Twin AND Full Loft

fantastic
LOVE the design … the staircase is magnificent.

and the stair drawers. SWEET.

Bravo. Bravo

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I would have given my brother and sister away for this when I was growing up. It is great. I don’t know any kids that would not want this. Great design.

-- "so much to learn and so little time"..

How cool is that! I can imagine this would appeal to any child with a fertile imagination. And what child doesn’t have one when placed in the right environment? Great project, Chris!

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Thanks for the great comments.

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Chris,
Nice work!
Thanks so much for the detailed explanation of the construction process. This is so helpful and answers a lot of questions. That was especially insightful on how you cut the arch with the router and saber saw – I never would have thought of your method which reduced the load on the router.

These kinds of posts are very instructive!

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• Do you use HVLP spray guns?
• Is there any particular brand of lacquer that you prefer?
• Would lacquer be a good finish to spray on kitchen cabinets?

Thanks,

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

Heah Chris, I agree with Tom. That router-jigsaw-router is the perfect triple punch. Thanks for a great tip. I’ll be using that soon.
I don’t suppose you have a set of plans for that bed do you?

Ed
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Tom,
I am using an airless paint rig right no, I just picked it up this morning for a $223 repair. I am looking into air assisted air-less, but don’t know much about them.

I’m using Gemini lacquer right now. I try to use pre-cat in the clear, but sometimes I can’t find it in the colored lacquers.

I don’t do a lot of kitchens, but I do know that the pre-cat would be better. It is a harder finish and I’ve seen where it passes some kitchen standard. I don’t remember who’s standard that was, some initials.

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Ed,
Thanks for the post. I don’t have true plans. If you saw how I draw my stuff out, you’d wonder how anything got built. Most of the time it is just doing a sketch as I go and adjust here and there.

Send me a message reminding me, if I get a little extra time, I’ll send my notes to you.

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Very cool Chris.

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Great writeup and project, Chris!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Very nice. I always like to see someone try something different. The stairs remind me a bit of a London bus.

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Awesome project !! Great design. Best yet. I’d like to make one like it someday, except adding another story for my son’s two children.

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I’ve been looking at his unit since this morning.

It is very well executed and doubtless right on the specs provided.

My questions that haunt me are:

1. How do you get at the top bunk to make up the bed?
and 2. Where are the handrails? There seems to be no where for a kid to grab comming up or down from the bunk.

Cheers

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

Bob,
to you question on making the bed. It’s very difficult. I decorated it for the picture and had to get on the extra section to tuck the quilt in. I’d suggest a fitted sheet and fold the top sheet. On the handrail. The right side arch can be used. It wouldn’t be hard to add a real handrail. Thanks for the question.

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Great use of space…using the steps as drawers!

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Very cool.

-- Brent - Shreveport, Louisiana

Wow – the steps are just too cool and then to find out they are drawers – Wow!

I will keep this in mind for “someday” in the future. As a mom I would feel much better about this than my little on “hanging” of the end on the traditional ladder at the end of the bed.

Great design

-- Karrie

A great design Nice job on the construction. Sorry I didn’t see it ages ago.

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