Bunk Bed Plans

The first factor that you need to consider while making a bunk bed is its purpose, that is, you need to consider the person who is going to use a bed. The age of the person matters a lot when you want to build him a bunk bed as, several aspects of the plan such as the dimensions of the bed, structure of the bed, and the utilities and fixtures that are to be attached to the bed. While sketching bunk bed building plans, you will also need to consider some other aspects such as material that you are going to use while building the bed or how are you going to construct the frame of the bed.

Bunk Bed Plans and Ideas

Plan #1
The 'table under the bed', is a not exactly new one. This kind of bunk bed is usually used for space management. As the name of the plan implies, the table is placed under the level of bunk bed. It is usually suitable to build these type of beds in rooms that have high ceilings and large windows, as sleeping on the bunk, and having a congested atmosphere proves to be really uncomfortable. The appropriate choice of material for building of such beds is wood. Maple or teak in a polished form with an accompaniment of plywood works wonders.

Plan #2
A bunk bed does not mean that you need to have only 'beds' in such types of furniture, you can be creative and churn out some excellent plans with the help of storage spaces. You may employ some really innovative means to do so, such as making a set of drawers within the bed. You may also a small chamber cupboard on each bunk. This might increase the cost of the bunk bed a bit , on the positive side, you will get a lot of new storage space. The space beneath the lower bunk is often employed for the purpose of making storage spaces. At times, space is used to make pullout drawers. This space can utilized to make an additional pullout bed.

Plan #3
There are multiple ways in which the actual platforms of beds are constructed. The common is one bed over the other, with two planes parallel to each other. Sometimes people also use triple bunk beds which does not necessarily have to be a bed, it can also become an additional storage space. Some bunk beds also have perpendicularly placed bed platforms. Such bunk beds plans are however applicable only for large-sized rooms.

Plan #4
The last plan that I wish to emphasize upon is the creative structuring of the entire furniture. Bunk beds with stairs have become very common. However, there are some really wacky ideas like shaping the entire bunk bed like a cruise ship. One of my neighbors has made a bunk bed in the shape of an aircraft carrier for his son. Alternatively, for little girls, you may also shape the entire furniture like a doll house or a fairy tale palace.

The best thing that you can do is talk with your kids, this always proves to be advantageous as your kid will definitely have their own ideas and inputs about the design in order to make their bed special.