After reading Mrs. High Heel’s post on how well room sharing was going, Mr. Bee suggested that we have Charlie and Olive (4 1/2 and 2 1/2) share a room, and we turn Olive’s small room into an office. I mentioned sharing a room to Charlie and his first response was that he wanted a bunk bed so he could sleep on the top, but not just any bunk bed — a big square one that would fit our whole family. Obviously that’s not possible, but when he mentioned a bunk bed, the Ikea Kura immediately came to mind. Charlie was also smitten with the Kura on a recent trip to Ikea.
The Kura Reversible Bed can be configured as bunk beds, just one bed on top, or just one bed on the bottom. The reason it’s a great first bunk bed is because of its low profile so the top bunk is not too high. If you choose to use it as a bunk bed, the bottom bunk is a twin floor bed, which is especially great for younger kids like Olive who currently sleeps on a floor bed. You can even put 2 Kuras in one room and sleep 4 kids! The Kura has been hacked so many different ways. You can paint it, add curtains, wallpaper, decals, a canopy, twinkle lights… even use wood to build something custom! Here are 35 inspiring Ikea Kura beds!
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Panyl sells decorative adhesives made in many different woodgrains and colors to customize your Kura bed.
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blogger / coconut / 8306 posts
That is an AWESOME bed! Are you going to get it?! I can’t wait to see how you hack!
pear / 1998 posts
Holy Cow, what a great group of photos!!!! No little ones yet, but we are trying to figure out how to add a twin in our office for extra guests.
grape / 98 posts
love this! our LO sleeps in a PnP currently but we have a floor bed for LO when they are ready to transition…. love the idea of the Kura! with only one LO I am not sure what we would do with the top but hacking looks like so much fun. sigh.
grapefruit / 4988 posts
Those are amazing!
blogger / pomelo / 5400 posts
Wow! Will have to keep this in mind if we decide to let the boys share once DS2 is out of a crib.
blogger / nectarine / 2600 posts
I pinned.so many of these. I love this and hope I can convince DH for when Drake is older. We wont room share because we don’t have to but I love the idea of a reading nook
blogger / pomegranate / 3201 posts
I’ve been thinking about getting this for Liam when he is done with the crib, even if we don’t have another child to share a room with him. I love that it can be a floor bed, but has some structure and isn’t just a mattress on the floor.
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21628 posts
The one via sheandbird is brilliant, especially if you don’t have much space.
blogger / eggplant / 11551 posts
I loooove this – hearted it!
Two ideas come to mind for me. Either get one Kura bed and have them bunk it. Or get two Kura beds, so they each get their own top bunk and space on the bottom as personal space.
Maybe in the beginning I can have them bunk it since J will likely need a floor bed when he first transitions from a crib, and when they get older I can get another Kura bed and that way they can each have a little space all their own. This bed is so perfect for their teeny tiny room!
blogger / eggplant / 11551 posts
And I think it’s so sweet that Charlie didn’t even bat an eye when you suggested he share a room with Olive. I love your kids!
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How funny that you and apartment therapy both featured this bed today!
cherry / 175 posts
This is such a versatile bed(s)! Thanks for sharing all these ideas!
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@at – i know total coincidence! i wrote this post before the at one went up.
admin / watermelon / 14210 posts
@Mrs. Jump Rope: i’m not sure if we are because the kids won’t be able to see each other so I’m still considering 2 twin beds. but the kura is just so perfect and cute!
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My now five and three year old have been sleeping in one since the younger one was 15 months. It is so perfect for the situation.
I really like how the top bunk is a box and impossible to roll out of. I could lie down up there with the big kid and bring the newborn and not worry about baby falling.
GOLD / pomegranate / 3938 posts
I love all of these!
grapefruit / 4923 posts
wow, so want one now.
blogger / persimmon / 1231 posts
I was looking at this bed this morning! So many good ideas
blogger / pomegranate / 3491 posts
So many cool ideas! Does this hold a twin mattress or a crib mattress?
nectarine / 2152 posts
Um, totally going to do this since our twins will be sharing a room for the foreseeable future! I love this bed, thanks for the tip!
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
LOVE this bed! My favorite would be to use this in a small bedroom to gain extra floor play space!!! Definitely to keep in mind if we have a third since the third bedroom is small.
grapefruit / 4903 posts
DD fell IN LOVE with this bed when we were last in Ikea! I’ve been bookmarking hacks since and love seeing some of my faves in this roundup.
coconut / 8234 posts
This bed would totally make it possible for us to stay in our current tiny apartment with two LOs. Though I don’t want to.
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Love the design ideas! Was thinking of getting bunk beds for our kids, but didn’t know what to look for.
bananas / 9973 posts
These are amazing! But we both have the uncanny ability to assemble Ikea things just a bit off. They are never perfectly straight or something. It drives me freaking bonkers! I fear I’d have a crooked bed if I got one from Ikea. DH is always like, “Can’t we hire someone to assemble it for us?” and then there would be the cost savings! lol! I love the idea of 2 bunks side by side and play/study/storage space underneath.
blogger / clementine / 998 posts
you always have the BEST roundups!
blogger / persimmon / 1398 posts
This post is so timely because we actually just bought the Kura over the weekend! I plan to hack it and surprise Mini with it for his birthday. (With hopes that we may ease into the room sharing thing… at least when we have visitors!) But now, I need to revisit my plans… some of these are WAY COOLER. Thanks for the awesome round-up!
blogger / persimmon / 1398 posts
PS – I should also mention that Mini is DYING for a the loft bed… so it will make for a great gift.
cherry / 175 posts
Hmm. My brain is now planning a room makeover for this summer! CC will be ditching the crib soon and our currently bunk bed just seems so BIG in the room. Love this low profile
grape / 92 posts
Yup this is the one we’re getting!
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We are using our Kura bed as a bunk bed but there are concerns about putting a mattress directly on the floor, any suggestions so as not to collect moisture under the bottom mattress?