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Some of the most common office design trends in 2015 will include: "Workspaces are becoming more casual," says Laverty. Rather than stiff leather chairs, formal desks and closed doors, today’s workplaces are incorporating breakout areas, or zones, of clustered comfy couches, hammocks or bean bag chairs, giving employees an opportunity to create "experiences" that energize and inspire them. Employees are encouraged to escape their desk and set up shop wherever they feel most at ease. "The focus is on comfort," says Laverty. "Employers want employees to stay as long as they feel like so they’ll be the best version of themselves," says Laverty. These working pods also encourage employees to collaborate outside the boundaries of meeting rooms and interact with individuals in other departments that they may normally never have a reason to interact with. Lounge seating and playful gathering spaces that promote socialization will increasingly become the norm, even outside of Silicon Valley tech companies.
While office spaces are becoming more collaborative, there’s still a need for private areas to have a phone conversation or a closed-door meeting. Laverty says more and more companies are mixing up their space design—incorporating open desks and impromptu break areas as well as small meeting spaces, phone rooms, and conference rooms to support the various types of work that are required in a given day. You can thank the open office movement for changing the hierarchy of working relationships. No longer do CEOs and senior management view the corner office as a luxury. Instead, more and more CEOs are moving to the floor, encouraging collaboration and a sense of community. Sharing the floor allows management to stay involved, know what’s going on and participate in a more meaningful way. We’ve all heard the news: sitting is the new smoking. In addition to back and neck pain associated with sitting at our computer desks all day, research has proven that our sedentary lifestyle takes a toll on our health, increasing our risk of obesity, heart disease and type 2 diabetes.
In response to the chair’s threat on our lives, more and more workplaces are encouraging people to move throughout their day. Desk alternatives including standing desks have risen in popularity. Fast Company web producer Cia Bernales’s article about her switch to a standing desk was one of the most popular reads in 2014, and many tech companies including Google and Facebook now use standing desks, arguing standing promotes greater productivity. FF Venture Capital announced in 2014 that furnishing their meeting rooms with standing desks led to greater creativity and a freer flow of ideas. Other chair substitutes including bosu balls and to a lesser extent, treadmill desks, are also expected to be popular in the coming years. But furniture alternatives aren’t the only way companies are promoting physical health through office design. Laverty sees many offices adding bicycle storage and spaces for squeezing in a quick workout or stretch while at work. Never miss a story. I'd also like to receive special Fast Company offers
Custom Loft & Bunk Beds for Youth Teen College & Adults Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Custom Loft Beds & Bedroom Makeovers How to Order a Standard Bed How to Order a Custom Bed Is your child's bedroom ready for a Makeover? Does your child need more space for a desk, a computer, a nice quiet reading area or a place to store all their stuff? Do your kids need more space for a play area or for sleepovers? Need a large Arts & Crafts Table? Is your toddler ready to move up to a youth bed? Take a look at the beds below to get ideas for bedroom makeovers and custom beds. Make a loft bed the focal point of their room. Why use a Loft Bed in your child's bedroom? Lofts typically used by college students in cramped dorms and apartments have recently become very popular with kids, youth, tween and teens at home. Because they are great space savers, and best of all, kids of all ages love them. Using a loft bed will give your children more storage space for all their stuff.
Make it a fun family project to set up, paint and decorate together. Loft beds allow more efficient utilization of the available space and they provide the ideal solution for kids of all ages. With popular options such as bookshelves and desktops, they provide additional storage space needed to store books, toys, computers, gaming stations or general stuff they accumulate. Children love bright colors for their rooms. Our lofts come unfinished and can be painted or stained by the customer to match any decor. Kids grow up (too) fast. The Barbie themed room will quickly turn into a teen room or that Fire Truck theme will soon be a Sports room. As kids grow older you can easily re-paint the loft to match their new interests. Parents have commented children spend more time in their room reading and studying after they purchased a loft bed with the study desk. Older children may prefer to use their bedroom to study or spend time with their friends. A loft bed with a bean bag chair or study desk underneath the bed would be the ideal combination.
Space utilization, in addition to being more functional, also creates a nice, quiet and cozy atmosphere in the children's bedroom for reading and studying. An organized student is a successful student. When there is more than one child sharing a bedroom, a loft bed can give each child more personal space. Imagine having enough room for each to have a play area, room for friends to play and sleep over or a nice cozy nook for that bookworm to snuggle up and read. Imagine having a place to store all of their toys, sports equipment, stuffed animals and books neatly organized and stored near their bed. Imagine your child actually wanting to go to their room to read or study. Loft beds with a desk make a great Computer Gaming Center. Studies have shown that children with their own desk and reading area are more organized, develop better study habits and are better students throughout school. A kitchen table is used for eating, your child's desk is for reading, studying & homework.
