After this photo was taken I also added in another piece of wood between the tall supports at the head of the bed. This was screwed to the back of the supports, then screwed to joists in the wall. At the foot of the bed, I drove some screws through the side of the bookcase into studs in the wall. With these two attachment points, the bed is solid and won't be moving even when the kids are jumping and playing on top.
I'm very happy with how the bed turned out, the maple looks great finished with Watco Natural finish. The stairs turned out very nice and as you can see the bunk bed is already stuffed full of books and toys.
On the other hand Lauren has only slept in the upper bed once or twice, apparently she prefers to bottom bunk. I guess she is ready for future sleepovers!
