Ikea Kids Bed Hack With Secret Room

Everyone loves a good Ikea hack. This dad took his kids bed Ikea hack to Level: Expert. This fun bed he made for his kid is pretty cool. Pulleys, ball drops, slides, a secret passage behind a bookshelf, activated by a secret book! This is every preschooler’s dream bed! You can watch YouTuber Eric Strong make this bed in the video below.

Supplies:

• 2 Kura beds
• Trofast storage combination with bins (pine finish)
• Besta shelf unit (white finish)
• 4 pack of Dioder LED lights
• 1×4, 2x4s, 4×4 (for the frame of the secret door)
• Steel rods (for the secret door hinge, and the axle which allows the crane to rotate)
• Lightweight craft wood (for the ball run)
• PVC pipe and connectors (for the ball run)
• Pulleys/rope:
• Wood paneling
• Plywood (for slide support)
• Whiteboard (for slide surface)
• Blue contact paper
• Blue paint
• Clear wood stain
• Paint brushes
• Various hardware (e.g. nails, screws, hinges, latch)
• Gorilla glue (i.e. super glue)

Below is the video in action, as well as another video below that where he answers frequently asked questions. 

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FAQs

You can find his written instructions in the comments here.

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