A loft bed for the family!

During the past few years, building loft beds did not only become a hobby for me, it is also necessary for living in a mini flat which resembles more and more a sailing ship. We will get a child in September, which is a good occasion to build a new bed, one where there is also place for a baby mattress!

First, a photo of our good old tree-bed which we demounted with a lot of nostalgia...

... then we started installing the new family loft bed (2m10 * 2m90):

Here is a try to give a global view of it:

Now there are hooks for hanging hammocks:

How to climb on the bed? - The long story of the ladder

It started with a helical ladder (about 4-5 days of work). No need to say that it was pretty complicated to build. However, this ladder was too steep. It was quite difficult to climb, and almost impossible when you are pregnant or with a baby in the arm:

After that, we decided to change the plans for something more convenient:

Some detail of the ladder building work. The supports for the steps took particularly long:

The baby-safe barrier

The frame:

I had to build curved pieces for connecting the wall and ceiling parts of the frame:

It didn't feel very nice at first, but we quickly got used to it. I painted the frame and the rogs in white:

And now a glimpse into the messy flat during construction:

It took about 6 weeks, from beginning of July until middle of August.