One day my parents bought us a bunk bed from D.I. I’m pretty
sure it was a brand new one, and it was unfinished. Mom said that was so cool,
because it meant we could choose whatever color we wanted and she would paint
it. I chose yellow, because it was the color of sunshine. I’m not sure why I
thought that was so great…I don’t remember yellow ever being my favorite color
or anything like that, I just chose yellow.
My favorite thing about the beds was that the headboards and
footboards had built in bookshelves, each divided into three different
sections. I loved that I could use the shelves for all my little treasures, and
books, and even a lamp. Mom got some fun printed contact paper that she put on
the backs of the shelves. For my bed she used a lined pattern with primary
colors on a white background, and for Celeste’s bed she used teddy bears on a
white background.
We had those bunk beds…I think all the way until I moved out
and went to college. They were great.
This is a picture of Mark, years later, laying on what was the bottom bunk. You can see the teddy bear contact paper on the backs of the shelves, and the beautiful yellow, sun-shiney color.
