If you have converted your loft but retained the slanted roof with just a window installed, that particular floor space under the slant could be used as storage space by installing a shelving unit.

However, with a little imagination and creativity it could be an excellent place to build a podium bed. The advantage of this arrangement is that it can be used not only to hold a comfortable mattress or a pair of mattresses depending on how much room there is available.

It can also be utilised during the day as a work surface, snack table or a place to generally relax after a hard day at work with the use of throw cushions.

First measure the floor space from wall to wall, making sure that you have at least eight feet by three and a half feet to accommodate the mattress.

Mark out vertical lines 16 inches above the floor. Once the frame has been built, leave a gap roughly a foot and a half in from the side wall for the mattress wall. In this gap you should secure three quarter by one and three quarter inch hardwood bed slats roughly two inches apart. However two of these slats should be fastened together to form a head support.

Lay the platforms over the rest of the frame but leave also room to install hatches further away from the front edge of the podium. This will make better use of the storage space beneath the podium, since it would be impractical to build long enough drawers.