Millicent, there were some excellent plans in Family Handyman Magazine about 4-5 years ago. There are other plans available but they are not real common as this is a pretty large and involved project. Part of this is that there are a lot of liability issues involved. If your child falls out of bed and is seriously hurt, the person who drew up the plans could be sued. For the same reason, you want to follow the product safety requirements when you build the bed. Rules like this are developed because people were hurt and you don’t want to see that happen to your child.
Henry in MI