Loft Beds

For Christmas this year, Kaleb and I decided to give the boys loft beds. They already had bunk beds, so we just needed to make the desk part. I found a picture of a loftbed that we liked for the idea. We planned and then Kaleb and his dad drew it out and figured out how many of what pieces of wood we needed. Then Kaleb and his dad, and a little help from the boys, got the pieces all cut and part of the desk put together. Then we brought all of the pieces home and moved most of the stuff out of the boys room, so Kaleb could sand and finish all of the pieces. The boys had to sleep in the living room for a few weeks and we had saw dust everywhere, even though we tried to cover and contain it! We almost have the house back together now, just a few more things. Merry Christmas boys!!

Maxwell, Jensen, and Kaleb putting together Maxwell's desk.

Jensen and Kaleb putting together Jensen's desk.

Maxwell's completed loft bed! We decided to just buy some drawers for now. Grandma and Grandpa Otteson got the boys desk lamps for Christmas, perfect for their new loft beds.

Jensen, also at Maxwell's completed loft bed, but we are pretending it is his, cause it will be hard to take a good picture after we get his bed up.

Completed! The beds are close enough together in this small apartment room, that we decided to only have one ladder that they both use. Right now they are really close to the ceiling too, but this apartment has lower than normal ceilings, so we are hoping the next place we live is a little taller. There is a walkway in between the beds and then they have tons of room under the beds at their desks. The ladder even moves up straight out of the way, for easy cleaning and more room to play.

They turned out just as great, in fact, better than I invisioned. Kaleb says he's jealous and wishes he had a bed like this! Now they should be set with beds till they get married!!