We recently went shopping for an all-in-one style loft bed, a unit that integrates a dresser, desk, trundle bed, and loft bed all in a single unit.
After experiencing some frustration looking at several other stores (Steinhafels, PM Bedroom, Ashley, etc), which typically had very limited bunk bed selections to begin with, we started looking through manufacturer's web sites, and through the Powell Furniture web site, we found an intriguing entry for a store called Bunks and Beds. We used to live a few blocks away from there, in Heritage Village, yet we couldn't picture the place. But sure enough, we stopped by, and there it was... it's a fairly large store dedicated to mostly bunks and beds, and other children's bedroom goodies.
The main problem with the place is that it seems to be very low-key. We had a heck of a time finding it on the Web (had to ask for their web site, Google couldn't find it). As former residents of the area, it had never stood out to us. Yet the store is everything you could ask for... and it looks like it might be a family business, at that.
They had a great selection of bunk beds. Several times larger than any other furniture store that we visited. Of course, since they had almost nothing else but, that makes sense. They haven't bothered with fancy pseudo-room layouts, which suits me just fine, and instead have crammed their showroom full of different types of beds. The salespeople kept themselves available, yet were not annoyingly "in our face," an experience that was refreshing after some of the other furniture stores. It is rare to walk into a store, be greeted, say "Hi" and "Just looking", and not be bothered every few minutes thereafter (I *do* *not* want to talk to salespeople most of the time).
We didn't find the Powell Rustica All-in-one unit that we had been looking for, but they had a very similar unit by Raymond, and not only was it less expensive ($1300ish vs $1800ish), they also had a "tax rebate sale" on, and we ended up getting the unit for about $950 - almost half what we had been expecting.
We did have one problem. The bunk ladder came without hooks that should have been included. Recognizing that the unit was sourced from China, we simply made a pair out of heavy duty L brackets.
We've been quite pleased with them, and hope to maybe do a little more business with them in the future. read more