House-Shaped Beds Galore

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House-shaped beds have been all over the web in the last year.  Many of these fun house beds come from Europe (Scandinavian style!) but there are many DIY versions out there, too — either built from scratch or hacked from an inexpensive IKEA bed. We ourselves built our girls’ cottage style bed and playhouse from an IKEA bed! We’ve also shared free building plans for a playhouse frame reading nook or floor bed, a house frame bed, and a house headboard — so apparently we’ve been bitten by the house bug as well! Today we have some cute playhouse beds and reading nooks that we’ve found all around the web — with some cute ideas for styling and decorating around a house bed, or DIYing your own awesome house-shaped bed! I mean… your *kids” awesome house-shaped bed 😉

As with anything we share here on Remodelaholic — this is for inspiration and entertainment purposes only. Be smart, and be safe. Especially in a child’s room, it’s important to maintain all safety precautions to keep everyone safe! And that’s the beauty of DIYing — build it how you like, for what your child needs! [/tps_header]

House-Shaped Beds or Reading Nooks

A floor bed can be a great transition for a young toddler to acclimate to a “real” bed, or it makes a great reading nook for kids, from early readers clear up to bigger kids who love to hole up in their own space with a good book. (Or hey, even for mom who just needs a moment to herself, maybe! or maybe we should just all live in house shaped nooks to stay sane while we remodel? 😉

Use our free plans here, inspired by this bed From Scandinavia With Love, to build your own house-shaped bed nook — and what you do with it after that can be totally unique and up to you! Here’s some of our favorite ideas:

Leave it wood and decorate with color around it (BonneSoeurs via Apartment Threrapy)

or fun wall paper (WoonBlog)

Take it to the pink side for your favorite little girl (via Apartment Therapy)

(below, via This Little Love)

Black also makes a nice statement — and a large stripe or color-blocked wall behind it looks great, too! (Cotton On via Mommo Designs)

Polka dot wall decals add some extra whimsy without being inherently boyish or girly (via theposterclubkids)

Drape a sheet over the top, add some pompoms, and/or a cute mobile for a fun play space! (via piplastudio)

Black and white makes for a classic and cozy reading corner (via karohuseb) black and white reading corner

If you’re worried about your little one rolling out at night, it’s easy to add some rails to the sides (via macarenanguyen)

And if your little one would be more at home in a reading fort-slash-castle than a house — well, this would be a pretty fun build! (via bestkiddos) 

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