Everyone Wants a Bunk Room

10/26/2011 4:03:00 PM

Is it because everyone wants grandkids? Who knows...but what I do know is that most of my clients ask for a bunk room.

My favorite bunk rooms have built-in beds like this charming example I found in a Pottery Barn catalogue:

If you want to go a step further, set each bunk up like its own little room:

Of course, privacy curtains are a must:

And don't forget that each bunk needs good lighting and comfy support pillows for reading in bed. Yes, the grandkids will probably sneak in a good late-night read with a flashlight, but when your adult friends see how cool the bunk room is, they'll want to stay there, too.

I'd certainly want to stay in this bunk room from the HGTV Dream House. You gotta know the party group will be staying in here:

Of course, if you know the bunk room is going to be exclusively for kids, you can add a little whimsey:

Or you could do Swedish style bunk beds:

Maybe modern is your thing:

Or you just love log style:

Me? I want the little red room at the top: