Hmm. I love this...But could you do it with the storage stairs?? My next project was going to bed the "girlie" loft beft with storage stairs, Also contemplating a full, which I have dimensions for. Cant wait to post my pictures for my Fancy Farmhouse bed....With a matching footboard in a King!!!!! Loving it so far!  Just trying to figure out what kind of sealer(minwax) to do, its white and I dont want the yellowish tones, that I hear some of them can leave... Thank you so much for such a great site!! =)

I agree with CindyLynn.  Would it be possible to add on the storage stairs to this one?

Just change the marketing approach and you can make it anything you want:

Paint it brown and dark green and it's a Forest Service cabin.
Do some faux logs running sideways and it's a pioneer log cabin or Shrek's house in the swamp.
Do the faux logs running vertically and it's a frontier stockade.
Paint it gray fake stone block and put bars in the windows, it's the sheriff's office and jail.

So I have this...well almost this, in my garage being painted as we speak! LOVED the Cottage style of the bed out of the catalog, and decided it reallly couldn't be that hard to replicate. I used the picture in the catalog, a couple of Ana's diagrams for the stairs, and a TON of imagination....I will post pictures and such when it's painted completely to show it off...my toddler moved into it when it only had 2 walls and I had to pry her out of it to take it out to paint. 

Hi Ana,

Just curious if this plan is the one you were mentioning in the cabin bunk system comments? Or is there an actual girly bunk bed plan coming our way??  :)

Is the assumption for this, and any of Ana's AWESOME beds that a box spring WOULD or WOULD NOT be used?  Seriously thinking about this one, only 10" shorter, since we have a VERY tiny room with ceiling fans for twin four yr olds.  Love Tsu's ideas that it's all in the marketing.  I think we will have to do some serious compromising on colors, even though we have 2 girls! 

I notice that in this and other loft bed plans, the length and width are sized exactly the same as the mattress.  I'm concerned that this will be too tight a fit. 

Those who have built beds like this:  Is there really room for the mattress plus sheets and enough space to get it in and out easily for sheet-changing? 

Would building the bed 1" longer and wider than my mattress have some unforeseen negative consequences?

@dw33 - I'd recommend a little wiggle room to allow for bedding in any bed project. I've designed several for Lowe's Creative Ideas where we added 1-2 inches (1/2- to 1-inch on each side/end) to allow for sheets, blankets, comforters, etc. You don't want to add too much room, however, that might allow limbs to get caught between the frame and mattress.

Would making this bed wide enough to accomodate a full-sized mattress (my girls sleep together) need extra support underneath?

This is a really lovely project but how on earth is a small child supposed to make either bed? - I'm a firm believer in the child making his/her own bed. - The top bunk would be especially difficult. It's hard enough for them to make a bed that simply up against a wall. Not strong enough to move the bed out from the wall, make it, and put it back. Not strong enough to kneel on the bed and bend a corner of the mattress up to get a sheet under.

Is there a way to modify the plan and have a double bed on bottom with storage in sides?

Hello, first and foremost... I LOVE YOUR ARTWORK WITH THE WOOD! Everything on your site is beautiful! I know that its furniture but its also art.

I was interested in making a cabin loft bed for my three year old daughter (because this is what she wants for Christmas) but I did not see the one with the plans that had the stairs on the side. I am sure that I can figure out how to make drawers in them but I did not know where to find the plans for the steps. I greatly appreciate any help that you may have for me.

Thank you

Would it be possible to use the stair plans from the playhouse lofted bed with this cottage loft bed? My daughter would love the stairs and I would feel more comfortable having her use them for storage and easy access in and out of the bunk until she is a little older. Any ideas on how to make stairs work for this plan as the height on the cottage loft bed is slightly taller than the playhouse loft bed? Any help is much appreciated. I am thinking of tackling this project for her 4th birthday which is coming up. Thanks!

I'm hoping to modify this plan to use it as a 2-story play center. It will be used by 5 and 6 year-olds (max of 3 on second floor at a time) in a classroom environment. The modifications I'm looking at are reinforcing the "2nd floor" by placing plywood over the slats then reinforcing with a pair of 2 x 4's running underneath the slats. I also plan to increase the rail length by 10" to ensure children can stand up safely. I'm using Select Pine for all weight bearing sections and the rails. I'm a novice with this stuff and want to make sure this is reasonable. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

Love the bed and just wondering if you have an cost estimate. Thanks!

