Introduction: Small Bunk Bed

About: I am working with a Tinkering Lab at CBSE school in Pune, Maharashtra, India Since last six years. I am tinkerer for last six years. Our school has set up this lab with the help of central Govt. funding. Stude…

Children enjoys sleeping on the bunk bed.

Why not to make small bunk bed? Almost 1/7th size of actual bunk bed.

This small bunk bed can be used for their dolls.

This instructable is giving step by step procedure to design & develop small bunk bed.

Supplies

Soft Wood Strips (preferably Pine Wood)

Nails

Old attractive Cloth & Cotton

Ice cream sticks

Hacksaw Small

Hacksaw Big

Vice

Hammer

Scale & Pencil

Step 1: Drawings

  1. First photograph shows dimensions of the back & side of the small bunk bed.
  2. Second photograph shows dimensions of the front view.

Step 2: Wood for the Floors

Measure 30.5cm long pieces of soft wood. Cut four pieces for four floors of small bunk bed.

Step 3: Cutting 4 Pieces for Pillars.

Cut four pieces of 37cm long as shown in above photograph for pillars of small bunk bed.

Step 4: Cutting Wooden Pieces for Sidings

Take 4.2cm wide wooden strip & cut following pieces as,

  1. 25.4 cm long four pieces for back side sidings.
  2. 13 cm long 8 pieces for both sides sidings.
  3. 15 cm long 2 pieces for front side sidings.
  4. 22 cm long 1 piece for front side top siding.

Step 5: Fixing Floors to the Pillars.

Use ice cream sticks for stair case (as shown in above photograph). Start fixing floor pieces. Refer drawings in the step one. Nailing positions are also given in drawings to maintain aesthetics.

Step 6: Small Bunk Bed Structure - Front View.

Front Side of small Bunk Bed

Step 7: Back & Top View.

Back Side & top side.

Step 8: Side View of Small Bunk Bed.

Side View

Step 9: Creating Mattresses

Take card board of the floor size of the small bunk bed. Rap old attractive cloth on the card board piece & stich openings. Similarly create pillows of the appropriate size using cotton filling inside.

Step 10: Small Bunk Bed With Mattresses

Small Bunk Bed with mattresses & Pillows.

Step 11: Four Floor Small Bunk Bed.

Four floor small bunk bed is ready with dolls sleeping comfortably.

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