There is something about a cabin bed that quite enchants a child. Their little eyes light up as they prepare to explore the seemingly wondrous structure before them. Under, over, round and round, looking for hidden secrets!
But cabin beds aren’t just about playtime. With space enough to house clothes, toys, books and much, much more, they present the answer to all of your storage conundrums.
Instead of cramming belongings into an already densely packed bundle under the bed, the crafty cabin bed allows you to compartmentalise (sigh, music to my ears!).
We recently ordered the Looby Lou version of this stunning bed for our youngest daughter Martha and she has fallen head over heels in love with it. Its clever design has transformed her once chaotic room. It is now so neat that she stands like a sentinel watching whoever might enter with narrowed eyes. “Don't touch!” they say.
This is all well and good and I am delighted that I no longer have to wrestle with the ‘underbed bundle’ every time she wants to play Operation. However, the compartmentalising cabin bed does have its drawbacks too…
I believed I was either going mad or we had a sneaky food thief in our midst until I discovered the makeshift deli in the depths of the cabin bed - complete with stale breadsticks and shrivelling limes…
Next came the regular disappearance of my laptop, which would always turn up perched on the pullout desk at the side of the cabin bed, acting as a till for her little shop no less.
The problem was finally solved by Father Christmas of course, who brought a huge bag of pretend produce and a noisy till to complete the scene.
So, from having oodles of extra space and revelling in the luxury of it all, we are now back to square one....
Oh well, we might have acquired more paraphernalia but at least it’s ‘compartmentalised’ paraphernalia. And I’ll raise my cuppa to that!
