High Ceiling Loft Bed

After you determine that you want a loft bed figure out if your home can handle a loft bed.

High ceiling loft bed.

If you have a room with tall ceilings but a narrow footprint consider our high loft bed. Running it clockwise at a low speed will pull cooler air upward. Luckily proper ventilation will keep you comfortable. Classic sleeping loft for normal ceiling height.

The ladder is pretty big and could be replaced with something more subtle. This idea is from one of our home tour videos on our youtube channel. It is essential to have 33 to 36 inches of space between the top of the mattress and your ceiling which means your ceiling should be about 100 inches high four inches more than a traditional 8 foot ceiling. You ll need enough ceiling height so that the space underneath is usable but you re not so close to the ceiling that you feel claustrophobic.

This provides effective space for a sitting desk or chairs. This is a good idea for the home office if you want to use it as a guest room occasionally. In a room with 8 foot high ceilings and a loft bed that uses an 8 inch thick mattress this 30 inch head space means there will be about 56 inches of space between the bottom of the loft platform and the floor. Unfortunately it can get stuffy and hot in a loft bed because warm air rises.

And you ll need to make sure you ve got clearance for a ladder or stairs plus the room to maneuver up. Add storage seating a study area or make space for a hobby it s a great spot for that drum set. As shown in the previous photo this loft bed is near an upper window and ac unit. Be sure to measure how high your ceilings are before considering bunk or loft beds.