Well, my last project is finished and installed and as you can see by the smiles, its new owner is quite please.  My youngest grandson, Lewis (Lewie) needed a loft to better utilize his limited space in his bedroom.  This is 2nd loft I've built but I made some radical changes to this one.  Instead of putting the ladder on the side, I put it on the end.  I also put bookcases at each end and built a desk with a pair of shelves to go under the loft.  There are 116 board feet of poplar in this unit which was stained with a Jacobean stain (too dark for my liking but that's what mom wanted) and finished with a satin poly for durability.  Total cost was only about $250.00 which was a small price to pay for one very happy grandson.  For the record, I signed and dated the bottom of the bookcase on the ladder end.  Its a secret so don't tell.

 

Very nice job on that Ron!
Very nice design.

Nice Job!

 

I slept in the top bunk from the time I can remember until after the Navy. I guess us Lewis's have something in common (my Mom still calls me Lewie, too).

My Lewie is 7 going on 21 Lew.  I can't wait to see him in high school because this red head already has the ladies trailing after him.

My Lewie is 7 going on 21 Lew.  I can't wait to see him in high school because this red head already has the ladies trailing after him.

Even more in common- my Dad was a red head!

Nice one, Ron.

Well done! He really looks comfy up there. Really like that ladder on the end.

Fred, my son and I wanted to place the ladder at a 15 degree slpe but mom wanted it vertical so we got out voted.  Something tell me that I'll end up making another ladder in the future.

Great job Ron. Looks really good and you can your grandson is quite happy too.

I'll bet he's proud of it too!!! lol.

 

Us redheads are great with stuff like that!!

Wow Ron, that is awesome. I know we talked about it, but it looks awesome. I know he will be excited about it.