Bunk bed/loft bed designs

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The bed will be in 3 main components (plus a few separate safety rails).

The Legs will attach to the bed pieces with 5/8 " dowel rods.

Entry Way Shelf

Design for and Entryway Shelf
The top is 61-1/2" long X 11" wide X 3/4" thick
The bottom dimension is 60" long X 10-1/2" wide.
The back panel can be made with inlaid 1/4 plywood or as pictured (chicken wire)
The Shelves have a 10" height for the opening with an additional 1-1/4" inside the top.

Facing into the room

Facing the Entry way.

Cherry stained wood pantry

This pantry is designed to hold food and canned goods, so the design is beefed up to account for the heavy waits   of canned goods.  The pantry is 6' 8 1/4" tall X 3' 8" wide X 1' 8 1/2" deep (to the outside of the door).

Estimated Materials and costs (local supplier estimated costs- prices may vary - taxes not included):
3 - 3/4" B/C Yellow Pine Plywood @ $26 / sheet
1 - 1/4" B/C Yellow Pine Plywood @ $25 / sheet
4 - 1x6x8' Yellow Pine @ $5 / board
8 - Self Closing Hinges @ $3.70 / hinge
4 - Colonial Pull Handle (Gatehouse Black Colonial Pull) @ $ 1.50 / handle


3 - 1-Quart Cherry Stain Polyshades @ 16.00 / Quart
3 - 100 count carton - Kreg Screws (1 1/4" & 1") @ $5 / carton

Total Estimated Material Costs (w/o tax): ~ $222.00

To view the 3D model download here and use Google SketchUp 8

L - Shaped Modular Entertainment Center

This is a similar design to the previously posted design.  There is a 68" tall tower that is 19" wide  x 18" deep.  This tower is design to be light weight, utilizing a sunken panel door design as 3 sides of the tower.

Modular Entertainment Center

This is a modular design for an entertainment center for a new 42" TV.  This design was inspired by the idea of  having an entertainment center look more like a fireplace hearth.  It is able to be easily disassembled for relocation, my wife dream (she is always changing the items in our house).  The unit is 64" long and 76 1/2" tall, the lower and side towers are 11 1/2" deep.  The top is 18 3/4 deep counting the trim.  The lower cabinets are 40" tall.

If you download Google Sketchup 8 you can take a look at the designs [without the room decor] here or [as pictured] here.

Small functional Shelf

Here is an image of a shelf design for a friend.  The requirements for the shelf is that it must be equally strong and can be used as an under the bed shelf or a single column stand-up shelf.  This design varies from my typical 3/4" structure, and instead makes use of everything being 1/2" or 1/4" components.  This design will require more time to build, but should prove to be strong, durable, and (hopefully) light-er.

Book Nook Completed!

After working several weekends and week nights on this project, I can finally say it is finished.  Of course saying it is finished only means I quit.. of course there is minor things that can still be done, but I will save those for the delivery day and confirm shelf setting and the such.

I wanted to post some pics of the completed project and then give a few "behind the scenes" shot to show how it was done.

Pics:

Here is a picture of the back side of the sunk-in panel door.  You can see the pocket holes are plugged.  This door is a 1" x 2" (3/4" x 2" actual) frame with 1/4 inch BC plywood as the inner panel.

Here is a picture of the bottom side of one of the shelves.  This shelf is made with with a simple face frame that is made from 1/2" x 2" braces connected to a grooved 3/4" x 2" runner running the length of the shelf.  This shelf has a 1/4" panel overlay to the inside.