I recommend going back to the bed frames and tie wrapping then together, so they won't slide if someone lies in the middle of the bed. Otherwise it looks great!
I like the idea but I'm concerned about someone stepping out of the bed to wee during the night and stepping on a wee one For some reason I thought it was going to be pull out drawers, THAT would have been a great transformation.
In college my boyfriend had a room with 2 twinXL beds because his roommate left after 2 weeks. So, we pushed them together, got a king mattress topper and sheets, and he had an awesome bed for pizza and movie nights and friend get togethers!! It’s one of my favorite memories from college ☺️
My roommate left too (she did finish one full semester, but once she left, the school never stuck anyone new in with me for 2nd semester) so I did this for the entire second semester. My highschool boyfriend and I went to the same college so he would sometimes spend the night in my room, and it made sleeping so much better. Those LG twin beds are awful if you have two people in one.
I would have never thought about this. It leaves so many options for guests. I think this is a must do for families that host a lot of family get togethers.
From experience the two beds will most likely start to slowly separate in the night forming a crater in the middle. I would try to find some hardware to attach the beds together at the foot and head boards. Hope it all works out 👍
I wonder if you could somehow attach maybe 4 or 5 long strips of velcro to the bottom of the mattresses to keep them snug together? IDK I'm curious as to the pricing of 2 XL twin mattresses and a king mattress. In a few months I'm turning one of our bedrooms into a guest room and ill need a king or California king mattress. My son-in-law is 6'4". I've got some research to do.
This is genius! I had a trundle bed when I was younger and it was my favorite bed I've ever had. This would've been awesome for those birthday party sleepovers or for cousin sleepovers
I'll never get why people have guest rooms in a normal house. It's a spare room you pay for but choose to not use it. To me this seems a waste of space, no?
We did this in our room to get a shorter king, to save space in our tiny bedroom in our very old building appartement. Sometimes just a few inches can make a huge difference.
My granny would put a folded blanket on the foot boards. To hide the split. She had a guest room for us to sleep in when we were kids with 2 twin beds in the 80's. When granny said she had adult company visiting she would push the beds together.
I did something similar, but THEN I found out that twin beds are not as long as a King. So unless you get a Twin XL, it will be short. And Ikea unfortunately doesn't sell Twin XLs. (You'd think with all those tall Scandinavians, they'd want them!)
Oh this makes so much sense now!! I used two twin mattresses that I already had… one fit perfectly, the other is about 6 inches short… I was so confused😂 with the bedding on, I can’t tell a difference. The shorter ones might actually be better bc then you could push the beds against the wall, with the headboard overlapping the bed some, if that makes sense!
In Europe it's actually very common to have two 90cmx200cm (twin size) mattresses next to eachother in either one large bedframe or in two separate pushed together bedframes. And we don't have special names for our sizes, we just use the measurements.
Mattresses are normally 200cm long which google tells me is the approximately the same length of a king size bed. Same for IKEA beds. E.g. the Brimnes daybed in Norway has mattress size 80x200 and can be pulled out to a 160x200 bed (queen).
I have found out through SoMe that IKEA operate with different sizes in other countries. We get king length on all beds in IKEA in Norway (unless it's a junior bed), but it can be different where you live.
I feel like wall sconces and hanging pendants as bedside lighting is very in right now, so I can see a floating shelf (maybe with a built in drawer) on each side matching super well! I do like the idea of the rolling night stands too, especially for the epic blanket forts that could happen in this space!! It’s a matter of what fits the needs and lifestyle of the people in the space, can’t wait to see it finished
You could actually just put a regular king sized mattress on the two twin frames. That way you don't have to worry about stuffing the gap between and being uncomfortable if you roll to the middle.
OMG you could literally make a whole roomside of just bed. 😱 I think i would put the higher pieces at the opposite walls and sleep on the lower ones, like a little nest in the middle 🥰
His can be achieved with a pop up trundle as well with a daybed that already has a headband! But I like the idea of the low trundles on either side that would definitely slide under the bed for extra space.
That’s actually a good idea and I wonder if it’s actually cheaper to buy two twin or double beds and just push them together like this, then it is to buy a Queen or king size bed
I have used TWO types of 'between beds' sections. 1., you must secure the mattresses together with a ratchet-ended webbing strap around the 2 mattresses. With 2 people in a bed, those mattresses will separate. 2. The flat 'joiner' does not provide the confort you expect. It is insecure - a covering sheet does not hold it in place. 3. There are 'bed bridges' with a foam mould that helps to make the join feel safe. None are perfect. It would be better with 2 x mattress protectors and the tightest 'pull' on that ratchet webbing band. Not great for any matrress to pull it together, keeps them from moving. That is just what happens.
Great idea! I just wish I could find some extra long twin trundle beds. I have a tall family and child length beds are not going to do it for my guests.
They need to have these for the vacation homes bc our family of 4 always have to share one room and I am the one that always has to lay on a blanket on the floor and this would be perfect bc it would actually be fair for everyone😅❤
