Modified Camp Loft Bed w/Bottom Bunk

We were looking for a bunk bed system with stairs instead of a ladder. We had previously used a bunk bed on our vacation and our daughter was having trouble going down, she kept missing the ladder rungs. We searched online for beds with stairs but they were all too expensive. Then my husband found this site and we both looked through all the different plans. There are so many great plans for little girls beds, but in the end we decided with this one. It was the easiest for us to alter by adding the bottom bunk. We also liked this bed because we thought it the safest for our youngest who would be trying to climb. This is our first ever project built. We had tons of fun building this together and then letting our 4 yr old help us with the painting. We basically started with nothing in building this bed. We bought all the stuff except for the saw, sander and drill, which we borrowed. To add the bottom bunk, we made the distance at the bottom 6 inches, and then followed the pattern of separation for the railings that was used for the top. But it was only the bottom 2x6 and one round of the 2x4s for the railing. Since it was the bottom it didn't need to go as high as the top, just enough so our youngest won't roll in between the mattress and wall.

Estimated Cost
$200-$250, includes kreg jr, sandpaper, paint, clamps, saw horses, screws
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
paint and primer in one
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

Comments

Aisha

Mon, 09/03/2012 - 08:29

I love your bed! I'm in the process of doing exactly the same thing with mine! I also found it was the easiest plan to alter in terms of adding a bottom bunk. Good work!

AmandaAK

Fri, 06/21/2013 - 18:20

I love it and would like to know if you changed the overall height of the bed to add the second bed underneth? I hope to make this a bunkbed for my kiddos.
Thanks