When thinking about doing a bunk room with built in bunk beds there are a few things to consider. The main thing is your space. With this project I was able to plan for it in the building stages of the house. We planned enough room in the space to put two sets of full size bunk beds and two sets of steps.
If you are trying this in an existing space, you must first measure your space and plan the size and placement of the beds from there.
Then hit Pinterest. Find inspiration pictures for your carpenter. Keep in mind the pictures you find are for inspiration. Once you find your inspiration, you can then work with your carpenter on getting what you want close to your pictures.
Long before we started building the house and maybe even before I sat down with our architect, I found lots of inspiration.
I showed all of the pictures to the architect, he then made sure we had enough space on the plans. Once the room was complete I got with the carpenter. He came and measured. I also asked him to give me a drawing so that we were on the same page.
One of the inspiration pics – this was close to what I wanted.
This is a shot I took on my iphone when they were done.
Here is the room all done and ready for the grandkids.
I want to find a dry erase board on a stand for this corner so they can play school.
Will get a bigger Tv to hang on the wall over this chest. This piece was in the Master bedroom at our previous home.
It was painted gray to go with our Master Bedroom but now I’m thinking I should paint it another color to go with this room.
What color do you think I should go with? If you have a minute let me know in the comments below. Thanks in advance for your input!
Liz Hebert says
I love the contrast of the stain and white. I also love the details you added compared to your inspection pic. Absolutely beautiful. Not sure if you will get all the kids to go to sleep in this awesome room. Too much fun.
Debbie says
Thank you Liz. I’m going back and forth on the color. They have all slept in there and they love it. They have each claimed their spot.