How to build a wooden bunk bed

A wood bunk bed is a well-known spectacle in lots of homes with children. Kids seem to get pleasure from containing their own space, regardless of the square feet of area. Within that liberty area, you will find many more items than pillows, mattresses and quilts. You will always find too many toys, story books and even pets there. The childrens beds are not just a sleeping areas; it is the area where they grow. Bunk beds are best option to be placed in one of your kids room or if your kids are having a shared room. If you want to develop a wooden bunk bed in your home without spending much on retail price then following are the tips to follow.

Cut you lumber size:

Purchase a lumber yard from a nearer lumber yard and purchase a cutter from a retailer to cut the lumber. Measure out the dimensions for which you want to develop the bunk bed and then cut the lumber accordingly. You must make a square on the lumber before cutting it to get the right and proper shape. You may use a carpenter square to draw a square. You must cut the lumber from outside the boundaries of square mark. Cut the pieces for headboard and footboard too.

Mark the Placement:

You should mark all the places on your main wood piece where other pieces will be attached. Mark the position of headboard, footboard with due care. You must place all the pieces together to watch out the feasibility. The board must be 12 inches above the floor.  

Drill Bolt Holes:

Now you need to create drill holes on you main board so that you may attach all other item to it. You need to develop holes exactly on the marks that you created in the last step. You must create holes for your sideboards, headboard and footboard. You also need to create bolt holes for legs that will support your main board.

Fasten Headboards and Foot Boards:

You must place all the boards on the floor first. Then you must put the headboard, footboard and side boards on their positions to checkout their alignment. Make sure that all the boards are properly aligned and in shape. After assurance, you may fix the headboard and footboard to their positions using screws, nuts and bolts.

Affix Plywood to the Sideboards:

Make a proper layout of your sideboards and plywood. Post them on the positions where they should be placed. Mark the area of plywood where sideboards will be connected. Develop a full line on the plywood where you will place the sideboard so that you may mark the holes for screws. On the line, drill holes after each one feet so that the sideboards may get properly and strongly affixed to the plywood. Then you may attach the sideboards to the plywood edges using screws, nuts and bolts.

After these steps a structure of your wooden bunk bed will be ready. You may color the bed in your own desired shade and tone. If you involve your kid in this manufacturing process then it will be a great fun for him. 

Children Trophies: Decorate Them Because They Worth More!!

If your kid is having a trophy collections then do not waste them by placing them in cubit! These are the achievements of your kids that they got in such a small age. Little appreciation and recognition will boost up their level of confidence and will inspire them to work harder in future. If you ignore them then it will become a junk and all the hard work of your kid will get wasted. Here are some tips through which you may display the trophies of your kids in a sophisticated way.

Glass door cabinet:

You may acquire a glass door cabinet or a trophy case to exhibit the trophies of your kid. These are the best because they can be placed in any room of your house like kid’s room or living room. Instead of purchasing a new cabinet you may also think of the old china cabinets that are already in your home.

Bookcase:

You may re-purpose the existing book case in your home to exhibit the trophies of your kids. If you are having more than one child, then allocate different shelves to them. Mostly, you should assign two shelves per kid so that the display of trophies should be appropriate and well mannered. They can place their more treasured trophies there and can place the remaining in their rooms or at some other location.

Shadow box:

You may also place the trophies on the shadow boxes. You should purchase multiple shadow boxes and then affix them to a wall together. It gives a nice look the look of room too.  

Along the ceiling:

If the number of trophies is too large then do consider placing them along the ceiling. Develop a shelf all around the room and the height of shelve should be large. In this way you may place the trophies along all parameters of the room. Another advantage of it is that the chances of trophies being damaged, bumped up and broken are lesser.

Floating shelves:

Many retailers are offering floating shelves now; these shelves are the best option to display the trophies of your child’s work. They shelves are not so costly and are available at affordable prices in the market.

Wall Alcoves:

Alcoves are also a good option to exhibit the trophies; you may cut into the wall to develop a cabinet or dug in shelf to place the trophies. These alcoves are functional when you are having lack of space on the floor to place any holding item for trophies.

