| Building a bed can be an intimidating project for most | | | | climb up the corner posts of the bed. |
| DIY builders. Loft beds are a little different story, | | | | You'll need to be careful, though, when searching for |
| though. Many loft bed plans call for little more than | | | | loft bed plans on the Web. Even though I believe |
| 2x4s and some heavy-duty hardware. In fact, this | | | | that most people are looking for the 2x4, |
| may be one of the few pieces of real furniture that | | | | simple-construction type of loft bed I describe above, |
| people can build without some well-honed | | | | some plans you'll find online are a little more |
| woodworking skills to pull it off. Not to mention that | | | | complicated, and are more suited to woodworkers |
| a loft bed is probably the least expensive kind of bed | | | | who want to build a piece of fine furniture. No doubt |
| you can build. And with the extra space you gain | | | | these are beautiful examples of loft beds that make |
| below (for a desk or table), they are hugely popular | | | | your mouth drop in envy, but they stray a little too |
| for college dorms. | | | | far from the original concept of a simple and cheap |
| The real savings in building a loft bed comes from not | | | | bed. |
| having to buy an expensive mattress and box | | | | Are Free loft bed plans worth the trouble? |
| springs. I would still look at getting an inexpensive | | | | You'll have to decide for yourself if most of these |
| single mattress, though, since a cheaper alternative ( | | | | sites are worth your trouble to even go there. |
| like a futon mattress) is probably not going to keep | | | | Everything else I'm seeing for free plans is pretty |
| your knees and elbows from hitting the sheet of 3 | | | | much, well, junk. So if you're serious about building |
| 4" plywood below. And hopefully the the plans will | | | | this kind of bed, I'd suggest shelling out the $5-$10 |
| have instructions for building a loft bed ladder, which | | | | for a complete set of instructions. |
| can make things a whole lot easier than trying to | | | | |