Good Questions: Loft Beds?

2005_1_3_question mark.jpg Hello AT,

I live in a 2 room LES apartment that is under 350sf. For additional space I need to install a loft bed in one room so that I will have sleeping up top and dining and an office area below. It can't look ordinary and needs to be reasonably priced. Can anyone suggest resources to see some great designs for inspiration or can you recommend a qualified builder?

Thanks, Lisa S.

What a great question for this month! We have never built a loft bed, but we have seen ads for carpenters who specialize in doing just this. Mainly we have seen them on Craigslist, but we couldn't find many today...

Here's links for Luke Lowdnesand Julian. Also, here is Musa Sangare, who is a good general carpenter and handyman.

There is definitely more out there and we'll post it as we see it. Others, please comment if you have tips. (Thanks, Lisa!) MGR

Comments (2)

You guys all need to try this guy (his company) in Brooklyn/Manhattan.
His company only hand builds custom loft beds, and are really nice. I needed a bed same week and he fit me in, and delivered! I didn't have to put anything together. Nice ladder, edges, and soft sanded edges really did won me over. Highly recommended!

<A HREF="http://www.sticksforstones.com/">Sticks for Stones Woodworking, Inc.</A>

Ok, a few weeks ago I went with the last comment - and had a great experience with Stephen / Sticks for Stones custom loft beds! I got what I wanted, a solid product; strong, stable, and way better looking then the other guys. I just wanted a loft bed with an adult look in the specific space I wanted that was safe. I got it with Stephen, he's a pro, really. It came assembled and he installed it within 90 minutes. I had my whole day set aside, but he was right - needless to say I had a lot of free-time that day and a wonderful experience, and loft bed to boot!