Bunk Bed Questions

[TwoAtDisney]

Top Bunk - Has some sort of ledge been rigged to give that person a replacement of the nite stand? If not, no lamp for light, no alarm clock, meds, water, etc. No extra drawer(s)! Plus, don't know if a bunk bed would be steady on risers? Hopefully it has a ladder! Sure hope our DGD gets a floor bed!

Anyone know if the bunk beds take the same size twin bed fitted bottom sheet?

 

[anelson81993]

Top Bunk - Has some sort of ledge been rigged to give that person a replacement of the nite stand? If not, no lamp for light, no alarm clock, meds, water, etc. No extra drawer(s)! Plus, don't know if a bunk bed would be steady on risers? Hopefully it has a ladder! Sure hope our DGD gets a floor bed!

Anyone know if the bunk beds take the same size twin bed fitted bottom sheet?

Just got bunk beds in my apartment. There are 2 nightstands in some bedrooms, 0 nightstands in others depending on the size of the bedroom. My 2-bedroom apartment, for example, has one bedroom with 2 nightstands and one bedroom with no nightstands because of the size and layout of the room. There's a small shelf on the top bunk that would probably hold an alarm clock and maybe a small medicine bottle, but it's generally assumed that the nightstands will be shared among all 3 roommates assuming there are nightstands at all. The bunk beds are fairly steady, no real worries there, there is a steady ladder as well. All of the beds take twin sheets (not twin XL).

Also, in the bedrooms that got the renovations, there are no floor beds. There's a single bed, but it's placed on top of what is essentially a mini-dresser, so it's actually up pretty high (mine comes almost to my hip, and I'm 5'10"). Not bad by any means, but not on the floor, either.

 

[TwoAtDisney]

Thank you for your reply. Very informative.

Does the elevated single bed have a ladder, or does a short person need to jump?

Also, in the YouTube videos, 2 people in the bedroom shared the closet - each took one side. So now do 3 people share that same closet?

Was an extra locker added?

How does it work with bath products - toilet paper, soap, cleaning supplies. How are the costs shared? Same with kitchen products?

Good luck with your DCP.

 

[carol-lamb]

Darn - was trying to post a picture of the bunk beds but it didn't work.

 

[anelson81993]

Thank you for your reply. Very informative.

Does the elevated single bed have a ladder, or does a short person need to jump?

Also, in the YouTube videos, 2 people in the bedroom shared the closet - each took one side. So now do 3 people share that same closet?

Was an extra locker added?

How does it work with bath products - toilet paper, soap, cleaning supplies. How are the costs shared? Same with kitchen products?

Good luck with your DCP.

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My daughter sent me this picture of a room with the new bunk beds and the single bed.

This is pretty much exactly what my room looks like. There is no ladder with the elevated bed; I live with a girl who is a few inches shorter than me and she definitely does have to climb a little to get in her bed. Right now there's still only 2 in our room, and despite having the big closet, I can't imagine adding a third to sharing our closet. Right now my roommate and I do share the closet with one on each side; I brought a lot of clothes since I drove and had the space and she didn't, so there's a little free space in our closet, but not much. I wouldn't plan on bringing much clothes, which a lot of people don't advise anyway (personally, I've worn almost everything I brought, so YMMV). I've been told that an extra locker and fridge will be added, but no dates yet, presumably before I leave/the fall people arrive.

As for kitchen/bathroom/cleaning products, it varies by apartment group. My roommates and I get along really well for the most part, so it's been easy. We pretty much take turns buying things like paper towels and hand soap and such unless someone has a particular preference for a certain kind. Cleaning products we can get from the clubhouse, and we do. Bathroom costs are shared only between two people (will be 3 if we get a new roommate) since there are two bathrooms. Kitchen products we take turns buying.

 

[carol-lamb]

I'm guessing my picture might have posted but on my iPad it didn't show up so I assumed I did something wrong and deleted the URL. Not sure if it is on here now or exactly what happened.

 

[carol-lamb]

Let's try again!

 

[TwoAtDisney]

carol-lamb, thank you for taking all that time to get the photo to post.

DH says if he could have his screw gun & a hand saw "down there", he'd fix an upside down/flat on the top U shape shelf for that top bunk - helping whoever ends up there!

Thanks everyone.