Examples of Custom Loft Beds & Bedroom Makeovers Click on photos to enlarge C:A1A - Our most popular Custom Loft with U-Shaped Desk and 12" Deep Shelves A customer sent us a request for a custom loft bed similar to the PB Teen Sleep & Study Loft Bed. The major differences between us and the PB Teen beds are: Our beds are all solid wood and very sturdy (PB Teen is made from wood, plywood, MDF and veneer). Our beds have 1,000 lbs. of Weight Capacity (PB Teen has only 200 lbs. which includes the weight of the person and mattress). Our beds are Made in the USA (PB Teen is made in Vietnam). Our beds can use any mattress thickness and any ceiling height (PB Teen require a maximum of a 7" thick mattress and requires a minimum ceiling height of 8'-6"). Our beds are Ready-To-Assemble, unfinished (PB Teen beds are finished). Twin $1,499, Twin-XL $1,539, Full $1,599, Queen $1,649, King $1,799. C:A1B - Queen Size Loft Bed We custom build each bed to your exact specs, so you can use any mattress thickness and make it work with any ceiling height so it will always meet the
US Consumer Products Safety Commission Loft & Bunk Bed Safety Requirements. Weight Capacity: If you are the type of parent who likes to read to their child in bed or needs to go up and make the bed once in awhile, you are going to want the increased weight capacity our beds provide. With 1,000 lbs. of Weight Capacity, the entire family can get into bed for bed time stories. This customer requested a queen size with a very large 20" deep U-Shaped Desk, 12" wide legs and shelves, extra safety rails, a cork board and white board across the entire back and a heavy-duty angled ladder with wider steps and handrails. After we built this bed for her daughter she purchased another bed for her son and added an entire back of corkbord. The second bed picture is below. C:A1C - We customized this bed to be very tall and with a large Corkboard across the entire back above the desk." Customer's Comments: "Hello there! This is the picture of the second bed I bought from you that you customized for my son, it turned out nice.
I finished it with a stain and sealed it using Zero VOC soy based products. Thanks again for a great product." C:A2 - Shelves Shelves Shelves This customer requested a custom bed with multiple shelves at different heights for storage bins and toy storage and to allow for a very thick mattress. Twin $1,299, Twin-XL $1,319, Full $1,359, Queen $1,419, King $1,599. Customer's Comments: "Hello College Bed Lofts! The bed is complete and is absolutely perfect!! We are very happy with the end result!! Thank you again, Kelly." C:A3 - Corkboards & Whiteboards We offer Corkboards and Whiteboards. They can be mixed and matched anywhere on the bed. They may be placed on the long back or on the short ends. They also may be attached to the front of the 12" wide legs and they have a pine frame surrounding it. You can order them on the normal order forms when ordering a bed. C:A4 - Angled Front Ladder and 12" Shelves Twin size with four 12" deep shelves.
Please contact us to order this custom bed. C:A5 - More Shelves Shelves Shelves Lots of 12" deep shelving and safety rails going 10" above top of mattress. Twin $1,499, Twin-XL $1,519, Full $1,559, Queen $1,619, King $1,799. C:A6 - Gaming & Entertainment Center Loft Bed A loft bed system for the serious video gamer. With the large L-Shaped Desk you can place your monitor in either corner or at either end or in the middle of the long desk. We custom build you a Game Console Shelf to allow you to place the system unit under the monitor. Also comes with a storage box for storing discs. This bed includes the L-Shaped Desk, Long Shelf, Storage Box and Game Console Shelf. After placing the order we will contact you to get the size of the Game Console Shelf, Storage Box and placement of the Angled Ladder. Twin $849, Twin-XL $869, Full $909, Queen $969, King $1,149. C:A7 - Wall of Shelves Custom Loft with a large U-Shaped Desk and a wall of shelves.
When placed in a corner this gives your child a lot of privacy for reading and studying. Starting at Twin $1,600, Full $1,800, Queen $2,000. C:A8 - Custom King Size High-Rise / Low Loft Bed with Trundle Bed This customer needed a custom King Size bed with a Twin Trundle placed underneath the short (foot) end of the bed. Due to the very small room, there was not enough space to slide the trundle out the normal side (length) of the bed. We custom built the bed to handle 1,000 lbs. of Weight Capacity by doubling up the main support beams and by adding additional center supports beams underneath (they can't be seen in the photos). We also added a double bookshelf headboard and a Top Shelf was added for a more decorative look. C:A9 - Mid-Height Loft Bed This customer requested a mid-height loft bed with 44" of space underneath with a plywood platform on top for a play area. It has an Angled Front Ladder, Round Top Legs and a Long Shelf. Please contact us to order this custom bed.