get her a captains bed and then you won't need dresser drawers

We got one like this, which works good for a small room. No wasted space! http://www.ideashome.info/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/top-bunk-bed-only-oqhewuo.jpg

You can use the space under the bed for storing the toybox or even a desk! We really like this and my son loves sleeping up there.

OP here... thanks for all of the feedback. Just opted for a regular twin with a trundle. We'll put it against a wall and pretend it's a day. Our DD has a small room, which is why we considered a day.

My mom bought me one as a teen. I hated that bed. So hard to make. Had to keep it against the wall. I pulled off the long back so I could place it with the headboard side against the wall. Also, without a boxspring the matress sagged after a couple of years because the spring support underneath was not as substantial. I really hated that bed but she loved it. I didn't have the heart to tell her when she bought it for me. I regreted pretending to like it.

Instead of a traditional daybed, we have a wall-mounted headboard (queen, I think) behind a twin bed that is placed with the long end against the wall. Makes it more comfortable as a place to sit but it's still easy to make the bed.

Anonymous wrote:No they aren't hard to make up or to change the sheets. There is no box spring so the mattress itself slides out easily so you can make the bed. It takes me a whole 30 seconds to make mine everday.

The trundle part is great for guests too. Or the dog that thinks his bed is your bed.

Get a good mattress for the top and bottom. They come with one but they're cheap.

I have one like this

http://www.natureofnepal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/White-Daybed-With-Pop-Up-Trundle.jpg

God, I would hate that bed.

No they aren't hard to make up or to change the sheets. There is no box spring so the mattress itself slides out easily so you can make the bed. It takes me a whole 30 seconds to make mine everday.

The trundle part is great for guests too. Or the dog that thinks his bed is your bed.

Get a good mattress for the top and bottom. They come with one but they're cheap.

I have one like this

http://www.natureofnepal.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/White-Daybed-With-Pop-Up-Trundle.jpg

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not sure why you'd go that route instead of a twin bed? I think they make sense in a guest room where you want a couch/bed type deal. I'd prefer a proper bed in a bedroom. I think the biggest issue would be making the bed every day. Seems like it would be a pain.

Daybeds are twin beds.

With a back and two sides. Hence, hard to make up every day.

If you are talking about the daybeds with the back and ends, it's a hassle to make. If you are talking about taking a typical twin or twin with trundle, putting it up against the wall and pretending that it has a back, it's perfect. My mother did the latter for me, making it was a breeze compared to my sister getting up and down with her bunk beds (twin on the top, futon on the bottom).

Daybeds are a huge hassle to make, if that is important to you.

We did a trundle (hidden second bed under bed) for DD and she loves it. It makes for more room in her bedroom and yet there is a spare bed when a friend sleeps over (or her little brother wants to sleep in her room).

Anonymous wrote:Not sure why you'd go that route instead of a twin bed? I think they make sense in a guest room where you want a couch/bed type deal. I'd prefer a proper bed in a bedroom. I think the biggest issue would be making the bed every day. Seems like it would be a pain.

Daybeds are twin beds.

I had a daybed with trundle growing up, as did many of my friends. It makes sleepovers easy. Until I got a new bed in college, I had no idea how much harder they are to make than regular beds. Regular beds are a breeze in comparison.

Not sure why you'd go that route instead of a twin bed? I think they make sense in a guest room where you want a couch/bed type deal. I'd prefer a proper bed in a bedroom. I think the biggest issue would be making the bed every day. Seems like it would be a pain.

Thinking about buying a daybed for our 5yo; hoping it will see her through 18. Any downsides to daybeds I may not be thinking of for an older kid/teen? Virtually no chance of her being beyond average height. TIA.