Will depend on when you buy and where you are. Lumber prices fluctuate based on local demand and also where you buy it. For example, if you're in Texas, where there's going to be a lot of reconstruction in the next month, lumber prices are going to be quite high. Here in Michigan, our construction season is just wrapping up, and lumber prices are going to go down.

Does anyone have a lumber shopping list

Just wondering an estimate on price please? for just the lumber! Thanks ;)

I just purchased all of my lumber for this project and it came in at $120 I felt good abut that, considering a similar bed retails for $1400!

I was wondering with the cottage loft bed, if i could add a twin mattress on the bottom instead of a playhouse. I was wondering if that would work without making any changes to plans. I have two daughters and no more room for a bed then a bunkbed for them. The outher houses want to come out be to big. Would i need to build a box to put the matress or what would you sugest. I will want to later turn it into a playhouse on bottom later, as my daughters are 5 years apart. I catching one at the end of her age and one at the atarting of enjoing it.

Hi Ana, your plans look great! Thanks! Can you tell me how much standing room there is inside the playhouse area on this bed? Also, can you please tell me the distance from where the mattress sits to the top of the rails? Thanks? Need to kow if we need to make adjustments as we have a 12 inch thick mattress! Also, can you suggest if we need to make any major support changes to make this to fit a full size mattress? Or just adjust the side walls accordingly? Thank you for your help!

Hi Ana, your plans look great! Thanks! Can you tell me how much standing room there is inside the playhouse area on this bed? Also, can you please tell me the distance from where the mattress sits to the top of the rails? Thanks? Need to kow if we need to make adjustments as we have a 12 inch thick mattress! Also, can you suggest if we need to make any major support changes to make this to fit a full size mattress? Or just adjust the side walls accordingly? Thank you for your help!

Thank you for your help! How much higher should the rail extend above the top of the mattress? And is the door height 47 inches? Or the standing height inside the playhouse? To me it looks like the door is at that measurement so the "ceiling" of the playhouse would be a little higher? Wondering as we have 8 foot ceilings and with a 12 inch mattress thinking we might have to make it a few inches shorter. I think? That way there is room to sit up while in bed. Not sure what clearance is " normal" for top bunk. Also, could I just screw down the slats to the cleats and then top,with plywood? And then would it be okay adjusted to accommodate a full size mattress, rather than a twin? Without any additional structural supports?

We just finished building this bed and are in the process of finishing the storage stairs to go on the side. We had a problem with the height of the window though. There are ten 1x6's that make up one side, and then five 1x6's and a window that make up the other side. But the measurements don't add up. The side that is supposed to have the ladder (we're building stairs) is 1/4 inch taller than the other side. We had to trim the bottom. A 1x6 is actually 5.5 inches tall. So 5 of them would be 27.5 inches tall. The plans say for the window to be 27 1/4" tall. It does says that we might need to cut the vertical window boards if our 1x6's aren't true to width. But if they were actually 6 inches wide, that would be a whole different dimension and change the plans completely. Any 1x6 that you go buy will be about 5.5 inches wide. So, unless we missed something somewhere, the window needs to be 27 1/2 inches tall. And the same goes with the front, and 1/4 inch needs to be added to the back. Or you can trim 1 board off the ladder wall 1/4 inch and leave everything else the same.

I tried to find some cabin plans. do you have some tips?
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Just wanted to make everyone aware that some of these measurements are incorrect, so make sure that you are mock setting everything before screwing in. Step 1 has the incorrect spacing in-between the spindles on the side. Step 2 says to cut the side rails 71 1/4"...this is also incorrect and off by 1/4". This is as far as I've gotten but taken too long due to these issues. Plans are great, just take your time.

This was such a fun build. The plans are so easy to follow and spot on. My daughter loves it. I had to modify and add stairs with a platform because she didn’t love the ladder. Thanks for such a great project. Next I will be building the surf house bed for my little guy!

You say to get a brad nailer but it says to use finishing nails. Which nailer snd ehich nails do I use?

Thanks