Obtuse: Episode 2 - DIY Loft Bed

Two urban crafters seek the atypical way of increasing their square footage by raising the roof, instead of the cost of their rent!

Celebrating Easter with nothing but nails and 2x4s, this duo is UP for the challenge.

Made using OPloftbed plans - available at a completely reasonable cost online (eh hem, that means to stop emailing me asking for the plans cuz they deserve your 10 bucks--OKAY!) OK!

3 Nails
+ 1 Cross(brace)
--------------------
= 4 Given('me a few more square feet)!

Category:

Comedy

Tags:

• loft
• bed
• diy
• crafting
• lesbian
• carpenter
• women
• howto
• urban
• copycatfilms
• renovation
• chicago
• easter
• project
• airbrush
• comedy

[kendigjl]

Does the height off of the floor and the closeness to the ceiling make "fun time" a little more tricky?

[copycatfilms]

@kendigjl a little yeah...but it depends on the height of the room, how fun you actually are, and whether or not you increase it. We made it a few inches taller than the basic plans to give us more head room at the desk....

[tigerpantss]

this video rules ive wanted to do this for agessssss, cute cat stencil!

ps stevie nicks rules

[copycatfilms]

@tigerpantss Thanks!!! :D  I'm a stevie fanatic!! :D This was a blast to make though...seriously.

[trulynot]

Are you finding the height adequate to get to the desk ? I cant let the whole vid load because of bandwidth issues, but i read that its 5 and half feet on your fllckr page.

[copycatfilms]

@trulynot yeah the desk was a great height. I made it a little too high, but if I had made accommodations for a keyboard tray it would have been perfect really.

[crownandanchorme]

Cool! I built an urban loft bed too, but did it with bolts. If you're like me I can never hang onto an apartment for very long, so nuts and bolts make it easier to break down and re-assemble.

[lorene50]

Very entertaining video, but not so very helpful for showing people how to build their own. Somewhere in the middle, you just about had me convinced to buy one ready made.

[TinkerBelle246]

can you make a room tour of the bedroom with the loft bed? i need some ideas for my room and NOONE has a loft bed

[markistheone]

I'm thinking of doing the same if I move in to my friends place, the room is just soooooo small.

I thought about building my desk in to the lower part.

[verafly6]

why r u wispering, ur using powertools

[irbenson]

This is nice, how about a bed that is suspended by the wall? :D

[kendigjl]

@copycatfilms You both seem like really nice people. I watched some of your other videos and you have a cool way of interacting with each other.