Kid Room Furniture: White Shelf and Bed

Great looking setup!

That bed raill brings back memories of when my twenty-somethings were toddlers. We had one just like that.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Very nice, they both look great.

-- Talent on Loan from God - Rush Limbaugh ----------www.genesiswoodworks.com----------

Very neat. Love the color. Has to be for a little girl right?

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

Great looking shelving unit and bed! You do some very nice work. Grandma would like to have a shelving unit similar to this for the grandkids. Thanks for the inspiration. My wife was wondering where you got the baskets from? Looking forward to seeing more of your work.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

Great work. I have a 2 year old daughter that we are transitioning from a crib to a bed soon. This setup gives me some great ideas. Keep up the good work.

-- Matt

All…thanks for the positive comments.

I built this furniture for my 2 1/2 year old daughter’s “big girl room”. We did the final assembly together so she claims the furniture as “hers”. She is constantly in and out of the lower toy bins…glad I put them in.

The baskets and bean bag came from Land of Nod
http://www.landofnod.com/

i was wondering how you stopped the bins do they just bump the bottom of thelower shelve or do they have some kinda stop if possible can i get a a closer pic or good description i currently have five bookcases in the works for my kids play room and these bins would work great at the bottom for my boys

What a great job on both the shelves and the bed. Looks like you and I have similar clients, with similar tastes. Great functionality on the lower shelf bins. I’d love to know more about the hinge technique you used.

Excellent craftsmanship my friend. You’ve raised the 2.5 year old bar a great deal. I’m just glad my daughter isn’t a LumberJock. I’m sure I’d hear an ear-full.

-- Measure, cut, curse, repeat.

shophobby / McLeanVA….glad to give you the details:

I generally try to hide any mechanical fasteners in my woodworking and these shelves are no exception. To keep the hinges hidden, I put a 45 deg relief on the lowest shelf (bottom of toy bin) and mounted the hinge to the 45 deg relief and to the back of the toy bin door. When the toy bin door is closed, the piano hinge is open 45 deg, and when the door is open the piano hinge is closed. The shelf directly above the door stops it from opening any farther than shown in the picture. I put felt pads on the under side of the upper shelf at the contact point to prevent it from sticking. The rear wall stops the door from closing beyond vertical. I have added a crude cross section of the toy bin door/hinge to help explain.

thank you for the additional info i will be using this idea on the bookcases i am working on for my boys great job on yours