There is a huge range of types of children's beds available these days, so before choosing one it's a good idea to write a list of your priorities to determine which types to consider.

Initial considerations can include

• Do you want to create extra space in the room?
• Do you need a desk for computer or homework?
• Do you need space for more than one child?
• Will the room be used for guest or sleepovers?
• Is your child able to climb a ladder?
• Do you want to theme the bed with the room?
• Do you want a modular bed that can grow with the child?

All of these factors will influence the type of children's bed you eventually go for.  As a guideline to help you chose the type of children's bed that's suits your requirements we've prepared an infographic to summarize the main type of beds and which requirements they fulfill for which age groups.

Choosing the right bed for your child can be challenging especially since you have to consider a number of factors such as comfort, safety, and cost.  Parents who are finding it a tad difficult to decide as to which bed is best should take note of all the choices available and look at their benefits as well as drawbacks.  Among the best choices in the market today are cabin beds which offer a number of advantages for kids and their parents as well.

Here are the top 3 features of cabin beds for kids:

Simple and Compact

When you look at a cabin bed for the first time, it would come across as something very basic and utilitarian.  This impression makes perfect sense because they are designed using the inspiration from ship cabins where everything is cramped.  Manufacturers of cabin beds for kids made sure that they build such piece of furniture exactly the way it was originally intended, that is, practical and minimalist.

Extra Storage

One  side of a cabin bed (the one away from the walls) has drawers that slide back and forth easily and they are intended for added storage.  Kids can store some of their stuff in those drawers instead of having to get another piece of furniture inside the room just to accommodate all the extra clutter.  This feature of the cabin bed is perfect for teaching your child the importance of organization and the many clever ways of doing  it.

Pull Out Bed

Now this is the pleasant surprise that parents find when they check out cabin beds for the first time.  The first (top)row of drawers actually open to an extra bed which can be used for when the kids have sleepovers or if there are guests staying over.  This is highly convenient especially if you do not have a spare bedroom to put another set of bed and mattress in.

Cabin beds are quite revolutionary and yet they look very discreet and unassuming.  Needless to say, any kid would love to have one of these in his/her bedroom.

Bunk beds are a great space saving idea if you have small bedrooms and need extra sleeping space. They work great as permanent or temporary beds and children find them great fun to use as well.

If your child has a small room and wants friends to stay it can be difficult to find space to put them up.  You either have to find another room for them or make the friend squeeze in a small space on the floor.  However, if there are bunk beds in the room there is always an extra bed for that friend.  The bonus is that your child can sleep on the top and use the bottom bed as a comfy sofa area the rest of the time.  You can cover it is cosy cushions and cuddly toys and they can snuggle up on there with a book and feel really cosy in their own space.

These days it is common for step families to need to stay over at the weekend.  It can be a pain making a bed on the floor every night, or pulling out a mattress from under the bed for them to sleep on. Not only is it more work for you, it can also be less comfortable for the child.  So bunk beds are a great solution. The bed can be ready made for the visit and it won't feel like you have to make a real effort to change things in your children's rooms every time the step children come to stay.

Choose a nice strong bunk bed and you have a bed that can last until your children are grown up.  You can get wooden beds which look lovely with any decor or furniture, or you can get metal bunks in different colours to suit your child's style.

It’s that time of year again, that many parents across the UK dread and no we don’t mean Christmas! We are in fact referring to the return of the winter Saturday night talent shows such as the X factor and Strictly Come Dancing! While they are great fun and engage your children, they also pose a real threat to your childrens furniture. Traditionally, children use kids beds as trampolines, now your classic stompa bed may have to double as a stage.  Can you imagine the strain that a bed will face, with a couple of six year olds enacting the latest JLS routine on it? This is where the sturdy design and high quality build values of Stompa, really come to the fore. Stompa started in Norway, and have been making “safe furniture for active children”, for over a hundred years.

If your little ones are Glee or High School Musical crazy, then check out our range of accessories for their room. Such as, themed childrens bedding or character wall stickers. At kidzdens, we aim to allow you to create the perfect space for your little ones to live out their fantasies in a safe environment. Stocking products from great manufacturers such as Stompa and Thuka furniture for kids is simply part of this process.

Stompa beds lend themselves to the concept of a popstars dream, as they are packed with storage areas, for all the glitzy accessories.  Take the Stompa Casa 05 Highsleeper, which features space underneath the bunk, which can be filled with a cool sofa to chill out on after a tiring routine. Alternatively, this space can be used to house the numerous awards, which they are undoubtedly going to accumulate.

If imminent pop stardom isn’t your kids thing, then check out our range of other themes for inspiration. Another great quality of the Stompa range is its simplicity in terms of styling. This means that pieces of Stompa childrens furniture easily fit into any theme of room. The use of carefully chosen kids bedding, can easily link the bed space into the same theme as the rest of the room.

When choosing furniture for kids, you can be disheartened by the overwhelming levels of TV branded items such as Hello Kitty dressers and JCB kids desks. Here at Kidzdens, we understand that while some branded products are fun, not all parents want to fill their kids room with them. Choosing furniture for kids from our range means that you can still have funky and fun pieces without the extra expense of branding.

