Captain Beds - Helping To Keep Your Bedroom Tidy!

For children's rooms, captain beds are a great solution to provide storage and style. Of course, captains beds can also be a great choice of bed for your master bedroom suite as well. A captain bed is basically a box bed with decorative railings that typically contains storage drawers in the box beneath. These beds are great aids for those who want to have a stylish bed suite while maintaining enough storage that you don't end up with clutter.

The name comes from the use of beds and furniture in the captain's quarters on small ships. Obviously, some storage was needed for the captain to keep extra clothes and supplies, but quarters were cramped. The captain bed would have storage drawers built underneath the bed to stow any articles the captain needed to take with him on a long fishing voyage.

The kids captain bed became popular first.  With children, rooms tend to be smaller, and yet, they seem to have more "stuff". A captain bed is a simple way to keep your child from simply pushing stuff under the bed when cleaning his or her room. Instead, the captain bed provides real storage into which clothes, toys, and other belongings can be kept out of sight without cluttering the room with additional storage bins. That way, your child can actually play in the room, use the bed, and keep everything clean! And there are plenty of decorative choices in kids captain beds for your child to choose from.

A captains bed is also a great idea for a guest room. Since these bedrooms are typically smaller while still containing a queen or king size bed, it's hard to get all the additional furniture, like a vanity or dresser drawer, into the room with the bed and still be able to move around. A captain bed will give you drawers for your guests without stuffing a chest of drawers next to the bed and keep the look of the room crisp and open. At the same time, the look of the captain bed will be appealing and can still provide a sense of style around which you can decorate.

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