Farmhouse Doll Bunk Bed

My IL's came to visit for a week after Christmas and brought my niece who is C's age. Since they live in another state, it is hard to buy for her since I don't know what toys she has already or what she wants. So when she got here, she had these 2 baby dolls that go with her everywhere and sleep tucked into the bed with her. She adores these dolls...so I decided to build them a bed. I had seen the plans on Ana White's website for the Farmhouse Doll Bed and SOMEWHERE I had seen somebody build a bunk bed using the plans but I could not find it anywhere so I had to wing it.
I made two headboards and two foot boards and two frames using the specs she uses on her site. I had to do a little trimming because the 4 leg posts were going to keep the top pieces on the headboards from being able to extend out like they are supposed to. I cut the leg posts 22 inches long so the 1 - 2x2 was still plenty. The two headboards made the bottom bed and the two foot boards made the top bed. I also had to cut the width of the bed frame a bit narrower because it was too wide but that was no biggie. My countersink bit broke so it was just screwed together and glued together and I used the kreg jig to attach the frame to the corner posts. It took me all day to build this but I got it done in time to send it home with her. Her momma is gonna help her paint it soon. Hubby cut the plywood bases just before they left to go home so I didn't get a FINAL shot of it but this still shows what it looks like finished. I've also got to dig out my sewing machine too and sew the mattresses and mail them to her. She is so excited about her Christmas present from Auntie ShellShell and I was really excited to be able to make her something as unique and special as this.

Our biggest project yet...the full-sized loft bed

This was C's BIG Christmas present this year. It is ENORMOUS!!! Way bigger than I imagined when I was measuring the room to get the correct dimensions. But once we made all the cuts, it only took us 3 days to get the thing put together and up in C's room. It has not been finished yet and its so big that I think its going to get finished in place using a low VOC stain and poly because I am NOT going to try to take this sucker apart and haul it all back outside again.
So...let the photo journal begin.

Me making the first cuts on the bed.



C helping daddy make a couple of cuts too.



Sanding my life away. Even with sanding in shifts, taking turns, it still felt like it took FOREVER!



Now keep in mind that at the same time we were building this bed, we were also painting his room to go with his new bed set.

Here's the before shots of his bedroom paint job. It was time to make it into a boys room.





We also had to do a couple coats of paint on the ceiling because the original owner of the house was a smoker. SO MUCH BETTER!



After priming the walls, C was posing with his new pillow sham so we could make sure it was a good match before I finished up painting the walls.



The beginnings of bed assembly.





Oops...my bad.



Putting the mattress on the bed...There was a bit of excess room around the sides but I wanted it that way to make it easier to make the bed and tuck the comforter down around the edges.



J attaching the ladder onto the bed. (As a sidenote, I cannot wait to build him a nice closet system. I already have it planned out too.)



C and his cousin trying out the new bed...and LOVING it!



I'll post a final product shot later once I clean out from under the bed and get his room arranged.