Children's ottoman bed with a soft back: description, types, tips for choosing

A children's ottoman bed is a bed used in children's rooms as a sleeping place. Its specification assumes limited use. A children's ottoman bed is not installed in living rooms, kitchens and other related premises.

The children's ottoman has features that put it in a separate furniture row:

• the integrity of the mattress and body;
• transformation;
• availability of mechanisms;
• the ability to use as a playground;
• compactness;
• security.

In some cases, the ottoman can be transformed. Thanks to the presence of such a function, you can increase the sleeping area, or expand the free space of the room by adding moving parts.

In one or another modification, there may or may not be a mechanism for automatic or semi-automatic transformation. Its presence directly affects the functionality of the entire model and its cost. Due to the way the children's ottoman is arranged, it can be used as a play area. Some modifications are made with a soft back, which expands the child's playability, while maintaining the necessary level of safety.

Since the bed is designed for children, its compactness allows you to save space in the room in which it is installed.When using a regular bed or sofa, this result cannot be achieved. Such a sleeping place meets all safety standards established by guests. The parts of the device are devoid of sharp corners, cutting edges, fragile elements and small parts that can be dismantled by a child on their own.

Depending on the characteristics of the model and the intended purpose, children's beds differ in types. They can be equipped with a backrest with side boards. Connecting to the sleeping platform, it covers the space between the ottoman and the wall, and can also be upholstered with a soft and non-marking coating or made of solid material of the same structure as the entire structure. Children's ottoman bed can be equipped with an orthopedic mattress. In this case, it has bulges and depressions that ensure the correct position of the child's body during sleep.

Some models are made in imitation style. Their appearance is similar to the appearance of certain objects of everyday life: a car, a ship, a carriage, etc.

Most modern cribs have storage space. This is an inner box that can be accessed by sliding or raising the upper sleeping area. The mechanisms, the work of which provides for one or another transformation of a child's bed, differ in types and design features.

• Horizontal. Designed for horizontal transformation. In this case, part of the ottoman moves to the side.
• Vertical. Used primarily to provide access to internal storage space.

Depending on the modification of the product, the mechanisms are divided into subspecies:

• manual;
• spring;
• on gas shock absorbers.

List of standard sizes of a children's ottoman bed:

• 70x190 cm;
• 80x190 cm;
• 90x190 cm;
• 100x190 cm;
• 70x200 cm;
• 80x200 cm;
• 90x200 cm;
• 100x200 cm.

The selection of a suitable children's ottoman is based on defining criteria. It should be functional, but safe at the same time. Form and function must be appropriate to the needs and capabilities of the child in the appropriate age group.

Lifting and transformation mechanisms should not be available to the child, as this can lead to injury.

Next, you will find an overview of a children's ottoman with a soft back.