This has got to be the best list of unique beds that I've ever seen.

• A bed that rocks like a rocking horse
• A bed that disppears into the ceiling
• The bunk bed couch bed
• A computer bed
• Home cinema bed (with projector)
• A hanging bed
• and several more…

Check out the whole list here. People are SO creative!

An article from the nba5i.com points out what I've been telling people for years. The two most important rules you must have for your bunk beds are:

1. Never allow a child under 6 years old on the top bunk.
2. Never allow children to "horseplay" on bunk beds.

These 2 steps will eliminate nearly all injuries statistically.

Read the story here.

Ace Hotel Kensington provides budget accommodation in one of Europe's most expensive cities, London, England.

Spanning four beautiful Victorian town houses, Ace Hotel has its own bar, garden and hot-tub and provides the latest amenities, security and comfort for the independent traveller or anyone wishing to stay in peaceful, calm surroundings.

All double rooms have their own television, bathrobes, slippers, fridge and private patio.

Dormitory rooms have security lockers, high quality bunkbeds and electronic swipe card access, making them comfortable, modern and secure.

Full story here.

Bidding on abandoned storage units at auction is a gamble, but the possibility of hitting the auction jackpot is why some are making the hobby a profession.

No touching. No entering the space. No opening boxes. Bring a flashlight and bid from a distance.

What can you find?

The biggest surprise is the reality of a person losing their entire life.

One person recently bought a unit at auction that contained a child’s bunkbed and boxes of Mickey Mouse toys.

What’s this kid playing with? What’s his life like now?

Read more here.

This has to be the most innovative new couch I've ever seen. Have you ever had friends over that have kids? Did you make the kids sleep on the floor? No longer necessary with this couch. Nope, it doesn't transform into an ordinary bed. It transforms into bunkbeds!

Get all the details here from Slashdot.

American Home Furnishings Alliance, an industry trade group, has issued a bunk-bed safety list. Here are some excerpts:

• bunk beds should not have any type of "finial" or corner post on the headboard or footboard.
• Bunk beds are not recommended for children under 6, nor should those kids be allowed to play unattended in a room with a bunk bed.
• The top bunk should have guardrails, with no more than 15 inches open at one end for entering/exiting. Sturdy rails should extend at least 5 inches above the top of the mattress.
• Never let children attach or hang items to any part of the bunk bed — for example, hooks, belts, jump ropes, etc.
• Never position a bunk bed under or near a ceiling fan or ceiling light fixture.

You can read the whole story here.

The Air Force has decided to build mini-hotels for VIPs traveling to war zones. This may be a perfect example of a great idea gone bad. With terrorists looking for "high value" targets to get the most press and recognition, the Air Force would like to hide them in normal cargo transport planes. The idea is to build small office pods that can be loaded on cargo planes. Since cargo planes come and go on a constant basis, a terrorist would never know which one to try to shoot down to garner a headline. And they would not know when to expect a convey with a VIP to come out of the airport or base. And the VIP can travel comfortably and even can take a nap on the bunkbeds in the attached bedroom.

Good enough idea, right? Well, the generals in charge decided to change a couple of details, like getting rid of brown leather and replacing it with Air Force blue leather. At a cost of over $60,000 dollars. What? You can get a full sectional couch from your local furniture store in whatever special order color you want imported from Italy for less than 1/10th of that price.

One email alluded to concerns of General Robert MacMahon, an air force deputy chief of staff, that the capsules be designed for the highest standards of luxury travel, POGO said.

So what you you think the whole module would cost?

The first of the capsules is already in production at a cost of 2.7 million dollars, and is scheduled for delivery in five months, said air force spokeswoman Vicky Stein.

Wow. I'm all for the concept. But can't we make these things any cheaper?

Full story here.

Ever wonder what happens to those flight attendants when they are away from home with an overnight stay? I always thought that their airline put them up in hotels. Apparently that is not the case. Many stay with family or "friends" in the destination city if they can.

When that is not an option, and they have some money budgeted, they can stay at a 'Crash Pad'. What's a crash pad? Imagine a small house with rooms lined with bunkbeds and you get the idea. This is not a four-star resort. In fact, you bring your own linens to this party.

I don't even know if I met everyone who lived in this particular crash pad during my first three months as a flight attendant. All I know is "my room" had six bunk beds lining the walls, and each bunk bed had a different flight attendant sleeping in it each and every night.

Read the full story here.

Firefighters had to free mischievous eight-year-old Tyler Ahmed after getting his finger trapped in his bed after deciding to fix it with a screwdriver.

He apparently dropped the screwdriver down a tube and when he tried to retrieve it got his finger stuck. He patiently waited for it to come out while watching a DVD for 20 minutes. When it didn't, he notified his mom, but the finger had already swelled.

Read the full story here.

As a kid in Georgia, Adam Jones, a Dallas Cowboys Cornerback, had it pretty rough. But when he met and became aware of the situation Tosha Minor of Fort Worth was facing, even he had to admit someone out there had it worse than he did.

I didn’t live nearly as bad as they lived," Jones said Wednesday afternoon at Sam’s Furniture store on E. Belknap St. in Fort Worth. "The kids didn’t have a bed to sleep in.

On Wednesday, the Dallas Cowboys cornerback and Dallas Mavericks forward Brandon Bass teamed with Sam’s Furniture and Ashley Furniture Industries to supply new beds and other furniture for Minor and her four children.

As she read the bill of sale that itemized the new bunkbeds, night stands and other items, Tosha Minor had to fight back tears.

I could sleep on a box spring, I don’t care," she said. "But I wanted my kids to have something.

Full story here.