Project Interuptus...

Our washer and dryer died. They were old and came with the house when we moved. 18 months of service with no complaints. So we have to replace them. We went with a front loading washer and dryer. But they wanted another $460 for pedestals. I found some plans on line to build them myself (naturally). So instead of finishing the loft bed, I'll be building pedestals this weekend.

The first plan I found was on instructables.com

It was a good start but didn't like the open look.  We didn't want or need a drawer but wanted it look a  more finished.  A little more searching found this design at www.thepennyparlor.com:

Almost perfect but we wanted separate pedestals not a single unit.  You can see their design here. 

So based on their design, I'll be making two separate pedestals. I estimate the cost $70 for both.