Take our Thuka and Stompa ranges of kids beds, which both incorporate great structural design without the addition of extra character detail. Alternatively we have a range of childrens furniture which features unbranded characters, such as the Jungle Roar range from Just 4 Kids. These pieces feature a comical monkey, zebra, zebra and a whole host of jungle friends. As these characters do not come with a tv programme, your little one can make up their own stories for the characters.

Perhaps you like the idea of allowing your children to represent their favourite characters in their rooms, then maybe childrens bedding is the way to go. While good furniture for kids is designed to be resilient and therefore long lasting, kids bedding is a lot more interchangeable.  Furniture for kids is not simply small furniture, if well designed it have numerous features that are perfect for children. For example childrens bedroom furniture is generally designed to conserve space, while creating the most storage opportunities as possible. As any parent can tell you, childrens toys tend to take over the house, no matter how hard you try.

One suggestion to limit the spread is the introduction of kid furniture in adult spaces. For example try a Thuka 2 shelf bookcase in the lounge, as the simple styling will allow it to blend into any décor. Then tell your children to tidy all of their toys onto the shelves when they have finished playing with them, this could then be enforced with a confiscation of toys left untidy.  The creation of a childrens space with the use of kids furniture is a great way to create boundaries and develop responsibility for older children.

At Kidzdens we have a huge range of childrens furniture in stock, so we are confident that you will find a piece of furniture no matter what theme you are working with.

According to national birth statistics, the most common months for children’s births in the United Kingdom are August, September and October.  This is not a new feature of the birth data and there are a number of reasons that can be identified for it.  At Kidzdens, the regularity of this spike generally leads to a connected growth in demand for childrens bedroom furniture in the last quarter of the year.  Here we’re going to take a brief look at some of the causes of the phenomenon and why the buying cycle tends to work in concert with it.

Whilst, historically, there would have been health factors that would have meant a lower mortality rate in the summer; in 21^st Century UK, there is little difference across the year and, therefore, when it comes to demographics, it doesn’t take a lot of analysis to realise that a spike in births in August-October comes as a direct result of an increase in conception in November-February.  The increase in social activity across Christmas and New Year festivities (and the reduced inhibitions that are prevalent!), as well as increased darkness and coldness seems to lead to an increase in more “domestic” entertainment.

Of course, with so many children being born in late summer and early autumn, one might expect sales of childrens bedroom furniture to increase in early summer.  However, this fails to consider several factors.  There is a general reticence to furnish a kids bedroom before they’re born – partly from a superstitious perspective.  Furthermore, there are a lot of financial stresses at this stage in parenthood and it makes good sense to let the dust settle and see what is required before purchasing.

In the early months, there is actually very little need for childrens bedroom furniture – newborns rarely sleep for long periods and parents often keep their new baby in their own room so that they’re close enough to provide immediate support, feeding, etc; and in those early months, they have little awareness of (and even less interaction with) their broader surroundings.

Naturally, this does not last long, however.  Most parents look to establish a regular (and long) sleep pattern for both their child and themselves within a month or two of birth and, as a result, start to apply the finishing touches to their childrens bedroom furniture.  By this stage, you’ll have a better understanding of the benefits of appropriately-sized furniture for kids.  In addition, you’ll know what your little one likes – the colours that interest her, the cartoon characters that amuse him – and these details can be incorporated into the decisions you make with your childrens bedding.

All these elements mean that by November and December, you will probably be eager to visit the Kidzdens website to investigate our wide range of childrens bedroom furniture, with its attention to high-quality detail and children-focused styling.  As the season turns, we naturally start to build up our nests and hunker down for the winter… which is, of course, where it all started in the first place.

At Kidzdens, we strive to ensure that we cater for all our visitors’ kids room related requirements and kids bedding is no exception.  Everybody has their own preferences when it comes to blankets and duvets and, of course, when it comes to childrens bedding, parents tend to project their own predilections onto their offspring.  However, it’s always nice to have some rationale to justify your leaning, so we’re going to take a look at some of the pros and cons of these two options.

Compared to blankets, of course, duvets are a relatively new invention.  And when it comes to technical innovation, there’s much more scope for development with duvets – with different fillings, pocketing techniques and improved materials.  That’s not to say, however, that blanket technology is standing still – weaving styles and enhancements in man-made materials are constantly bringing improvements to thermic capacity and hygiene.

Blankets provide you, as a parent, with the capacity to tuck in your childrens bedding much more easily.  This is particularly useful with younger children who benefit from the comfort and safety of being firmly enclosed.  Furthermore, until children grow a little older, they struggle to regulate their own body temperature - therefore keeping them under a blanket more simply provides this constancy.

In contrast, a duvet is much looser and, even when partnered with duvet pegs, it is considerably easier for children to wriggle free, become cold or distressed and wake themselves (and you!).  Of course, for older children, duvets represent a more useful form of childrens bedding when it comes to regulating their own temperature as they can kick their feet out with ease.  Moreover, whilst duvet covers are easier to clean than whole blankets, the occasional overnight accident with a smaller child does mean most of us have experienced the misfortune of having to force an entire duvet in the washing machine.

