Youth furniture manufacturers showing at the Las Vegas Market are answering consumer demand with offerings that include more full beds and darker finishes.

Keith Covey, vice president, sales and marketing for Furniture Basics, said his best-selling bed is a twin over full and when it comes to finishes, natural finishes are waning.


“White will always be a top seller for girls,” Covey said. “But darker finishes are really coming on strong.”

Alligator Furniture made its Las Vegas debut with several collections including a slatted bunk featuring a twin over full in a classic denim finish.

The California-based company offers the bed in white, walnut and antique black, $1,199, but Sherry Lintvedt from Alligator says the denim is a best seller for boys.

John Boyd, owner of John Boyd Designs, also is selling more full beds and his Vegas debuts included Maplehurst, a maple collection offered in medium and dark finishes. There are about 70 SKUs between the two finishes with a full bed retailing for about $800 and a twin for $650.

“It’s too early to tell which will sell better, but this is crafted of real maple wood made in the USA,” Boyd said.

Each John Boyd piece is finished with Resistec varnish so it is resistant to scratches, acetone, nail polish remover and most household chemicals, further extending the life of the product.

Standard had several youth introductions including Midnight Meadow, part of Kathy Ireland’s Young Attitude collection. This collection features a black finish, the counterpart to last year’s white group, Meadow Garden.

The company also bowed Blair Park, another black finished group that has wicker accents on the headboards and drawer fronts.

Powell, too, introduced a handful of collections like Emma, a 10-piece white girls’ group with simple, French country styling and a whimsical Dollhouse collection featuring a twin bed in white with baby blue accents, $699.

Eagle Industries debuted Hudson Bay, a 20-piece group available in five finishes from dark and rich to white. A full bed in the Hudson Bay group is about $400.