Floating Bunk Bed
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So...we are 6 people in a 3 bedroom house. We needed more room! Thanks for the inspiration Ana. I think these beds turned out GREAT. And the girls love them!!!
So...we are 6 people in a 3 bedroom house. We needed more room! Thanks for the inspiration Ana. I think these beds turned out GREAT. And the girls love them!!!
I used Ana's sawhorse plans and painted the sawhorses black. I made up a plan for the desk top inspired by some of the farmhouse table plans. The top looks very thick and chunky, but is mostly made from cheap 1x6 boards put together with glue and pocket holes. The ends of the top are made from 2x2 boards attached with pocket holes. The sides are from 1x2 boards - all attached with glue and pocket holes.
For the finish I used a water based stain from General Finishes - Black Cherry. I started with one coat of poly-acrylic and did not like the look. I sanded it back and bit (distressing the edges a bit) and put on two coats of wax.
Made a round top 61" from 2x6 ripped to 5" wide so I deviated slightly for a wider bottom (42") and top (58") base. Used the cross pattern instead of the decorative supports. Thanks for the inspiration!
looking to whitewash whole thing or gray stain bottom and dark stained top.
Just like my previous post on the nightstands, It was cheaper to build a bed that I envisioned instead of searching for something over priced. I found the plans for this bed on the site but made the headboard a little over 6 feet tall. This came out amazing and really compliments the nightstands. I also built the sconces that are centered over the nightstands to keep the tops of the nightstands clean and not cluttered. They also have touch pads for the lights mounted behind the bed to make them easy to turn on and off.
This is hands down the best transformation in any room in my house. Ana, you saved me a ton of money with DIY. I even picked up most of the Kreg jigs along the way which is an added bonus!
Tue, 07/09/2019 - 10:09
What a gorgeous room! The bed is just stunning in the space! Those nightstands and lights are perfect. Thank you so much for sharing brag posts!
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Fri, 07/19/2019 - 11:39
Thank you so much! I need to thank you for the plans!
I built this for my little girl for Christmas. I think it is one of the cutest $20 presents I have ever gotten her.
Thanks to my sister in law who made the bedding. I also placed felt squares on each corner to make sliding the drawer out of the wood floor a breeze.
Wed, 12/21/2011 - 20:11
What a lucky little girl to have a momma (or dad??) who can build her such a cute gift. Great job.
Tue, 01/10/2012 - 08:49
Sorry it took me so long to get back with you. I got the plans on Ana-white.com all I did was search for doll furniture.
I started with the doll farmhouse bed. Someone made a super cute version as a dog bed- and I loved it as a mini sofa...
Tue, 12/31/2013 - 09:53
Hi Brad- so sorry for not getting back to you sooner. I saw that you'd left a message, and I haven't had a chance to get back into the shed to check- The seat is only about 5 inches off the ground, and the backrest is about 17 inches.
I hope that helps!
I love this table! On cool winter mornings we fill it with warm water. The built in umbrella stand will be essential once the Texas sun comes out.
Hopefully it buys me some free time to finish some projects!
I already have lots of requests to build more of these for friends and family. I have some edits in mind to make it a little faster and easier next time.
Many thanks to Ana and all the contributers for all the inspiration and tips!
Pretty blue painted finish on simple bed
"Here's a pic of the planter I made! I modified it to fit a 36" planter. I LOVE it. Thanks!!"
Farmhouse style doll beds modified width one less slat.
My wife's cousin builtthis table using your plans and we loved it. I wanted a lager table, so I made a few modification. The table top is 5 8 ft 2x10's. I love the finished product. More importantly, my wife loves it! Thanks for the plans!
Combined the 2x4 sofa and 2x6 chair plans. Added the extra 2x6 under the arm rest, to keep future pillows from falling through the gap. Great plans! Thanks!
Mon, 07/22/2019 - 11:54
Love this! The 2x4 arms are so much better too. Thank you for posting!
Wed, 08/14/2019 - 23:38
Thank you! Actually added another couch, two side tables, and a ottoman to match! Looks like it came out of a magazine! Planning on doing one of your bedframes next. Love your site!
Mon, 12/21/2020 - 12:04
@papadog - I love your build and the way you iterated on the plans to make it work best for your specific needs. I'm in the process of building off these plans myself, and the one thing I cannot figure out is how the base of the back is intended to be secured to the sides. In the plans (step 7) it just says "secure to the sides using 2 1/2" screws". Am I supposed to drill from the outside of the sides into the back base? I'd like to avoid that, and based on the pictures, it looks like you have. If you can share how you secured the back base to the sides for your build, I would be very grateful.
Tue, 01/10/2023 - 10:24
So sorry, didn’t know there was a question/response to this! I didn’t secure them. Hasn’t been an issue.
This was a big undertaking for indoor furniture and I learned so much! I slightly adjusted the size to what I had available with some scrap wood from my old stairs so saved a little on costs with lumber!
Finally completed my Farmhouse table and bench today and couldn't wait to post pics (brag). Many, many thanks to Ana for sharing her talents with us. I am thoroughly enjoying my new hobby.
Fri, 12/30/2011 - 00:58
What a breathtakingly beautiful farmhouse table and bench! Thank you for sharing, I'm so impressed and inspired!
Sun, 01/08/2012 - 12:40
I love this! You should sell this or any other woodworking you have like on Etsy. If you did I would definitely buy this! Awesome job!
Needed something to help my daughter keep track of all her jewelry and especially earrings. This plan seemed to fit.
I decided to use small wooden dowels on one section and angled one for rings. For the doors I used metal window screening and stapled it on.
Sun, 11/17/2013 - 17:53
Looove this! What a brilliant idea for hanging the jewelry with dowels! And I absolutely love the "screen-door" look. It's fabulous!
Great pans and made my own hardware with the link that was on the site....
After looking for an outside table with no luck, not to mention the unbelievable price tag, I asked my husband to make me this table..He worked on it for the day with my son and ILOVE the way it came out!!! The plans were simple and easy to follow. Thank you Ana!!!
Created the stand for the raised planter using 2X2 assembled using dowels. Painted the stand mixing black with a bit of white to simulate metal. The actually plastic window box fits within a wood open box with mitered corners fir clean log. Bottom of the stand provides a shelf using (9) 2X2s with a dado placed on either end to fit on the runners of the stand.
Mon, 05/01/2023 - 08:24
It looks super high quality, love your take! Thanks for sharing.
I did this bed today in just a few hours. I am new to this site and have lots of project to be posted. I thank my wife for the lovely display. I am stationed in the Navy overseas and good furniture is hard to come by. The Euro makes stuff expensive and the military store carries lots of expensive "cheap" stuff. I started with a picnic table for the kids this past summer and my Facebook went out of control with request to build stuff. So, I do a lot of look a likes. I get to build things and my fellow service members get nice furniture for the cost of wood.(I get a little for me too). I hope you enjoy my projects because there are many more to come. If you want plans just ask I keep them in my head and can type them down and email them to you. Thanks Ana White for the great ideas! Happy New Year everyone.
This was a super easy project and I like the way it turned out. I just got a 1x6 board in pine (that cost about $3.50) sanded it, stained it and marked all the inches with a pencil. I then used a painter's pen in black along with my square to get all the lines straight. Then I used some stencils to do the numbers - also with the painter's pen. The whole project took probably an hour to do (besides waiting for the stain to dry).
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Sat, 04/08/2023 - 15:37
Floating bunk!
Love what you came up with, plus extra storage! Thanks for sharing.