Hi guys!
Today I am going to show you how to make this super cute Ikea loft bed in miniature.
We are only going to use a few simple supplies to make this project including popsicle sticks
and coffee stirrers.
Let's get started.
The first thing you need is some square dowels.
These are a quarter inch thick.
We’ll need 4 of these.
Cut them down to 7 inches in length. This will be the height of your bed.
I cut them down with a miter hand saw.
Sand down the ends so until they’re smooth. Put those to the side for side.
Now grab a bunch of popsicle sticks. Take one and cut the round ends off.
Cut enough off so the popsicle stick ends up being 4 inches long.
I also do this with a miter saw.
Make 8 of these.
To make sure all 8 are exactly the same length, I rubberband them together
and sand them all at the same time.
Now take 2 of those square dowels we cut and 4 popsicle sticks.
Position the sticks horizontally between the dowels.
Position 1 stick 2.5 inches away from one end and the 3 other sticks closely
together at the other end.
Glue them in place with wood glue.
Do this for the other set of sticks and dowels too.
Now you have the headboard and footboard.
Next, take 2 popsicle sticks.
We’re going to be combining these to make a longer stick.
Cut off a round end on each stick. Then glue those flat ends together.
Once that’s dry, cut out a length of 6.75 inches. This is what you want.
Make 5 of these.
Okay, let’s start assembling these pieces.
Line 4 of those pieces up with the same spacing
as the popsicle sticks on the headboard and footboard. Glue those together.
Once that’s dry, you have the basic frame for the bed.
Looking pretty good.
Take that last 6.75 piece and glue it to the open side of the bed.
Make sure it lines up with the 3rd popsicle stick down from the top of the headboard.
Now grab a bunch of coffee stirrers. These are a quarter of an inch in width.
Cut them down to 4.25 inches in length.
Make a bunch of these. I ended up using 12 of these total.
Glue them along the bedframe between the 3rd popsicle stick down from the top.
This is what will hold up your mattress.
For some extra support, I made another 6.75 inch piece
and glued to the bottom of those coffee stirrers.
This is shaping up really nicely!
Now let’s make the ladder.
Glue 2 popsicle sticks together using the same method as before.
Position it against the bed at the angle you want.
Draw a line straight parallel to the ground.
This will ensure your ladder stands flat. Cut that angle out.
From that end, make a mark at the 7.5 inch length and cut that out.
Line it up against the bed against and
draw a line where the dowel meets the ladder.
Draw a parallel line about 1/8 of an inch away from there. Cut it out.
Make 2 of these. These will be the sides of your ladder.
Okay, let’s make some steps for the ladder.
From another popsicle stick, draw and cut out two 1.5 inch sections.
Do this with 2 more popsicle sticks so you end up with 6 in total.
Glue them between the 2 ladder sides.
Starting ¾ inch from the bottom, I just glue them to one side leaving a ¾ inch space in between
the pieces.
After that's dry, I glue the other side on.
Okay, before we attach the ladder to the bed, we need to make one more piece.
Create two 5 inch pieces from popsicle sticks.
Then grab a coffee stirrer and cut out two 1.5 inch pieces. Line the 5 inches up horizontally.
Then place one coffee stirrer piece at one end. And the other one 3 inches away from that.
Glue them in place.
Once that’s dry, attach it to the open side of the bed.
Now glue the ladder in place.
Look how nice that looks!
I’m going to paint this bed black so it stands out in a white room.
I’m just using some black acrylic paint.
I only painted on 1 coat and that was enough to cover the wood completely.
Once that’s dry, I go in with some polyacrylic varnish.
That’s totally optional. I just like a glossy look to my furniture pieces.
And that’s it! Just add a mattress and a pillow and your loft bed is ready your dollhouse.
If you want to know how I made the mattress and pillow, stick around
for my next video where I will show you exactly how I did that.
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