However, the final decision almost always comes down to which childrens bedding alternative gives your child the most comfort. And when it comes to children, I think we’d all recognise that a good rationale is rarely enough to actually win an argument! Whatever route you opt for, you can count on Kidzdens to offer a wide variety of stylish, high quality and comfortable options at affordable prices.  Visit our website now to check out our choices.

As children get older they tend to spend more and more time in their bedrooms, as it is their personal space. Sometimes, however it is necessary for children to share rooms or if you have an extended family, with step-children staying then you may simply need additional space. Kids bunk beds are a great way to manage this space!

Kids bunk beds do not have to stick to the classic look associated with them, today they are creative, fun and stimulating to encourage imaginative development. For example the Thuka Trendy range at Kidzdens includes some great bunk beds, whether for boys or girls that will help save on space and encourage your little ones to go to bed! Moreover bunk beds come with other great build in storage solutions if you truly need some space saving inspiration in time for the Christmas season, when it isn’t always out with the old in with the new, but more adding to the amount of items that your kids already have! Tam Tam kids bunk beds are designed for this very purpose, they allow kids to make the most of the space around them with additional shelving space build into the bed itself!

Moreover, kids bunk beds now come in a variety of materials and colours, whether your kids room has a light, airy and natural feel and so natural coloured wood would be your colour of choice. Alternatively, if there is s pink, blue or multi coloured theme to the decor of your kids bedroom, we are certain that there is a kids bunk bed to suit your style at Kidzdens.

If your kids are that little bit older and wanting friends to come over but you need a space saving solution to facilitate this, what could be better than kids bunk beds! With funky ranges by High Tek, any teenager would love to share their room with a friend! Moreover, if your kids still share a room but want to have sleepovers then a Bi-Bop kids bunk bed could be exactly what you need, with an optional pull out bed underneath as well as added storage, such as shelves and bedside space to place books or drinks at night.

If you would like more information on the types of kids bunk beds available from Kidzdens, follow the link!

At Kidzdens we offer beds for kids that won’t break the bank. We all want what’s best for our little ones, this include proving a sleeping solution that provide the support that they need. Kids beds are different than adults beds in several respects. As we all know the one thing that children do constantly is grow. With the majority of this growth occurring at night, beds for kids need to be durable. There are many beds, out there that claim to be designed for kids, which carry a hefty price tag. The key thing to look for is the potential longevity of a piece of childrens furniture. Good beds for kids, have features that can be altered to create a longer lasting bed. For example take the design leading Thuka range that has the ability to change from a den like play area to a space for a desk or sofa. This flexibility allows it to make the transition from a young child’s bed to a bed for a school child.

This additional longevity in beds for kids should be taken into account when pricing your new bed. While it may be tempting to go for a basic model, you may fall victim to the “buy cheap, buy twice” scenario. For example if the cheap kids bed is not durable enough and gets broken you will have to replace it.  Another example is buying a cheaper bed with fewer features over a multi-purpose bed that will last twice as long in terms of functionality.

Choosing a kids bed from Kidzdens extensive range of childrens furniture and you can be guaranteed that you are investing in a piece of quality kit. We stock pieces from the best designers across the world such as Kidsaw, stompa and Kipling. This helps to ensure that we have all the latest trends and designs to make your little ones room perfect. Why not check out our range of cabin beds, which are perfect for smaller bed rooms.  With a built in storage area underneath the bed area, there is no excuse for your children not to tidy up their clothes and toys.

Is your kids room the box room? Do you find it difficult to buy children’s furniture that fits the space? Then Thuka furniture may be the solution.  Here at Kidzdens we aim to provide childrens bedding solutions for all shapes and sizes of room. We offer the childrens beds from the very best designers in the world such as Thuka, Stompa and the UK’s own Kidsaw.

Thuka is a particular great brand to choose if your space is limited. In small rooms, storage is often the critical factor and as such is often forsaken. A bed is a key part of a bedroom, as is a wardrobe for storing clothes; other types of childrens furniture are a luxury.  Thuka Hit Furniture offers many practical solutions which incorporate storage in to the foot print of the bed. For example the Thuka hit 21 High Sleeper, offers a childrens bunk bed style frame but without the lower bunk. The range then offers a number of options that integrate with the frame, such as desks for older children or chests of drawers for storing toys and clothes. This is also great if space is not of a premium, as there are several less practical options for this space, such as cloth dens or sofa beds.  Another great tip for smaller rooms, is to introduce light into the space, as this creates the impression of space. The careful use of mirrors and character lights can help with the general effect.

One of the reasons why Thuka ticks so many boxes here at Kidzdens is that they manage to design childrens furniture that is functional, fun and have funky design. As part of the raison d’être of the company is that the products should be interchangeable. This means that as your child grows, so can your Thuka furniture. There a tailor made additional extras that can be fitted to your childs base unit, as and when your child requires them. As the additional pieces are specifically designed to add to the range, you can rest assured that they meet with the highest standards of the Thuka Company and compile with childrens safety regulations.