How to make a bunk bed with your own hands.

Self-made things are increasingly gaining popularity. Including furniture. It will take time, so have to be patient. But there are many advantages in creating the necessary things with your own hands.

Surely you have already met a variety of ideas for creating sofas or other garden furniture from pallets. An interesting solution for use in different directions. But today we will talk about how to create furniture for the home.

In particular - how to make a bunk bed with your own hands.

The advantages of making furniture with their own hands

Why is it better to make a bed and not to buy? There are a lot of answers. To begin with, when creating, you choose the material yourself, and know its characteristics exactly: strength, reliability. Upon completion of the project, you will be sure that this creation will last a long time, and will not crumble at the first use.

Creative approach plays an important role in preparing for work.

There are cases when the customer cannot find what he needs in the store. This is especially true of furniture: the size does not fit, the design does not like, looks messy and many other reasons. There are two ways out of this situation: place an individual order or make everything with your own hands. Choosing the second option, you do not have to explain to the performer what you want, and pay a huge amount of money for the execution of the order.

You can translate all ideas into detail.

And, of course, one of the main advantages of the independent creation of furniture is satisfaction with the result of their own work. Nice to know that you did the thing yourself.

Doing furniture with your own hands, you win in:

• Price;
• Quality;
• Design
• Accuracy in measurements.

The only drawback is that the process will take longer than the purchase.

So, if you decide make a bunk bed do it yourself - let's start!

Choosing a design and construction

There are a lot of types of two-tier models - how much fantasy is enough. Consider the most popular.

1. Traditional

The easiest to manufacture. It consists of two tiers (sleeping places) and stairs. Suitable for children, in which there is enough space.

This bed does not contain elements of other furniture and significantly saves space.

2. With a sofa

The sofa on the first tier diversifies both aesthetically and functionally. This model will save more space in the roombecause you don't need an extra sofa. It can be used as a bed or simply as a place to rest. Well suited for placement in the living room.

For the manufacture of this model will need an additional sofa. It will be built into the design.

3. With drawers

In this model, drawers or shelves, used instead of lockers, are attached to the stairs leading to the second floor. In this case, it will occupy a little more space in the roomthan traditional.

You can save space by linen closets or cabinets for toys.

4. "Attic"

This option significantly saves space in the room. Sleeping place located on the second tier, the bottom is for the working area. Usually it includes a table for work, various shelves and racks. This design is usually chosen for older children (adolescents, students). Basically, this bed is a single bed, but if you wish, there will be two on the second tier. You can make it a corner with two sleeping places On the second floor. An important condition for the design of this model is strength.

The height of the ceilings should be taken into account, since the lower tier must be sufficiently high.

5. Three bedroom bunk

There are various proposals to make a bunk bed three-bedroom. If a child still small, besides apartment one roomcan do it with double bed on the first tier. If this item is for baby - both places can be placed at the top.

The bed option will depend on the drawing you choose.

6. Transformer

Such models are very popular because they save a lot of space. It consists of a table, lockers and berth. Retractable can be a table or mattress.

If you do not have enough free space in the room, and the child is already going to school, you should think about this type of product.

Training

We figured out which models are the most "running" and comfortable, now we decide what is needed in order to start building a bunk bed.

Blueprints

Firstly is necessary draw a drawing. The most convenient option would be to take ready-made schemes on the Internet, and, guided by them, create your own project.

You will need to make measurements of the part of the room where the product will be located, and determine the size of the structure.

The drawing uses the following data:

• Product height;
• Length;
• Width;
• The distance from the upper and lower tier;
• The length and width of the stairs;
• The space between the stairs;
• The height of the upper tier;
• The width of the supporting beams;
• Dimensions lockers.

If you are planning lockers, be careful with the calculation of the distance to place them.

Photos of ready-made options will help you to visually determine how to make a drawing.

Materials

Choosing materials, consider your skills and a set of available tools. Chipboard or solid pine are excellent for work. Prepare the tools that we need to work.

You can use sheets of plywood for the base under the mattress.

Depending on whether you yourself will cut the material or entrust it to the professionals, choose the set of necessary tools. The best option would be to cut the boards according to measurements by professional devices in the furniture workshop. Then you will only have to connect all the parts.

We need instruments and devices for measuring, fixing. Do not do the work without a simple pencil.

To do this, you will need: a screwdriver, screws, glue, level, drill, hammer, grinding machine for processing the finished product, cutting material cut by measurements.

Make bunk furniture is not difficult if you prepare all the necessary tools and remember the existing building skills.

Getting Started

So, all the preparations are completed, you can start making a bunk bed with your own hands.

1. Firstly is necessary to build a base - a rectangular box.
   
   

   Then the mattress is put into it.

2. To begin with, we will manufacture barrels (side panels of the box). To do this, take two pre-sawn and processed boards of the appropriate length, attach to them, at a 90-degree angle, 2 more boards of smaller width (respectively, drawing).
   

   Thus should get a "shelf".

3. Attach the bars to the royals. Between them, then the boards will be laid for the base under the mattress.
   
   

   Pay attention to the width of the boards.

4. Next, do the same with the sides that are at the head and legs.Fasten 2 boards, corresponding to the width of the bed "shelf", and connect them to the tsargami using screws through the hole made "under the sweat."
   
   

   Attach them in the same way to the legs.

5. Lay the boards between the bars glued to the bars.
   
   

   They should be strong enough.

We now turn to creating the back.

1. Take 3 planks, the size of the bed width, to attach them to racks.
2. This will require connecting dowels (they can be purchased at the store or to yourself).
   
   

   Attach them to the backboard and, with a pencil, mark the area for drilling the hole for the dowels.

3. Drill holes in both parts and connect with dowels.
4. In the same way, attach the side backs to racks. The first tier is ready.

Make a second tier in a similar way.

Using self-tapping screws and the method of joining parts "under the sweat", attach the ladder to one of the racks.

If necessary, you can fix the fence on the top bunk.

If the design assumes the presence of boxes, then the ladder should be mounted outside to the carrier rack. Now attach the boxes to the stairs, according to the drawing.

Dressing

On the decor is worth considering before the start of production, as it may affect the project. For experienced craftsmen under the force to make furniture in the form of a house, car, or boat. You can attach the "branches" instead of the stairs, on which the "young Mowgli" will climb to the second floor.

An experienced master makes a bed like a fairy tale book that has come down from the pages.

A common option is to add a Swiss wall, athletic rings or rope. Greater popularity deserved beds with a descent in the form of slides.

You can embody any design depending on the imagination and skill of the master.

If you built a classic bunk bed, and you only thought about design later, then use any textiles for decoration: pillows, pendant ornaments. attach the rope.

There are lots of options that creative people can easily find.

In general, making a bunk bed with your own hands is not so difficult, besides it is profitable and beautiful.

We wish you success in the work!

VIDEO: Instructions for assembling a bunk bed.

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