I can still vividly remember sharing a room with my younger sister and the bunk beds we had - pinewood that was soft enough to push a thumbnail into, or, as I got older, scratch a boy's name into with a biro. As the eldest, I got the coveted top bunk, while my sister seemed happy enough with the bottom (or maybe she just accepted it wasn't worth the fight!)
But it's only now as a Mum of two little ones myself, that I find I'm asking the question, are bunk beds a good idea for a kids' room? Sure, I had fun sharing with my sibling for a good few years before my parents changed the configuration into twin beds, but will my children share the same sentiment? Will they actually get to sleep? Will they be safe?
