mjnas

Can anyone tell me about loft beds, how do I go about ordering, what is the cost? Can they be lofted at different heights? Do you recommend doing it?

AU Student

Here is the information on lofting your bed: Housing & Dining Programs | Room Rentals

It is done through a third party that AU contracts with.

I lofted my bed my freshman year. The pro is that you truly do have a TON more room. You can put your desk under your bed (usually, some dorms have ceilings that are too low to loft the bed that high) and lots of shelves/drawers, etc. The con is that it really makes your room look a lot more cluttered, especially if both beds are lofted. And you'll definitely loathe getting in and out of it by the time the year ends.

tortoe

I was lofted last year and I liked it at first, but then I started to hate it.

Its such a hassle to get in and out of the bed and its hard to just sit on your bed and chill or have someone sit on it with you.

I'm so happy to be done with my loft this year, although I'm still having a high bed. My bed is high enough to store lots of things under it, but it doesn't cost me 300 a semester and I don't need to launch myself into bed.

I'm really happy about it.

MommaJ

D moved into Hughes yesterday--her room is set up as a forced triple (though one of the roomies is apparently not coming), with one set of bunk beds and one lofted bed. I thought both the top bunk and the lofted bed looked awful, very hard to get in and out of, because there's no ladder, you have to use the footboard to climb in and out. Also, with that set-up none of the three can a bed to just plop on or have friends plop on during the day (we both smacked out heads just trying to make up the lower bunk). The space that's available under the lofted bed is like a cave, dark and dreary. It's intended to fit a desk, but personally, I wouldn't want to do work there. So if you just have a double, I think you'd be happier not lofting a bed. There's adequate room so long as you're not squeezing in three people.