apartment therapy changing the world, one room at a time

I stayed in a similar type of hotel in Stockholm - I found it very comfortable (I'm 5'8") but my travel companions (5'0" and 6'7") were less than thrilled.

i understand why your 6'7" buddy would be uncomfortable, but why would it matter to someone who's 5'0"?

As a short person I would not feel comfortable on the higher "bunks". But the low ones look dandy.

I love all of it...somehow it's much better in that setting.

It's very nice, but it kind of reminds me of sleeping in an Ikea store.

I think it's much better because it's not orange! My dad - who's a carpenter, always taught me that pine inevitably yellows with age. Does anyone know if there's a finish that can stop the process, or if this is just new?

If every hostel in the world could do this, I'd be much happier about sharing rooms with people. I couldn't care less about knotty pine either, but I love this.

This brings to mind the pattern "Sleeping Alcoves" in Christopher Alexander's A Pattern Language. It touches you on a deep level, somehow.

I went to a summer camp with the same setup...

I am SOOOO loving these built-ins. Not that they're 100% practical for my home.... But I really love them. Maybe in the kid's rooms... Hmmm... Must figure someway to have a built-in bed!

I always wonder what is behind the walls around such built-ins. The top picture, with the actual bed, has many cubbyhole doors for storage. but the other pix show only the knotty pine, implying there's lots of space behind them being wasted.

Even if heaters, machinery, plumbing & electrical is behind, discrete doors make inspection & maintenance much quicker, easier and cheaper than hacking away.

Still, I do like the use-every-space small boat esthetic.