10 Best House Beds of 2024

Bring Scandinavian style into your home with this cute, minimalist house bed from South Shore.

The strong wooden frame is built from 100 percent solid poplar and is sized to fit a standard crib mattress. That means you can transition your child from their crib to toddler bed without the additional expense of buying a twin mattress at the same time.

Either one of the cross beams on the longer side of the bed can be removed without compromising the structural integrity of the frame. This enables an adult to play with their child without the risk of banging their head.

The bed comes with everything you need for assembly, including all hardware and a hex key. However, some owners said they found it easier to put the bed together with a power drill.

If you like the look of house beds but you’re not a fan of the idea of your child sleeping at floor level, there is this option from Purveyor 15.

The bed is made from 100 percent solid poplar, grown and harvested locally in Ozark, Missouri. That’s the same location as the beds are made, and it comes with everything you need for assembly.

When it is put together, the underside of the bed is six inches above the floor. However, because of the way the bed is assembled, you can set the base higher or lower than the standard height. This allows you to put the bed closer to the floor or high enough to accommodate under-bed storage.

Each bed is handmade to order. The maker is extremely helpful if you have any questions either before or after purchase.

Available in white, gray, or espresso, this option from Meritline takes the basic house bed frame and takes it up a notch by adding a round top picket fence.

The fence runs around the outer perimeter of the bed frame, except for an 18-inch gap that is left open. This space allows your child to get into and out of bed without having to climb over the rails. In addition to the fence, there is also a chimney-shaped frame that sits on top of the roofline.

There are no slats with the bed. If you don’t want your child’s mattress to sit directly on the floor you will also need a box spring. However, as this bed is a standard twin size, this is not a problem.

If you are looking for a metal house bed frame rather than a wooden one, Merax produces an affordable yet sturdy option.

Its black, twin-size house bed is made of solid metal tubes and has a mattress platform that sits directly on the floor. The upper deck on the other hand is equipped with guardrails.

However, the downside is that if you’re looking for a house bed frame to fit with Montessori principles, a metal option does not fit in with the wider “natural” axiom.

We have also found that metal bed frames can be quite cold to the touch which is something of an unfavorable quality when you are choosing a first “big kid” bed for your child.

Baysitone is one of the few manufacturers who make a house bed frame that includes a trundle. We chose their bed over other available options because of our user review research.

Baysitone was one of the only two for which we didn’t find complaints about build quality, shipping, or customer service.

The trundle under the Baysitone house bed is a full-size twin. It’s not just good for the occasional sleepover, it is comfortable enough for a long visit if you have friends or relatives staying over.

The main bed has a weight limit of 400 pounds while the trundle has a limit of 275 pounds. That means even most adults could sleep on either bed if there was a need.

This house bed from Uhom Bedroom provides an unusual twist on the regular house bed design.

Rather than the standard bed frame with four equal uprights, this house bed has posts that are taller at one end of the bed than the other. This creates a roof that is not symmetrical and is intentionally lopsided.

The roof still has crossbars, so the structure is just as stable as other house bed frames. For those who are not a fan of beds that sit too close to the ground, this one is as tall as the average bed.

This bed also has a trundle bed you can use when company comes calling. When you don’t want to use it, it slides under the bed. That’s a great option if you expect your child will have frequent sleepovers or if you have a small house.

As it is handmade to order, there are several custom options for this bed. You can choose to add a chimney, bed rails, a perimeter fence, bed slats, legs, or any combination of those elements.

Without legs, the bed frame will sit directly on the floor. Or, you can have 6-inch legs as an option. You can also choose to go without slats and have your child’s mattress on the floor, use a box spring within the frame, or add slats to raise the mattress two inches from floor level.

The standard bed is 6 feet 4 inches tall, but you can ask for it to be made any height between 6 feet and 7 feet 6 inches. That means you can have the bed in proportion to your room.

If you want the benefits of a house bed that sits on the floor, but you aren’t comfortable putting your baby into this type of bed, Storkcraft has the answer.

The Orchard 5-in-1 convertible crib starts out as a standard size, off the floor crib, built in such a way that it has a “roof frame.” This functions exactly like any other crib except that you can convert it to a toddler bed or full-size bed.

When your child is older you can take one side off. With the mattress platform on the lowest level, the crib becomes the best toddler bed your child can ever dream of. Raise the mattress platform and it becomes a daybed.

Both of these options allow you to use the Orchard with the house bed frame.

Alternatively, you can use the frame as a toddler bed and a separate outdoor playhouse. Finally, you can convert to a full-size bed, although without the bed house frame.

If, for you, the appeal of house beds is less about the Montessori philosophy and more about the cozy place to sleep, then Donco has this super cute option.

Much more than just a basic frame, this house bed has a full roof, side bed rails, and a panel at the front with windows on either side of the doorway. The outside of the panels have been deliberately left to look a little rough, but they are sealed and painted so there’s no risk of your child getting splinters.

Inside, the house bed is smooth and cozy. It takes a standard full-size mattress so there is plenty of room for stuffed toys, pillows, or anything else your little one likes to snuggle up with at night.

Part house bed, part cabin frame, party tent, this bed from Little Seeds is as much a place to play as it is a place to sleep.

The mattress base is approximately 12 inches off the floor and a small, one-step ladder takes your child up into the bed. Once there, they are protected by rails at the back of the bed and at both ends, while the walls at the front prevent them from rolling out in the middle of the night.

The roof is a polyester sheet with silk-printed stripes and can be removed completely if you want the bed to be more open. Alternatively, you or your child can roll down the door and/or window panels and keep out annoying siblings.

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