We have just got Theaย a new (second hand)ย IKEA Kura bed. So now I am feverishly pinning ย ‘IKEA Kura Bed Hack’ images. Sorry if you are sick of seeing them on my Pinterest feed!ย It’s just so flexible and there are loads of things we could do with it, how do weย decide?
If you’re not familiar with the delights of the IKEA Kura bed, let me enlighten you. It can be used like a low-ish four poster bed, as we have it. Or you canย upturn it, and made into a low mid-sleeperย bed. In a few years we’ll flip it over so Thea can have a little den beneath it. She’s too young for that yet – she’s already rolled out, luckily it’s nice and low! That’s not the only danger though, as you’ll find out whenย you keep reading!
I didn’t think about how the new bed’s frameย would cross through her lovely Little Bird wall decals, so I’m trying to decide what to do with them. She’s peeled them off a few times already, so I don’t think they’d survive if I moved them again!
I’ve written previously about my idea of putting both girlsย into Ava’s room in bunk beds, and having Thea’s (much smaller) room as a play room. But I just don’t think anyone would get any sleep! So whenย I spottedย the Kura bedย for sale on a local Facebook selling group and couldn’t resist.ย I love getting a bargain with pre-loved furniture, as I don’t like wasting money or resources.
Because the bed isย second hand, the frame isย a little orange, so I’mย thinking of painting itย white.
What shall we do with the bed?
I have just about come to terms with the fact that the stickers willย have to go, so have been plotting what we can do instead. Ryan is pretty keen to make a roof, and I’m all for that! You can see what I’ve been pinning on myย Kura Bed Ideas Pinterest board! How sweet are these ideas? I’m not holding my breath though – given our current rate of DIY, she’ll be going to university by the time we find time to do it!
Ryan wants to not only make a frame like in some of these picturesย above, he also wants to cover it with cork tiles and add a curtain with a door and window. It sounds great but I’m a a bit worried that it might make the room look dark as it is really tiny!
But realistically, if we even get to do the frame it will be a minor miracle.ย I don’t think it will ever get to that stage… What do you think? What would you do with this bed? I’d love to hear what you think!
If you want to see more of Thea’s bedroom, when it had a toddler bed in it, check out myย guest post on Rock My Family.
And a final note of caution about thE IKEA KURA bed…
When we put the bed up, I decided to unplug Thea’sย Gro Clock as she totally ignores it now anyway. What I didn’t realise was that the room would be pitch black at night. When Thea cried for me, I went rushing in, half asleep, andย ran into the bed frame,ย hitting the bridge of my nose at full force. Unbelievable pain. My friend’s suggestion is wrapping the top part of the frame with padding, and I think she has a point!
Oh gosh you poor thing! Sounds painful. Very cool bed though! Good luck moving the stickers xx
It was eye watering!! But I am over it now. I have bought a new light to go in the future frame. Hopefully that will make us actually do it! xx
Love the house frame idea but OUCHY!!!! Your poor nose!!! YES to padding the frame โ that sounds really painful!!! Or paint that part with glow in the dark paint?? That might work! Caro xx #HomeEtc
I am wincing at remembering it! LOVING the idea of glow in the dark paint, ha ha that would certainly solve some problems. xx
Love the ideas and good luck!! Pinterest is the best for inspiration ๐ #HomeEtc
Thanks Jess, indeed it is, though such a time drain! xx
Love those ideas! Will have to remember this bed when girls a bit older. I love Ikea. I keep considering putting my two in one room & having a playroom too – I am also concerned there would be no sleep though! #KCACOLS
Thank you, I think we will put the idea of sharing on the back burner for a year or two! xx
Oh wow this looks like a really wonderful bed, there are so many ideas for it! I love the idea of a den under it and the bed on top for when they are older! #KCACOLS
Thanks Jenni, I think I’m more excited than Thea!xx
Looks like such a versatile children’s bed. There are so many fun options for how you can dress it up. #kcacols
It really is so versatile, it’s hard to decide! Thanks for popping by xx
This is a nice idea. I would paint the frame white or a light green , but this is just my color preference ๐ I am curious how it will look in the end. #KCACOLS
Oooh light green would look nice, great idea Gabriela! Thanks xx
oh no re whacking yourself on the frame! yay. not. those gro clocks do give off quite a bit of light don’t they. anyways back to the bed – it seems like you can do loads with it and how cool that you can turn it over to create more of a cabin style bed later! Thanks so much for linking up at #KCACOLS. Hope you come back again next Sunday!
Thanks lovely, yeah I love IKEA for these kinds of ideas, it’s so flexible! xx
Ouch!!! I never thought about that!
I love a good IKEA hack. Looking forward to an update if you get round to doing any of the ideas #KCACOLS
Thanks Becky, we need to decide on a plan of action, it might take a while! xx
I’ve never seen this bed before but it looks cool! I think it would look nice painted white. But ‘ouch’ – hope your nose is okay… #KCACOLS
It’s sweet isn’t it, and my nose is fine now thank you! xx
Ouch on the last part! There are some totally amazing Ikea hacks on Pinterest I can’t wait to see what you come up with. I could never manage anything it would just go terribly wrong lol!
I’m hoping ours will go OK – just need to find the time now, which is the biggest challenge for us! xx
I really enjoyed this post. Your right There are so many ideas you could try out. I love the woodland theme. Sylvia wants an animal themed room. I want to buy flamingo wallpaper one day. It’s great you got the Kura Bed second hand. I love a good bargain. A
Thanks so much Angela, I love a bargain too, especially with kids stuff that is likely to get trashed anyway! The frame is already covered in stickers! xx