(It could really solve some of my small-space living dilemmas.)
Remodelista posted this just plain amazing yellow bed/desk/cubby number on Friday and I only saw it now. It is simply so many layers of wonderfulness (not a word, I know, but I am overcome). It took me straight back—yes, this is one of those completely self-indulgent and pointless posts we bloggers are noted for—to the waiting area of the Sears Portrait Studio in Oklahoma City where I used to have my annual portraits made as a child. This waiting area contained a similarly shaped cartoon-viewing cubby, which seemed like maybe the most awesome thing in the world at that time. I can't explain why watching old Merrie Melodies cartoons in that photo booth-shaped nook was so much more fun than watching them on TV at home, but it was. Anyway, on a practical note, isn't this sucker well-designed? Bed on top, ladder integrated into the desk, full-on work station inside with a chalkboard wall on the outside, and I think there's even a little closet in the back. This one's vintage, but Remodelista suggests that you could have a carpenter custom make one if you are as in love with it as I am. Did I already mention my admiration for Remodelista. Oh yes. I did.

Anyone else have a vivid childhood furniture memory (or something similar)?

Related links on Shine:
Another kids' bed, this one monogrammed
A grown-up bed with rattan detailing
Beautiful sheets for the bed you already have