daybeds.
Murphy beds:
Murphy beds are also known as wall beds. These are the most space saving beds that are hanged to the walls; ideal items for the small rooms.
Water beds:
It is one of the rarest phenomenons. When you need comfort at peak then you go for water beds. In American systems, these beds are getting usual now.
Here, I have explained very few types of beds. The beds industry has many more categories that are countless; like sleigh beds, futon beds, leather beds etc. These are the most common ones.