i am so so sooooo excited because i finally created a new modern-ish room!
iv'e always done the old fashioned theme because i love old fashioned stuff especially victorian, hence my girls' home is all more of that era. however, i love all the stuff ag makes that is modern too so i've been toying (no pun intended hehehe) with making a separate room for felicity who is my time traveler. when i saw mckenna's loft bed i really wanted it for my "dream modern room" until i found out how much it cost...ouch! major bummer! then dolldiaries.com had a post about a loft bed sold at toys r' us and literally that night i went and bought it...it was under $60!!! hello! i even kind of like it better than kckenna's (shh don't tell!).
there are a few things i was disappointed about:
#1 the underneath part isn't as tall as kckenna's and its actually even too short for the dolls to comfortably sit on the included bean bag chair...buuut...i think i may have assembled the bed upside down haha...oops :) but even still it's short.
#2 the bedding-- it's cute but too small, it doesn't even fit the bed, weird. but i actually had an extra set of zebra print pillow cases that match my bedding and i used those to make a mattress and top sheet, which i love, so it worked out.
#3 the desk chair is too small for the dolls-- they can hardly get their lil' tushies on it so if they sit they have to be on the very edge and it looks awkward, oh well.
things i love about the bed: it's white (white is cute); a variety of stickers are included to decorate with; the desk is at the end of the bed so its easy to play at; it came with a t.v. stand and the desk has shelves giving us plenty more options of places we can display all our fun stuff; and it came with a laptop and t.v. which i wana find cute pictures to tape on them so it looks like they are on.
any who what do you think? pretty cute right! we love it! it's fun to have both old and new looking rooms for the girls.
do you prefer old fashioned or modern for your doll's environment?
I love the room! I'm a huge HK fan so I love the little stuffed animals at the top of the bed! i prefer modern!
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DeleteCute room, I just bought two of the same loft beds for my girls to make a modern room for them .. Nana made matresses for them and is going to make sheets so they will have decent bedding .. lol I love the set too it is pretty good quality. Enjoy.
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Do you think the bed is sturdy enough to hold up to a two and a half year old's play? I really want to purchase at least one of the beds. I think my two older daughters have more than enough furniture right now. I made them a loft bed but I know my "version" won't hold up to my two year old so I was considering this for her.
ReplyDeletewelp, i'm not too sure kristi. if they aren't too rough and don't try to lay in it hahaha or lean on it a lot it should be ok. i think it's pretty good quality and after tightening all the screws really well it felt pretty sturdy. i think it's worth giving it a try. :) lemme know how it works out if you do get it.
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