Japanese step chest for my apartment.

For my new apartment, I’ve decided on a loft bed, which I’ve been constructing my self. To get up to the loft bed, I decided against your typical ladder and go with a Japanese style step chest. I’ll be using Ikea Prant boxes instead of drawers to store my clothes. The tallest step or box has a hanging bar. I also won’t be adding a cover to it—I like the exposed hanging shirts.

It will be across from the television and adjacent to the main seating area in my apartment so it can also double as a seat if need be.

I began construction today, getting all the wood (5/8″ spruce plywood) cut and then assembling this evening. I’ll be staining it in a few days, but probably leaving the inside raw plywood because I think it looks cool. Once at the apartment, the individual boxes will be screwed together for added stability. Total cost is probably around $100 with hardware.

Here are some post-assembly pictures.