The wife wanted loft beds for our girls, their room is the smallest in the house and with their two toddler beds there wasn't much room for much else. She had loft beds growing up and enjoyed the extra space underneath them. I really wanted to make these out of cherry- most of my prior stuff has been walnut and african mahogany- but the Mrs insisted on white, so we went with poplar covered with tinted lacquer. I designed it myself, along with some tips from folks around here. Took 9+ months start to finish but most of the summer was spent doing yard and house work, not much shop time during summer. I thought I'd post some of the major steps along the way.
Rough Design in Sketchup. I ended up making them a bit shorter than what's in the original design. Went through a few variations on the turnings. The posts are turned in two parts, joined at the ring in the middle using a 1/2" steel pin. The openings on the headboards and the bedrails are the same to accommodate the ladder in either position. I made two complete beds, in case they ever want to separate them, but for now they are joined in an "L" shape.
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