Kura Bed with Climbing Wall

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I built a first bed for my two year old son based on the Ikea Kura but featuring a climbing wall. The wall itself has evenly spaced holes drilled in it with T-Nuts installed so that I can make the route up easier or harder. The wall itself is fixed to the bed with four bolts.

I installed LED strip lighting underneath so that he can play under the bed and a light on the front that he can turn on and off himself. The wires are all fixed to the bed frame and plugs/sockets are not accessible.

The storage is Ikea Trofast which is exactly the right dimensions to fit neatly under the bed. It does however require some support in the middle to prevent it sagging.

Materials:
Kura Children’s Bed
Trofast storage
18mm Beech Plywood
Beeswax Polish
Climbing Holds and Fixings from Customholds
LED Strip lighting (Amazon)
Nursery Wooden Wall Letters from Specialpressie (via Etsy)

Kids Bed Climbing Wall

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~ Eamonn Linehan

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26 Responses

  1. I love this! We have this bed, our son decided he wanted to sleep on the top too at 2 years old (now 3) and had no problems climbing in and out of it. We’ll be adding the extra features that you have done too! Thankyou

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  2. What a fantastic idea. I have 3 year old twin boys, they love climbing. They would absolutely fall in love this bed. Tim going to give it ago, very inspiring 🙂

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  3. Hi I love your idea. and im planning on doing it myself. But just 1 more thing, could you please mention which matrass you chose to go with this bed?
    Many thanks for your reply and keep up the good work.

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  4. Great idea! I am planning to do this but wondering what the other side of the climbing wall looks like. Do the bolts stick out the other side? I would like to turn the other side of the board into something fun such as a cork board, chalk board, or magnetic board, but struggling with the possibility of the bolts sticking out. Thanks!

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  5. Wow! So unique though really! Kids like to climb. My kids also have this habit. All-time they are busy to climb on sofa and bed. I am little worried about this habit. But I want to take advantage of this habit to keep my kids busy at home. That why I want to build rock climbing wall for my kids at home.Thanks for sharing the bed climbing wall ideas.

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  7. Hi! I just bought the bed and I would like to customize it a little bit – and I think your idea with the climbing wall ist really cool! Did you stabilize the bed additionally somehow? Or is it heavy enough to just screw the climbing wall onto it and the whole bed stands on its own? I would really like to know how you did it!

    Thank you for inspiring me and looking forward to your answer – Inga from Germany

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  8. Hey emonnilehan. I love this project. I am an editor at Fatherly, and I really feel it would connect with our readers. I would love to talk to you about featuring the bed climbing wall on our site. If you are interested, email me at blake.harper@fatherly.com. Hope to hear from you!

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  9. I love this idea!! I just purchased the bed for my son and i had purchased climbing holds but never got around to doing anything with it. I want to do add them to the side as well. Do you have a more in depth tutorial about that process? It’ll be the first time I take on a DIY this big. Any information would help!

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    1. None initially but that was a mistake. The trofast unit will sag if its not supported. I had a piece of plywood left over from the climbing wall that I ended up putting under the trofast unit but you could also add a piece to the bed frame to support it.

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  12. I hacked this bed too its very easy I painted it her fav colors i didnt’ put a board on the back like this dad but I just screwed in the climbing things to the wood (not the white part) I also bought a slide and screwed it in so where this boys stairs are we have a slide.. mine doesn’t look as neatly finished as this guys but my daughter loves it

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  13. Why can’t the brainwashed and paranoid just keep their sanctimonious comments about the way other people raise their children to themselves..?

    Eamonn, if you’re reading this, I think it’s a great idea, beautifully executed! As soon as I move to my new house, I will be buying the Kura and stealing your idea for my daughters – gasp, one of them is only 2!!

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  14. This is a great idea. We are looking for the next bed for our daughter, and I think you just got it for us. I just need to get OH to do some DIY!
    May I ask which climbing holds you chose? I had a look on the site, and not sure which.

    As for age, I think it really depends on the kids. My daughter would have definitely been ready for such a bed at 2 year old. She was and is an confident climber.

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  17. Though I think it’s a cool idea for a 6 or 7 year old, this seems rather dangerous for a 2 year old. I held off getting this bed till my daughter was almost 6 because I didn’t want her sister who was almost 3 to be climbing up there at all.

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    1. Agreed! Top bunk is not recommended for a child as young as 2 years old! We have that same bed and there is a warning label on it.

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    2. We had similar worries. I actually built the bed and had it in his room with his cot thinking I’d leave it a few months before moving him but he decided himself he wanted to sleep in the bed instead of his cot and was well able to get up and down the ladder himself. He has never fallen out

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  20. very nice. may I ask how you fixed the wires to the bedframe? and how you mounted the led-stripes? thanks.

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    1. Im not sure what you mean. There is no way a child could topple this bed. I climb in and out myself to read a story before bed. Its very sturdy.

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