How to Triple the Space in Children’s Bedroom

Here’s a great project for do-it-yourselfers with children or grandchildren. This sturdy, attractive piece of furniture combines a bed, a desk and a closet and is ideal for smaller bedrooms. It saves space, and kids love it.

The bed on top fits a twin-size mattress and has railings on two sides for safety.

The desk (lower right) is big enough for a computer and has a handy pullout shelf for a keyboard. The closet has shelves behind saloon-style swinging doors. The unit also has two big drawers and a big cabinet in front as well as an easy-to-climb ladder.

The project does take some time, but it’s not difficult and is well worth the effort. It requires about 15 board feet of birch and five 4-by-8 sheets of birch plywood, and most of the wood cuts are straight. Other materials include dowels, shelf standards and brackets, brass handles, screws, nails, nuts, bolts, glue and finish.

Final assembly should probably be accomplished where the unit will be used. When completed, it measures about 6 1/2 feet long by 4 1/2 feet tall by 3 1/2 feet deep, and it isn’t easy to move around.

The three-in-one Bunk Bed Unit plan, No. 844, is $8.95 and includes complete step-by-step assembly instructions with 26 photos, diagrams, a shopping list and a cutting schedule.

For more information on today’s project, call (800) 828-2453. Visit U-Bild on the Web at https://www.ubild.com.