I needed a bunk bed that was a little shorter than average because there is a ceiling fan in my daughters' bedroom. I was originally going to make the fort bed, but decent 2x2's are very hard to come by at the Lowe's in my town. I ended up using the plan for the "Classic Bunk Beds", but I just left off the legs, making it only 55" tall. This made the bottom bunk directly on the ground, which is nice because I don't have to worry about my 2 year old rolling out of bed. I did still put slats on the bottom bunk though just to be on the safe side about all the mold issues that I keep hearing about when you put mattresses directly on the ground. My girls LOVE their new bunk bed and I can't wait to start building more matching furniture for their room!
2 coats of Valspar "Barista"
1 coat of poly
Comments
Kathryn Nixon-Rollo
Sun, 01/22/2012 - 08:35
This is fantastic and exactly
This is fantastic and exactly what I was looking for for my girls' room! Thanks for sharing!
elscoy
Thu, 03/01/2012 - 09:41
Wonder if this would would
Wonder if this would would with 3 beds?
justjayma (not verified)
Sat, 03/31/2012 - 00:00
Can you tell me
if you used metal brackets to hold the slats?
Also, did you need more wood than the shopping list accounted for? Thanks.