Little Cottage Loft Bed Animal House

Submitted by davisnc on Mon, 01/06/2014 - 11:17

I spent time over my winter break from work to build this for my nine year-old. She absolutely loves it. It is much sturdier than the basic wooden loft I had in college. Now my 6YO wants one! I bought a Kreg Jig, which was a great investment to build something like this. I used a circular saw but next time around would borrow or purchase a miter/table saw for the large number of cuts required. I spent $475 in lumber, screws, nails, paint, etc which was more than I had planned, but we are happy with the result! It took me about 40 hours to build this in my basement. Great project for daddy/daughter time while school was out; she made the majority of the measurements for me! There were very slight issues with the plans but overall it was not too difficult.

Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
475
Estimated Time Investment
Week Long Project (20 Hours or More)
Finish Used
Olympic One paint with primer
Recommended Skill Level
Intermediate