DIY - Build A Platform Bed
Today’s feature is from My Family Loves It with How to build a platform bed
King size is pricey and we didn’t want to spend the money on a bed frame that wasn’t going to match our dressers so we looked into platform beds. I found a few plans online, but the basic design was so simple that I decided to just wing it and make my own plans using standard construction lumber. We made the trip to our local furniture store and fell in love with a foam mattress. We placed our order, took some measurements and after Thanksgiving I built our new bed in a busy afternoon. Here’s how I did it.
By my estimation, the supplies (minus the mattress) were under $125 buckaroos…for a well built, wood platform bed! Way to go guys, great project!
Make sure to visit the site for complete instructions and plans to build your own platform bed, they make it look oh-so easy :).
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31 Jul 2008 at 2:50 pm
John,
Thank you for such a great simple idea.
I’m thinging of adding 4X4’s to the corners w/lockable castors, plus putting two 2X10’s and two 2X4’s down the middle of both frames, and cutting the mdf down the middle so I could take them apart in two halves should I ever need to move it. I’d also cut half-circles over the places where the frames were bolted together (you wouldn’t be able to see them with the mattress on the bed) so I coulde reach the bolts with a socket wrench.
Do you have any thoughts on this idea?
Thanks in advance, Henry from Oregon.
31 Jul 2008 at 6:27 pm
Hi Henry, try posting this over on John’s site (at myfamilylovesit–link is at the top of the post), he probably won’t catch your comment over here. I think he’d be able to give you great feedback on your ideas :).