Sweet Dream Beds Introduce Your Child to Home Ownership

by Jonathon Ramsey (RSS feed)
Apr 14th 2010 at 3:02PM

We aren't quite sure if we should refer to Sweet Dreams beds as beds at all. They are more like single bedroom dwellings... small enough to fit inside a room... that's inside a multi-bedroom dwelling. The Tudor Style Cottage doll house theme bed pictured has two stories, a slide on the far side and, somewhere inside all of that, a bed. We would not be surprised to find a porte-cochère, stables, and staff quarters around back...

A basic bed starts at $5,500, but that will only get you a castle motif decked out in two-tone paint only big enough for a twin bed. That's enough to give any aspiring king or queen nightmares. Throw in another $5,500 and you add room for a queen bed, a staircase with drawers and a slide, and now you're getting somewhere. One parent spent $40,000 on a custom setup, which is probably enough to keep a few other parents up at night.

There are Sweet Dreams beds for boys and girls, and each is individually designed, can be built to match your existing decor, and hand-painted in any way Cinderella – or Peter Pan – might wish. They might not turn your children into actual royalty, or pirates, but they will probably be good for a few weeks of happily counting sheep...

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capecod Apr 16th 2010 10:15AM

Beds like this seem cute at the time. But I bought one like this for my daughter who at 6 years old is close to growing out of it and it's been a problem because it's difficult to tuck her in at night and no climbing into bed with her when she is scared- too hard to fit.

Jack Apr 19th 2010 12:51PM

Have you taken a look at the Incredibeds? Very practical and a real cool concept!! I showed my daughter and she fell in love with it! Your 6yr old would feel the same way, mark my words!!

reallytorkedoff Apr 14th 2010 10:30PM

They look really nice, but I have two problems with them.

1. Can kids hear the smoke alarm when they're asleep and are there other safety-related issues?

2. Aren't those kids spoiled enough already? This is why people can't handle their finances as adults. Their parents give them too much "stuff" and they never have to learn self-discipline.

Rant ends here.

andi Apr 19th 2010 9:27PM

What about good ol' imagination?

OFE Apr 22nd 2010 12:11AM

oh my God!! What is next??
completely inappropriate! let kids enoy their childhood before they start thinking or dreaming about BIG Beds or Rooms. They will have plenty of time as they grow into a "home real-estate" adventure. Besides what will they expect at 16 years of age? A Castle??