| Project by Chris Davis | posted 1183 days ago | 5803 views | 61 times favorited | 18 comments | ![]() |
![]() |
More see Stairway Loft Bed at poggyskid.com
This is a loft that was completed in February 2010. Lately the stairs on the bunk and loft beds have been very popular in the imported kids market. I had a customer that want me to build a custom one. They couldn’t find the stair loft with a desk, chest, and bookcase. So this is what I came up with.
It is made from Red Oak with a Gun Stock stain from Minwax. It is finished with two coat of Pre-catalyzed lacquer. The finished size is 101”w x 42”d x 64”h.
The feature that I like is the drawers under the stairs. Why waste space. If it is like my kids room you can never have enough drawer space. Where do they get all those cloths? Another feature the customer requested was a keyboard tray that had sides so it could be used as a pencil drawer. Also to keep the little one off the very top, I cut a 1/4” groove at the top stairs to where a panel can be inserted and block off the upper section.
Here are some raw video footage of the build:
Barrett Cut/Rip
Barrett Banding
Barrett's Chest
Barrett's Bookcase
Barrett Desk pedestal
Loft Side Layout
Barrett Loft Sid
Barrett's Stairs
Barrett Siderail
Here are some building pictures:
For more building pictures see my Current Projects link at wwbeds.com or poggyskids.com. See what we are doing live:
<div></div>
-- Watch live video from our shop. http://wwbeds.com/live.htm
| Pin It |






























18 comments so far
rseabrease
home | projects | blog
55 posts in 1255 days
#1 posted 1183 days ago
Chris,
This is a fantastic project. I do not know of any child who would not love this design. All the neat spaces and outstanding use of space. Really excellent!
-- Richard
LUMBERGAL
home | projects | blog
10 posts in 1197 days
#2 posted 1183 days ago
I love this! You should get into this business full time. Could prove to be superlucrative. After all, there’s a child born every few minutes. This is outstanding!
woodworm
home | projects | blog
14104 posts in 1755 days
#3 posted 1183 days ago
Very nice design, and more importantly its practical.
-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.
Chris Davis
home | projects | blog
1248 posts in 2147 days
#4 posted 1183 days ago
I wish it was only full time. lol. Right now it is about double time (70 hours/week)
-- Watch live video from our shop. http://wwbeds.com/live.htm
WistysWoodWorkingWonders
home | projects | blog
11511 posts in 1322 days
#5 posted 1183 days ago
that’s a great looking bed, desk, dresser, etc… very nicely designed and constructed….
-- New Project = New Tool... it's just the way it is, don't fight it... :)
noimagination
home | projects | blog
6 posts in 1241 days
#6 posted 1183 days ago
This looks like an excellent project. I know there is a big market out there for this kind of furniture. Too oftern this type of stuff is cheaply built. Yours looks very well done. I believe you could make a lot of money with this design.
-- Mike
Greg The Cajun Box Sculptor
home | projects | blog
3759 posts in 1473 days
#7 posted 1183 days ago
Fantastic!
-- Every step of any project should be considered your masterpiece if you want the finished product to reflect the quality of your work. http://www.FineArtBoxes.com
jim C
home | projects | blog
1400 posts in 1263 days
#8 posted 1183 days ago
Wow, Talk about practicality, it doesn’t get any better.
Beautiful work Chris.
-- Government does not solve problems; it subsidizes them.
Mijohnst
home | projects | blog
45 posts in 1185 days
#9 posted 1183 days ago
Holy cow that’s an awesome bed! Great job! If my kids had the room I might have wanted to do something like this.
Dennis_MGWW
home | projects | blog
90 posts in 1582 days
#10 posted 1183 days ago
Nice design! I really like the built in stairs. Great job!
-- Dennis, http://www.maplegrovewoodworks.com/ http://twitter.com/#!/MpleGrvWoodwrks
NBeener
home | projects | blog
4856 posts in 1339 days
#11 posted 1183 days ago
Oh … how COOL!!!
This is the kind of project that should have been on one of the HGTV shows.
Really nicely done!
-- -- Neil
RexMcKinnon
home | projects | blog
2590 posts in 1360 days
#12 posted 1183 days ago
Is that a bunk bed or an appartment. LOL Great job Chris.
-- If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail!
JBoss
home | projects | blog
37 posts in 1213 days
#13 posted 1183 days ago
Just to echo what everyone else is saying, this is a great design, don’t have any children yet but when I do I may be looking at making something very similar (assuming I have the skill by the point)
bobthebuilder647
home | projects | blog
128 posts in 1417 days
#14 posted 1183 days ago
That is fantastic!!!
-- Rick, Pa. Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen.
Jei'son
home | projects | blog
946 posts in 1272 days
#15 posted 1183 days ago
very cool!
-- - Jei, Rockford IL - When in doubt, spray it with WD-40 and wrap it with duct tape. The details will attend to themselves.
View all comments »
showing 1 through 15 of 18 comments
Have your say...