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DIY bunk bed

Every king has his castle, and so should every child. Not a real castle, obviously, but a space where they are the boss (I was reminded of this quite often during the construction process), a space where they feel cosy and safe, and where they can delve into whatever their imagination feels like that day. And there’s no better way to achieve this than by building your kids their own bunk bed.

I opted for a simplistic design, in the form of a parallel stacked A-frame. This also made the construction quite easy, as I would end up with two ‘faces’ of the house bed, which were joined with the rails in-between. The roof, or trusses of the house, could be assembled separately, and simply attached to the