This Dad Made the Coolest Built-In Bunk Beds For His Daughters

He was able to remove a few vertical beams, but although his original plan was to remove all the roof framing, he had to work around the duct. This meant putting the full-sized mattress on top and putting the twin mattress on bottom, like a day bed.

"This was the toughest part of the project," he said.

He had extra room on the right side of the frame so he opted to build stairs rather than a ladder. "I thought that might be important with the double on top and the knowledge that somehow, some way, I'm going to end up sleeping up there at least once," he said.

He had originally planned to close in the stairs, but after painting them, he liked the way it looked when left open.

"This was the first time my wife really understood what the heck I was doing," he said.

"Happy girls for scale," he said of this shot.

With the built-in bookshelves filled to capacity and the bunk beds looking well lived-in, we'd venture to say this project was a success. Plus, look at all that floor space!