![]() Ships in about 8 Weeks, currently We Pay For Shipping!* ![]() Upgrade to the "Deluxe" or "Supreme" for doors on the book cases. The Majestic Library Bed features 16-18" deep book cases, and 7" deep sliding book cases that reveal our Murphy Bed Frame. Check the plans for the details.Saves Space While Adding the Most Storage and a Reliable, Comfortable Bed to Your Room The construction is also exactly the same for both. ![]() Bonus: you'd get a much wider bookcase! There are slight design changes for the loft bed #2, but from here on I'll just describe the cloud bed (#1), for simplicity's sake. Note: check these dimensions will fit your mattress! The design could accommodate a bigger mattress (double, queen, king) no problem, but you might like to use 2圆s in place of the 2x4s in the frame. Fill all the holes and imperfections in the lumber with wood filler, and sand. Cut these 11 pieces with square ends: 5 x 400 mm, 5 x 486 mm,1 x 962 mm Cut these 3 pieces with parallel ends at 14 degrees: 1 x 1900 mm, 2 x 1462 mm Saw the 2x4 to the following lengths, all with square ends: 2 x 2032 mm, 1 x 1200 mm, 2 x 964 mm, 1 x 362 mm, 1 x 162 mm Cut six pieces of 1/4" plywood to 250 x 486 mm, and cut some of the good 5/8" plywood into six strips 20 x 486 mm. You're better off to buy too much lumber and cut out the worst bits (knots, damaged areas) - the offcuts are good for firewood, and you'll have a nicer loft bed. Note: construction lumber is far from perfect. If you need extra plywood to cover up a fireplace like I did, that will add another $50. I'd ballpark $150 for each bed - the extra plywood for the cloud bed was compensated for by the extra wood for the additional bookcase/desk for the other bed. Price is a little hard to judge, because I had some materials already. You need some more 2x4 for the legs and sides of the desk and a small piece of plywood (5/8" or thicker) for the desktop. You need (for each bed): 3-4 pieces of 10' 2圆 construction lumber (carefully selected) 3-4 pieces of 10' 2x4 construction lumber (carefully selected) 3" deck screws 1/4" plywood, about half a sheet 5/8" plywood, construction grade, one sheet 5/8" plywood, sanded one side, one sheet 4 1/4" x 6" lag screws with washers Wood filler Paint For the additional bookcase for #2 - I used three 10' 2x10s. I also used an orbital sander, jigsaw, router, tape measure, square, level, studfinder and a cordless drill. This project will be easier if you have access to a miter saw, but you could do the whole thing with a circular saw if you have a good guide. Click on the icon below to download the SketchUp 3D design file for this loft bed, and use it as a starting point to design your own. This allows the 2圆 on the outside to look seamless (the other bed didn't need this, because the plywood cloud performs that role). The bed frame is notched into only the wall side of the bookshelf ladder - it is lag screwed into the inside of the outside leg. Dowel running underneath bed, so the space can be used as a wardrobe. Wood strips instead of plywood backing for ladder bookshelf - just enough to stop the books falling off the back. Other design differences: it has 5 steps instead of 6, as my son is over 5' tall at age 10, and will probably be 6'5" before leaving home (uh-oh.). NO ONE is too old or too cool for a secret compartment, unless they're dead inside. It's also covering a redundant fireplace, which gives the opportunity for adding a secret compartment. The other loft bed (#2) has a mitered railing instead of a cloud, and because it's going in a bigger room, has space for a desk and another bookshelf alongside the bed. Metal ones are cheaper but also look a bit wobbly. Note: $250 wooden commercial loft beds can be found, but they look pretty flimsy and won't have any storage. His incorporates a second bookshelf, a desk, and a secret compartment, and is designed for someone with longer legs, more books, and who isn't fussed about sleeping on a cloud. It's built using simple joinery out of construction lumber (2x4 and 2圆) and plywood, it's incredibly solid, and it only cost about $150 to build.Īnd pretty much as soon as I'd built that one, my eldest son moved into a room of his own. However, this one has a heavy duty combination ladder/bookshelf for support, rather than a single leg. It uses some of the design principles of the one-legged bunk bed I posted previously - namely using the walls as part of the frame. ![]() So I built her a loft bed that look likes a floating cloud, which made her happy and created a little more space in her room. My daughter has always had her own room, but envies her brothers' bunk bed.
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