Loft bed hanging from ceiling

So what if you don't live in one of those crazy airy warehouse spaces with impossibly tall ceilings? You can look at all the loft porn you want, but it's even more inspiring to get real about lofting your bed and saving precious space.

When I was in college, my roommate and I got a loft bed system, and I thought it was the coolest thing ever. Not only did we have lots of floor space to hang out and study, I loved having the privacy and coziness of my own secret bed platform. For small spaces, a loft can be a great way to open up floor space, but even if you don’t feel you need the extra room, a loft can be a great hideaway for a kid.

It has taken me FOR-EV-ER to finish the kids rooms. We started in March with the construction, and it was done pretty fast, but it has taken...

Give your love palace a regal appearance with this retractable hanging bed. The intrepid design employs a system of ropes and pulleys to suspend the bed in midair, thereby giving you the option of choosing the appropriate hanging height.

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Check this uniquely functional, yet playful hanging loft bed designed by a father for his son. A suspended wooden loft bed great for optimizing floor space.

The above is the loft bed I had in mind. I drew it out so my friends daughter, Nova, could approve. The look of it changed a bit since this drawing but is mostly the same. There will be a dresser tucked under the right side, the steps will have drawers, and the left side will look like drawers but would actually be a door. That last part changed though because I wasn't sure how well they would take care of the door (my friends kids are a bit rough with doors, haha!).