You're About to Be Blown Away by This Dad's Ikea Hack

To lure his son out of his outgrown convertible toddler bed and into a big-kid bed, Eric Strong went to work in creating the "most awesome bed ever." But rather than spending loads on one, he pulled the ultimate Ikea hack by repurposing just three furniture pieces: Kura bed, Trofast toy storage, and Besta shelf.

Eric incorporated his son's interests — playgrounds, hiding, simple machines, and the Berenstain Bears — into the bed design, which features a hidden clubhouse, swinging bookshelf opened by a secret book lever, secret window, pulley and crane, and more.

Realizing he needed more supplies, Eric purchased a second Kura bed and used most of its components to build out the structure. The Trofast was utilized as a support base for the bed slide, while the Besta served its original purpose and then some. Not only did Eric completely think out the bones of the play bed, but he also nailed down the smaller details. The hidden clubhouse is decked out in color-changing LED lights, a ball run courses through and unloads itself, and a backup escape hatch was even built in case the swinging bookshelf proved faulty.

We didn't get to see the little boy's reaction but he probably agrees that he got the "most awesome bed ever." Watch the video above to see how his dad made it happen.