Experimenting with materials led to the team replacing the bed's edges with fabric. This meant that they managed to reduce the amount of metal by almost one third compared to similar beds. "We found a strong polyester material that also gives the bed a nice and cozy feel ― both when the children hang out there with friends and when it’s time to sleep."
VITVAL Bunk bed frame with underbed, white/light grey, 90x200 cm
Price £ 439
Mattress and bedlinen are sold separately.
How to get it
Available services
It’s the details that make this bunk bed unique. Soft shapes, fabric guardrails –and an underbed that can be rolled out when a friend stays over. Pimp it with accessories from the MÖJLIGHET series.
Article Number193.029.22
Product details
Easy to assemble since the fabric is divided into sections and the edge bands are elastic.
If you want to make the bed even more comfortable and personal, you can complete with MÖJLIGHET pillow and bed pocket – they are dimensioned for the VITVAL series.
The construction is light but steady, and has soft shapes.
You can also use the lower bed as a sofa since the side panel is high and can be used as a backrest.
The ladder mounts on the right or the left side of the bed.
Designer
IKEA of Sweden/Tord Björklund
Good to know
Two persons are needed for the assembly of this furniture.
Bed base included.
Mattress and bedlinen are sold separately.
Max load indicates static weight, in other words the load which the bed withstands if you lie or sit on it.
IKEA of Sweden AB SE-343 81 Älmhult, IKEA.com
Materials and care
Material
Bunk bed frame
- Basematerial/ Slat holder:
- Steel, Epoxy/polyester powder coating
- Fabric:
- 100% polyester (min. 90% recycled)
Underbed
- Basematerial:
- Steel, Epoxy/polyester powder coating
- Bed base:
- Beech veneer, Birch veneer
Safety and compliance
High beds and the upper bed of bunk or loft beds are not suitable for children under 6 years due to the risk of injury from falls.It is important not to screw hooks or handles onto the bed or hang ropes or belts in which children can get caught when playing.
Assembly and documents
Weight & measurements
- Length: 207 cm
- Width: 97 cm
- Height: 162 cm
- Mattress length: 200 cm
- Mattress width: 90 cm
- Distance between beds: 91 cm
- Max. thickness, mattress: 13 cm
- Max. thickness, mattres f underbed: 13 cm
- Free height under furniture: 23 cm
- Max. weight/sleeping level: 100 kg
Package details
This product comes as 4 packages.
VITVAL
Article Number804.112.72This product has multiple packages.
- Width: 38 cm
- Height: 6 cm
- Length: 166 cm
- Weight: 22.50 kg
- Package(s): 1
- Width: 23 cm
- Height: 6 cm
- Length: 204 cm
- Weight: 23.00 kg
- Package(s): 1
- Width: 27 cm
- Height: 12 cm
- Length: 101 cm
- Weight: 14.00 kg
- Package(s): 1
VITVAL
Article Number104.483.25- Width: 22 cm
- Height: 9 cm
- Length: 200 cm
- Weight: 14.92 kg
- Package(s): 1
Reviews
SturdyAnonymous reviewerThis bunk bed is very sturdy and safe. Easy to put together alone, but it did take a bit longer than I anticipated. The only minus is that you cannot remove the fabric parts for washing unless you dismantle the whole bed, making it annoying to keep clean of pet hair etc. Works very well in small spaces, room for storage underneath.
Great beds for my kids.Anonymous reviewerReally easy to put together, my husband managed on his own. Really sturdy and look good too.
Perfect fit for a small kids roomAnonymous reviewerVery happy with this bunk bed good size for my kids small bedroom and comes out to make a third bed which we also purchased and kids love it
Bunk bedsAnonymous reviewerThe manual wasn’t easy to understand. I think it needs improvement. Quite difficult to assemble because most parts look the same. Again, this needs improvement. But the overall product is good and looks sturdy and strong.
Customer reviews
4.3Average rating
4Reviews
Accessories for VITVAL
Story
More relaxing, less materials
Where do your children spend most of their waking hours at home? Quite likely the answer is in their bed. Because when life for slightly older children today often revolves around phones, tablets and friends, a lot more space than that “hub” isn’t really needed. With VITVAL loft bed and bunk bed, we wanted to make comfortable and cosy beds for all children who prefer hanging out there. But the goal was also to considerably reduce the amount of materials to save on nature's resources.
Metal is a durable and stable material and really suited VITVAL bed frames. The question was just how much we could reduce the amount of the metal used without decreasing stability and safety. Product developer Anna Carme and her colleagues performed detailed calculations and safety tests. "We came a long way", says Anna. "But it was not enough ― we thought the bed frames were still too heavy."
30% less metal
Easy to assemble
"The fabric is mounted on the frame", explains Anna. "And to ensure that the assembly is simple for all parents, we invited a number of people to test it out." The tests then led to the team dividing the fabric into sections and making the yellow edge bands more flexible so that they are easier to pull on. "I love playing detective, to look for and investigate what we have for different alternatives", says Anna. "Nothing beats the feeling when you finally find a good solution."
Material
What is steel?
Steel has unique characteristics when it is stretched and shaped since it remains strong. It provides strength to everything from skyscrapers and cars to bed frames and outdoor furniture. The steel industry is moving in the direction of more energy-efficient production and stronger steel qualities. It doesn’t lose any of its properties when recycled and today steel is one of the most recycled materials in the world.
Form design process
More relaxing, less materials
The idea with VITVAL loft bed and bunk bed was to make comfortable and cosy beds for all children who like hanging out with their phones, tablets and friends. But we also wanted to save on nature’s resources and limit the amount of metal in the beds. So how do you achieve two so different goals at the same time? Our solution was to make the bed edges out of a strong polyester fabric that gave the bed a nice and cosy feel ― and we thereby reduced the metal by 30% in each bed.