This project was for our 4 year old daughter. We wanted to get her a loft bed, but I wanted to make sure the rails were really tall so she didn't fall out. So, I took some inspirtation from loft beds on this website as well as looking at pictures of beds you can buy. I also added the drawers within the stairs because I wanted to utilize the storage potential. That was the most difficult part as I'm not particularly experienced in making and installing drawers. Off to YouTube tutorials I went and it turned out quite nice. I had to build it in three different parts to get it in her room. It's the actual bed portion, the stairs, and the side wall. Once I got it together, I left the screws showing that I connected it with, which I hate, but when we have to move it out of there, I didn't want to go through a ton of trouble. I used Kreg pocket holes for all of the vertical bed slats which caused a ton of work plugging the holes, cutting off the excess, sanding, and then sanding again and again. But, it was well worth it. We have made her a cozy little nook underneath the bed and added a light since these pictures. Overall, it was a fun project
I used maple plywood for the walls which shot the price up a LOT