When kids become teens... single beds become larger

If you have children turning 13, and legitimately becoming teenagers, I'm sure you know you'll sooner or later receive a request for a complete bedroom make over.

If you're not there yet, don't worry it won't take long. It's that moment in your kids life when their bedrooms slightly transform from a kids bedroom into a grownup one, for the teen they suddenly became. It's time to seriously make some changes, starting from covering pastel coloured walls with any kind of posters, removing all the stuffed animals and welcoming at the same time huge powerful stereos, computers, books and photos with friends.

If some of your kids items will pass the test of time there's one specific piece of furniture that will not and that is: the bed.

Especially if their bed is one of those models with childish colours and embarrassing patterns with flowers and bees. The best alternative is a large single bed, maybe a fully equipped model like Purple which integrates to the bed frame a wall panel with light and nightstand.

Measurements of a Large Single Bed

The size of a large single bed is generally thought for a 120 centimetres mattress, often confused with a French bed which has a width of 140 cm.

According to the model and the manufacturer the overall dimensions may change from 130 to 160 centimetres.

For example Sharpei super soft bed is available with a size of 156 cm of width. Pretty big for a single bed!

If you want something smaller, Point bed is a fine solution with its width of 136 cm. Of course the total width depends on the model, if for Sharpei bed the extra "fluffy" look will result in a bigger size, Point has a bed-ring reduced to a minimum, with the frame almost adhering the perimeter of the mattress.

Models

Just like standard double beds, large single beds can be chosen in different models. Nowadays almost all double beds are also offered in large single models, because teens need their share of design and trendy furniture.

Among the proposed models, Point (the yellow one) is the perfect solution for a narrow teen bedroom. It's good to have a larger bed but it does not have to take up the whole room!

Leave some room for other furniture, enough space for the kids to study or enjoy their spare time, alone or with friends.

Another great space saving solution would be a large single bed with storage box just like Becket.

Colours

The range of colours and materials is pretty huge: for each model you can have endless possibilities of customization meeting every kind of tastes and needs. 

Whether it is for a girl with a great passion for pink shades or a guy who loves Italian design furniture, the choice is potentially unlimited. The covers of upholstered beds include fabrics with different range of pink tones, and for older kids it is also possible to opt for a leather or eco-leather cover in a trendy colour.

A tour inside the living room: which kind of furniture do we need?

There is a reason why we chose to focus on the living room for our first post: the part of the house in which you welcome guests and which you experience the most should reflect your personality at its highest degree. And two should be the keywords when thinking about choosing your living room furniture: functionality and relax.

But what do we mean with them? Let's have a quick look.

Functionality: inside the living room several objects and accessories find their perfect place, therefore it is imperative to organize spaces by choosing space-saving solutions. Shelves, bookcases, displays and several other storage wall or floor standing units are the answers.

Relax: spare time and living room go hand in hand. For this reason, make room for Tvs, audio systems, DVD-players, PCs and playing consoles by easily organizing them into a single wall system for the living room.

Having said that, let's give you some tips about how to furnish the living room in a well-organized and comfortable way!

Wall Systems

The perfect modular solution for the audio and video area. You can start by choosing simple cabinets with drawers or baskets and then add shelves, floor storage cabinets and wall units, thus creating really customized and modular compositions. Wall systems are passe-partout pieces of furniture, as they allow to meet several space needs, furnishing environments of several measurements, in a variety of styles and configurations. You are free to choose pre-made compositions or individual storage solutions to combine according to your taste and creativity!

The second solution is particularly useful when you need to furnish narrow environments or walls with peculiar measurements.




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Bookcases

Similar to wall systems, bookcases offer the perfect alternative or complementary solution to them. It is possible to add doors and drawers to the classic bookcases, or choose compositions which allow to integrate televisions and audio systems, thus transforming the bookcase in a wall system.

Another creative way to use these pieces of furniture? Double-sided bookcases to be placed in the middle of the room! A storage and dividing element at the same time, which represents an useful solution for open space living rooms with kitchen, or one-room apartments in which the night and day area cohexist and need to be creatively divided.

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Sideboard, Cupboards and Displays

First of all, what is the difference between them? A sideboard is a low and long piece of furniture with doors and drawers, traditionally used for tableware; a cupboard is a high storage unit equipped with doors, usually for tableware or serving also the purpose of a bar unit. Displays have a merely expositive function.

Aside from these traditional uses, now sideboards and cupboards have been "re-newed" in their function, thanks to the technological integration of embedded stereo systems and dock stations.

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TV Stand Furniture

TV stands are a must: TV stand wall systems, fixed cabinet or with casters, wall panels, low cabinets with drawers, swivel, pull-out and adjustable models, led lighting and audio integrations... should I go further on?

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So, we talked about what you will need to furnish the living room by keeping in mind principles of optimization and comfort. If you have a television, PC, audio system and playing systems, one smart solution would be choosing a single furniture to avoid the risk of overloading the space with several items and scattered wires. Technologically advanced wall systems and TV stands are often specifically designed to organize cables, remotes, webcams, joysticks and other accessories (raise your hand if you have a game-addicted partner and you know what I mean!).

If you have a small environment to be furnished, you can think of choosing a single TV stand or a sideboard which combines all the functions in one single item: storage surface for TVs, books and DVDs, doors for dishes and glasses, compartments for consoles and audio systems.
It is simply a matter of spaces planning and organization, so release your creativity and starts combining with our Italian design furniture solutions!

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