Maxtrix Kids Mansion Full Size Low Loft Bed

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Maxtrix calls this bed the Mansion Low Loft, because it has the mansion sized play area below the loft. Okay, a little exaggeration, but they do get their point across. Raising the bed off the ground creates a spacious playground underneath, perfect for playing games, reading, or just hanging out. Of course, having the area curtained off makes it even better, much better; a regular play fort or a playhouse. The curtains are made of 100% cotton and feature windows and doors that do actually open and close. Multiple color combinations are available: for boys, there are blue-and-white, blue-red-yellow or the patriotic blue-red-white mixes. Girls have even more options to choose from: the pink-and-white combo is by far the most popular, but there are other pretty combinations too, such as the pink-and-blue or yellow-and-green -- click on thumbnails below to check them out. The images also show how the bed looks in solid white, which may be a preferred color for a little girl.

The loft bed is made of solid birch hardwood, which in itself is sort of a guarantee that it will last for a long time -- in addition, Maxtrix offers a 5 year limited warranty for factory related defects (materials and workmanship).

Safety is another area that Maxtrix pays special attention to: their products meet all mandatory and voluntary regulations and even exceed some of them, such as the safety rails height and the bed weight limit.

The Mansion Full Size Low Loft comes with two types of ladders: the straight (or vertical) and the angled ladder. The straight variety is probably a better option when space is at a premium; it could also be considered safer in a sense that it doesn't present an obstacle to trip over -- as we all know, kids do like to run around. The angled ladder increases the bed's footprint, but in exchange it offers a more comfortable and easier climb to the top bed, plus it comes with a sturdy metal handrail which is a rather unique extra safety measure. It is a somewhat fancier option, so it does also cost a bit more. Note that both types of ladders feature extra wide grooved steps for a safe and comfortable access to the loft bed. Click on thumbnails below to check them out.

As is the case with all Maxtrix beds, the Mansion Full Low Loft comes as part of Maxtrix's adaptable room building system. How does that work? Thanks to the innovative ROCK LOCK™ leg extensions, a regular bed can be converted into a Low, Mid, High Loft or Bunk Bed. Bed conversions are easy and safe as Maxtrix's system compresses the leg extensions onto the bed legs, via a steel bolt, and includes set screws that wedge themselves into the bolt opening -- the result should be a rock solid connection.

But bed conversion is not where the customization aptitude of this system ends; rather, it merely opens up the myriad of possibilities. For example, let's say you've started your journey with a day bed for a toddler. As the child grows so do his/hers needs and wants and in a couple of years you find that lifting the bed into a low loft version -- which is done easily and inexpensively just by adding the extension legs and ladder -- makes a lot of sense; the kid can handle a low loft by now and the gained space below the bed is oh so much fun, especially if curtained off. You may even decide to increase the fun factor by adding a tent or a castle add-on, perhaps a slide and, why not, the tower veil to complete the picture. Then in a couple of more years the school starts and priorities change again. The underbed curtains go off and are replaced by a roll-in student desk and storage drawers to hold all that school stuff and additional clothes for a budding student. And maybe, just maybe, you'll want to lift the bed a little higher still, into a mid loft or even a high loft to be able to fit even more stuff underneath. Or, in case life decides to throw you a curve ball and presents you with another (unplanned) offspring, that space will come as a godsend to place another bed in. So, as you see, this system truly does grow with your -- and your children's -- needs.