So you have a bit of a situation on your hands. Your little one is all over you to buy him/her a loft bed, but you dwell on it: sure, bunk beds and loft beds are nice and kids love them and they can certainly be very useful when it comes to saving some space in a cramped room — that’s especially true for those elaborate configurations with tons of storage drawers built in — but there are some safety considerations involved here too and you just aren’t sure your kid is ready for this sort of responsibility. It’s not for nothing that they recommend children should be at least six years old before they are allowed on the top bunk.
So, what to do? Well, one solution is right in front of you: low loft beds. Most of these are under 50 inches high, with the mattress lying less than 40 inches off the ground — this fact alone should remove most of the safety concerns you might have. If you’re still not convinced, check out the low lofts with built-in staircase. These offer an easy and secure access to the bed and are without doubt the safest solution around.
Another reason for getting a low loft bed might be if you have a low ceiling situation but you still want your kid to have that loft bed experience and perhaps save some space as well.
Twin Size Low Loft Beds
Here are a couple of bare-bones twin size low lofts for you. One is the Max & Lily classic low loft and the other is from the Mack & Milo brand. Both are made of solid wood, boast a respectable weight capacity and have gathered hundreds of positive reviews.
Full Size Low Loft Beds
Full size low loft beds are actually a bit of a rarity. The Tribeca is the big brother of the twin sized version by Mack & Milo featured above with well over 1000 5-star ratings behind it. The Jasinto bed features good specs as well, but at the time of this writing is yet to gather any reviews, good or bad, so you’d be taking a bit of leap into unknown.
Low Loft Beds With Slide
Crank up the fun factor with one of these. We have here the same Max & Lily low loft as above, only with a slide attached. The Dorion bed is made of solid pine wood as well and its slide features exceptionally tall side rails for added safety.
Low Loft Beds With Tent
Yet another version of the Classic low loft, this one with a curtain (or tent) wrapped around the under bed area. The tent comes in multiple colors. The Johannes bed is the whole enchilada; includes a slide, tent and a tower. The canvas parts are available in multiple designs, including pink and camouflage.
Low Loft Beds With Storage
A low loft version of the popular Max & Lily line of bunk and loft beds. Features two bookcases, one 3-shelf and one 6-shelf. The unique Tressa low loft sports three spacious drawers plus an under bed play area.
Low Loft Beds With Desk
Here’s another variety of the Max & Lily Classic low loft, this time with a pull-out desk and a not negligible amount of storage space. The Eirwen bed features a pull-out desk as well as three roomy drawers.
Low Loft Beds With Stairs
The Kayser low loft bed has three spacious drawers built into the staircase. Available in four colors. The Classic low loft offers some storage space below the stairs as well, but no built-in drawers. It does have a higher weight capacity, though, 400 lbs compared to Kayser’s 175 lbs.
Metal Low Loft Beds
The bare-bones Ahana low loft is available in four colors, including pink. It seems to be an absolute hit with tons of positive ratings on it. But that’s nothing compared to the Eliud low metal loft bed which comes with a slide and has amassed a whopping 4500+ five-star ratings on Wayfair alone.