1. Designer Steve Kuhl fulfills every boy’s fantasy with this insanely cool pirate ship bedroom. The six-year-old occupant from Minnesota chose between a space ship, race car, castle, and pirate ship. Most of us would probably agree, he made an excellent decision.
The main feature of the room is the incredible floating pirate ship. Kuhl used 2×12 ribs to construct the hull of the ship, covering them with layers of 1/2 inch plywood to act as the planking. A bomb-proof blend of plaster and epoxy with integrated coloring was used simulate an old ship’s hull.
But that’s not all. The room is also decked out with a rope bridge that connects the pirate ship to the top of a jail cell, and a rope suspended from the ship’s hull provides drop-in access to the closet. There’s also a completely hidden spiral slide, that lets you travel downstairs in a more adventurous way.
2. An overview of how one transformed IKEA’s Kura Kids Bed by adding a secret room, slide, pulley, and ball run.
Thanks to all the interest generated on Reddit and Imgur. To address some of the more common safety concerns:
- Rope is taken down when son playing by himself.
- The posts at bottom of slide have been sawed down and rounded since this video.
- The electric socket is no more dangerous than any other in the house.
- An adult can disassemble within seconds if he is stuck inside.
The idea that kids die in fires when they hide in secret rooms because firefighters can’t find them appears to be an urban legend.
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4. The Slide House
