Not only this but as children grow older they tend to have less sleepovers so the bottom bunk becomes even more unnecessary. But it also means that when they're needed they can be transformed into something that's very practical. They're bought far more frequently for use by other children coming round for sleep over's then serving any practical and real use. Since those times it's become quite unnecessary in the modern first world for bunk beds to be used.

Traditionally bunk beds were employed in houses in Victorian times when the amount of children exceeded the number of spare beds and bedrooms. This is why I think futon loft beds are really great for children to have, because for the majority of the time they can act as sofas for watching television. Futon loft beds are a great modern twist on the regular bunk bed format. Instead of having two single beds in a bedroom bunk beds were invented so that you could essentially fit two children in a very small room.

Instead of being irrelevant for.

What's also important is that for the majority of the time the space below isn't being used.