Hi.

I don't know if University Loft still sells to the public, but we bought our loft beds when they were selling at a furniture store here in the Indianapolis area. They are a company that started here in IN and sold to universities before branching out. Their construction is solid wood and excellent quality and they build (or at least did when we bought) in the US.

We bought their beds so we could make a "junior loft" set...it's one of those bunks where the top bunk is only about 4 feet high and the bed underneath is perpendicular, super close to the floor. (think of willis' and arnold's beds from "different strokes") We never did end up bunking them like that, but these beds are awesome because the mattresses can be adjusted to any height on the frame, up to about 4 feet high. When my kids were 6 (or maybe 7),we put a short, 2 drawer dresser (sold with the bed sets as a dresser/cushioned seat) under the bed so we had storage, but the mattresses were only a few feet off the ground. They used the dressers as their step up into bed (again, designed to have weight on them). We had bed rails for the longest time, then graduated to putting a foam pool noodle under their mattress pad so they couldn't easily roll off the bed.

Here is a link (although they don't show 2 beds set up as a low junior loft):

http://uloft.com/gsa-market/solid-wood-series/item/67-enlisted-junior-loft


We love the options these beds give us....

We moved recently, so my kids now all have their own rooms. My son has his bed set at the highest bar, so he can easily sit under his bed and read or whatever. My girls both have their mattresses set at almost normal height, but 1 DD has hers up a little bit so she can easily store her stuffed animals under there.

We bought the "bunking" sets for each of the beds, so that when they get older, we can make their beds into regular bunk/loft bed height and put desks, etc, underneath.

My kids are about the same age as the previous poster, and her story is the reason we chose this option over regular bunk beds....I remember reading her posts right after the incident happened...it was heartbreaking. Kim, I am so glad to hear that your little guy is doing great!

Good Luck,

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ggb at 30 weeks