For some, it was an attraction to bold colours and fabrics. Kids from five to 13 also wanted an extra bed for sleep-overs and plenty of space to store their 'stuff'. Headboards with shelves as well as trundle and bunk beds were the favourite products, Stout adds. Little, upholstered chairs usually bought for a child's room often wind up in the living room and other family spaces. It is pretty much a 'must'.
Bunk beds are also popular.
A lot of manufacturers are making them now in colours. Already running two dedicated youth furniture plants, Stanley is converting a third plant to its extensive youth lines. Parents are buying more for their kids now. Kids today are also more outspoken and play a larger role in furnishing their own rooms. Towards the high end of the children's price spectrum, Stanley's Young America has 15 collections.