Dad Builds His Son A Spaceship Bed With The Most AMAZING Control Panel I've Ever Seen

May 18, 2016

This handy dad built his son a twin sized loft bed that includes stairs with storage inside, and a spaceship control panel underneath.

Before:

dad builds son spaceship bed control panel

After:

dad builds son spaceship bed control panel

Underneath the bed.

dad builds son spaceship bed control panel

The  spaceship control panel.

"When designing the bed, I asked myself what I would want if I were 4 years old, and this control panel was my answer."

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Front view.

dad builds son spaceship bed control panel

An iPad is the touch screen monitor.

dad builds son spaceship bed control panel

The lights are a string of 50 white, green, and red wide angle LED Christmas lights.

dad builds son spaceship bed control panel

dad builds son spaceship bed control panel

The switch labels were inspired by a mix of NASA space shuttle switch labels and Star Wars cross-section book text.

dad builds son spaceship bed control panel

Battle station lighting!

dad builds son spaceship bed control panel

His son exploring a star chart.

dad builds son spaceship bed control panel

And the spaceship bed is only going to get better.

"We're looking forward to continuing this project over the next few years."

Credit: BrooklynEWD

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