Fe Fi Fo Fum!
I am a GIANT and I live in the sky.
By giant I mean hobbit and by live in the sky I mean I have bought a loft bed. I'm very happy with my purchase. Now normally this isn't something that I would have considered but I thought it would be prudent to move into a cheap rental property. So I'm living somewhere cheap and as such my room is tiny.
Specifically it is 2.6 x 2.9m or 7.92 sq.m.
Now that is not a lot of space, the standard double bed takes up 1.4 x 2 = 2.8 sq. m. The door takes up a further square meter. Desk, 1 sq.m. bookcases, chest of draws, wardrobe, not having stuff in front of the window, chair for the desk etc.
It was going to be a squeeze and completely untenable. I basically resigned my self to not having a desk or bookcases. This was until I happened upon the Tromso loft bed when searching for a bed base (It came with a mattress on the floor). Its an absolute revelation, it is like equivalent of someone say "here, let me make your room a third bigger, would you like that?". I now have room for all the things I want from a room, a big desk, bookcases, a double bed and some box storage. There is very little else I actually need. It only cost me £129 and I think it has made my room the equivalent of one that would cost me £40 or more extra. That isn't to be sniffed at.
I can't say that everything is perfect, I'm still a little paranoid about it collapsing and killing me. Rationally I know it won't, but those little creaking noises take on new meaning 1.6 meters in the air. Especially when you built it yourself (with some help from me Dad - thanks Dad!). Additionally I'm 28, it seems a little weird having a bunk bed. Finally my friend Katy pointed out "You'll never entice a lady back if she knows you have a bunk bed". Lucky this isn't on the cards right now, if I meet someone great, but I'm not really looking. Since I don't get trollied and pull randoms, I think I'm safe.
Helping all of this out is the fact that living in someone's spare room for 2 months really forces you to be a lot tidier and I'm finding it much easier to not collect pointless crap. Being tidier is certainly helping and I find myself not buying things because I need the space more than I need the item.
All good, all the time.
Tim x
By giant I mean hobbit and by live in the sky I mean I have bought a loft bed. I'm very happy with my purchase. Now normally this isn't something that I would have considered but I thought it would be prudent to move into a cheap rental property. So I'm living somewhere cheap and as such my room is tiny.
Specifically it is 2.6 x 2.9m or 7.92 sq.m.
Now that is not a lot of space, the standard double bed takes up 1.4 x 2 = 2.8 sq. m. The door takes up a further square meter. Desk, 1 sq.m. bookcases, chest of draws, wardrobe, not having stuff in front of the window, chair for the desk etc.
It was going to be a squeeze and completely untenable. I basically resigned my self to not having a desk or bookcases. This was until I happened upon the Tromso loft bed when searching for a bed base (It came with a mattress on the floor). Its an absolute revelation, it is like equivalent of someone say "here, let me make your room a third bigger, would you like that?". I now have room for all the things I want from a room, a big desk, bookcases, a double bed and some box storage. There is very little else I actually need. It only cost me £129 and I think it has made my room the equivalent of one that would cost me £40 or more extra. That isn't to be sniffed at.
I can't say that everything is perfect, I'm still a little paranoid about it collapsing and killing me. Rationally I know it won't, but those little creaking noises take on new meaning 1.6 meters in the air. Especially when you built it yourself (with some help from me Dad - thanks Dad!). Additionally I'm 28, it seems a little weird having a bunk bed. Finally my friend Katy pointed out "You'll never entice a lady back if she knows you have a bunk bed". Lucky this isn't on the cards right now, if I meet someone great, but I'm not really looking. Since I don't get trollied and pull randoms, I think I'm safe.
Helping all of this out is the fact that living in someone's spare room for 2 months really forces you to be a lot tidier and I'm finding it much easier to not collect pointless crap. Being tidier is certainly helping and I find myself not buying things because I need the space more than I need the item.
All good, all the time.
Tim x