Bunk Bed Project

In late Spring this year, I completed my first significant woodworking project. Last Fall I started work on building a bunk bed for Elise. The idea started as a simple loft bed so we can make use of the vertical space in her room. However, it eventually evolved into what you see below. Here are some highlights:

• Headboard and footboards are one peice (I can cut them down to two seperate bunks in the future if I really want to.)
• The main horizontal rails use the Woodcraft bed rail fastners (so the bed comes apart).
• The upper bunk is accessed by the bookshelf/stairs on the reading loft.
• The reading loft has 5 "hidden" storage compartments for larger toys/stuffed animals. 4 of the compartments comprise the reading loft floor. The fifth compartment is the square, bottom stair for the stairs leading to the upper bunk.
• The trap doors are not hinged. You open them by pulling on the rope handles.
• The upper bunk is currently a play loft (no mattress). Hence the house facade and white fence.