Kid’s beds:

If your kid is having a mid sleeper or storage bed then you may also place the trophies on the shelves that are already available with these beds.

If the number of trophies becomes too large due to more than one kids then better is to sort out the trophies and display the most cherished and recent trophies first; pack out the remaining. You should also display the photos capturing the precious moments of trophy award. 

Some Tips To Make Your Kid’s Nursery Elegant And Appealing

Normally when we recall a kid nursery in our mind, we get a pink or blue theme with full of cartoon characters and most of the times a wall painting too. These are all typical ideas of designing nurseries and kids rooms which keeps the children in fantasy lands. Here, I am providing some new ideas to decorate a nursery which will make it sophisticated, sober and elegant.

No theme:

All of the baby rooms, nowadays, have some theme; which may include cars, teddy bears, cartoons, boats, princess, sports and many more. For a sophisticated and elegant nursery design which makes children creative instead of fanaticizing, try to avoid any such kind of theme and appropriate is to have no theme.  Themed nurseries tend to look like a gift shop not learning and developing area. If you still want to use any theme in your kid’s nursery room then choose any art work for mural.

Color scheme:

While decorating a nursery, the first thing to decide is to select a paint color or color scheme. Normally we see pink and blue schemes but here I am providing you some more authentic ideas that include: chocolate and lime green, black and yellow, red and pink, chocolate and pink, navy and green, chocolate and light blue, sage green and pink. These themes are really marvelous and gives and extra ordinary look to your kid’s room.

Bedding designs:

Online boutiques are always a best alternative to choose kids furniture like bunk beds. Before going to the nearest available baby retail shop try to figure out the best alternative on net. Select the item before shopping that what actually you want to purchase like single beds, bunks or mid sleepers. Clear out the budget in your mind first and then go to any suitable budgetary baby shop.  Do not purchase packages that are pre made; always go for multi packages and patterns.

Furniture:

There are many items in the list of baby furniture like table for study and sitting chairs etc. try to make these items more functional and attractive. Instead of purchasing simple tables choose a closet which keeps the belongings of kids safer and at right place and can be closed properly. Moreover, do not go for simple baby chairs and gliders, instead go for stylish and antique rocking chairs which attracts kids a lot.

Clutters:

Make the kids clutter vanished by storing them appropriately. You may choose toys storage, storage beds, shelves and baskets for storing toys, stationary and books of kids.

Other decoration:

Decorate the nursery as you decorate all other rooms of your home. Select appropriate rugs, wall paints, stylish light fixtures, sophisticated furniture and artwork for kid’s room. The color of kids bedding and walls must match.  These things add sophistication to a kid’s room.

Eco-friendly:

Try to be eco-friendly because it will develop a sense of nature love in children minds.  Try to use green color if possible, use organic mattresses and VOC paints.

All these ideas will make your nursery different from other typical nurseries which tend to look like play area more than learning area. Through following these tips you can add sophistication to your room very easily and without effort. 

10 Fresh Bunk beds With Storage Designs

Bunk beds are the best option when someone thinks to decorate a shared room. Normally we see just few simple designs of bunk beds in which two beds are stacked on each other; versatility is missing somewhere. That’s why here I am going to show you some fresh and attractive designs of bunks that are having storage functionality as well.

  It is a bunk bed for two having cubits, drawers and study area.

Bunk bed for 2 having attractive stairs and bright eye-catching colors.

B unk bed for three having shelves to place items.

Bunk bed for 2 having draws and shelves underneath.

  Bunk bed for 2 providing complete privacy and different cubits and study area to the sleeper.

  Wooden made, wall affixed bunk bed for 4.

 Bunk for 4 providing full privacy and different stairs to each.

Simple and sturdy bunk for 3.

Pink themed, girl’s bunk bed providing multiple dimensions of sleeping.

  Perfect space saver, pull out able bunk having wheels on lower bunk.

These are some usefull and trendy designs of bunk beds that are available in market in different materials like wood, metal etc. you may choose any authentic online store to purchase them