by Joshua on June 3, 2010
Mimondo Wave 2 Modern Bunk Bed
How cool is this modern bunk bed? The designers of this bed want to challenge the common norms for children’s furniture. Their goal is to create functional furniture with style to give balance to kid’s bedrooms. The company that manufactures this bed, or should I say this artwork, is based out of Denmark and aspires to be part of the international market for kids furniture. The founders of Mimondo, Klaus Bjerre Jensen & Karsten Spaabaek, “wish to be a part of the international market for kids furniture by focusing on new and innovative thoughts concerning design, production and use of materials.”
As Jenny explains in her blog post on designerpages.com, “Childrens’ rooms are often designed with fantasy in mind – but most often in a kitschy manner: too much Tinkerbell and too little design.” This contemporary bunk bed definitely changes the perception of what a bunk bed should look like and can invites inspiring thoughts of creativity within children.
I’m not sure how much this bunk bed goes for but being based and marketed in a foreign country, with its unique design, fine quality and craftsmanship, and fantasy advertising (pdf file) … get ready to open up your wallet…wide.
by Joshua on June 1, 2010
Coffee Table Toddler Bunk Bed
How adorable is this? These chubby feet munchkins apparently couldn’t make it into their beds in time for their afternoon naps. Poor little ones, that must be so uncomfortable (or maybe not seeing how they both feel asleep on the hard surface). Where are their parents? Oh, taking the picture. Either way these little ones were tuckered out and needed their Zzz’s!
by Joshua on May 30, 2010
Pets In Their Bunk Bed, Not Your Childrens
Please! Tell me you don’t let your pets sleep and cozy up with your children in bed. If your pets are sleeping with your kiddos you need to study up on infection control and read this post. Did you know cats and dogs carry C. diff? You may not be so worried me saying that until I tell you that Clostridium difficile, often called C. difficile or “C. diff,” is a bacterium that can cause symptoms ranging from diarrhea to life-threatening inflammation of the colon.
If that doesn’t worry you, then you should also know that dogs can carry the bird-flu virus. In general, humans who catch a humanized Influenza A virus aka bird-flu, usually have symptoms that include fever, cough, sore throat, muscle aches, conjunctivitis, and, in severe cases, breathing problems and pneumonia that may be fatal.
American Dog Tick. (top male, bottom female)
Oh, I can’t forget to mention the ticks, fleas, and tapeworms. These vectors riding on your pets can carry a slew of infectious diseases that can cripple and slew you. (haha, slew and slew) Are you aware of the tick called the Dermacentor? Also known as the American dog tick, this tick has been shown to carry Lyme disease.
I am sure you don’t want your kids experiencing the symptoms associated with Lyme disease including loss of muscle tone on one or both sides of the face (called facial or “Bell’s palsy), severe headaches and neck stiffness due to meningitis, shooting pains that may interfere with sleep, heart palpitations and dizziness due to changes in heartbeat, and pain that moves from joint to joint. If I am right then don’t let your pets sleep with your children! I think I have said enough.
Just in case I haven’t convinced you on why you should not let your pets sleep with your children, hear me out on my biggest pet peeve (pun intended): The Cats Bathroom Ritual. Firstly, bare-pawed they walk onto their toilet (their litter box) that has been previously flushed (walked and danced on) by them covering up their ‘new business’ with their ‘old business’ and some Fresh Step Scoopable Cat Litter (smell should be your last concern, but isn’t that nice?).
After they are done defecating and micturating (pooping and peeing) in their chamber pot, they proceed to do the kitty box two-step (I suspect this is the cats feeble attempt to the equivalent of humans wiping themselves). That is like us wiping our butts with our hands! Yuck!
The part of the the cats whole bathroom routine the really disgusts me is the last step. After they step out of their sewer box, they proudly trod around your homestead, into you kid’s bedroom, hop onto Johnny’s bed and proceed to bread knead his pillow with their disease ridden paws. Need I really say more?
Your pet needs its own bed. Clearly! A pet bunk bed will allow your pet to be at the same level or height as your kiddos bed when the pet is on the top bunk. This will help your kiddo and the pet with the transition and separation. Obviously, a pet bunk bed will accommodate two pets. If you only have Fluffy, she can choose between top and bottom bunk. Below are the bestselling pet bunk beds from Amazon.com.
by Joshua on May 27, 2010
Yin Yang Bunk Bed
The Yin Yang bunk bed. I don’t even know where to start with this one. This bunk premiered at the Milan Furniture Fair this year (2010) according to savings.com. One thing I can say is that it is visually appealing. However, visual appeal will not get you into the 1st period of REM sleep let alone the 4th or 5th period necessary for a full nights rest. That point alone contradicts the concept of yin yang.
In Chinese philosophy, yin yang is used to describe how polar or seemingly contrary forces are interconnected and interdependent in the natural world, and how they give rise to each other, in turn, bringing balance. One could conclude from this definition that if you work hard all day, you should sleep hard all night. (but not on a hard surface!)
Jail Bunk Bed
If you don’t get enough sleep , you won’t function properly. Each person has there own sleep threshold and needs. Nonetheless, lack of sleep interferes with daily routines and diminishes one’s ability to function at their peak.
Is this suppose to be modern or contemporary furniture? Expensive and luxurious? I hope not because prisoners in jail get more comfortable bunks. Seriously! Granted, we all have a natural curve to our spine but we all don’t have yin yang scoliosis. At least the jail bunk beds have a mattress!
In closing, I hope this is just for looks because it looks like it hurts my back. I don’t need to lay in it to figure that out.
by Joshua on May 26, 2010
Star Wars Imperial Walker Bunk Bed
Evidently, this man in Ohio named Jonathan, who happens to be an obvious Star Wars fan and skilled woodworker, built this Imperial Walker bunk bed for his momma dukes’ new home to keep her grandsons entertained, reports odditycentral.com.
This bunk bed looks nothing like the one I had when I was growing up. To be honest, I was frightfully afraid of the Star Wars AT-AT (All Terrain Armored Transport) Imperial Walkers. I always thought the Imperial ground forces were going to barge into my room and stomp on me! Apparently, the kiddo sleeping in this Imperial bunk bed seems to have an affinity for this large Star Wars robotic beast. I, for one, would have nightmares all night!
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