11/21/2018

Platform Bed - Build Plans


https://youtu.be/9HrszTJeww0

FILES:
AutoCad  (.dwg)          https://drive.google.com/file/d/1UuKo_PfwkZabKHHslnbRAL7HVqZH1Htq/view?usp=sharing
All Design Ideas (.pdf)     https://drive.google.com/file/d/13Y2K3RFb7ISt8b8kpqQAOLaNFCWY-XEp/view?usp=sharing
All Design Ideas (.jpg)     https://drive.google.com/file/d/1e2XJjtnF5nbpilEnvRsFfLPBmyqmTwsL/view?usp=sharing
Bed Final (.pdf)            https://drive.google.com/file/d/1kkbZKSw-tecFC1Y3VtMNuD639LhYv4G1/view?usp=sharing
Bed Final (.jpg)            https://drive.google.com/file/d/10SW0dXHoYN3-OvNYeTftPwx64WG7WLk_/view?usp=sharing



Years ago i built my own platform bed.  I was inspired by an expensive version, but mine cost less than $150.
how to build a platform bed

This is all the parts of the bed.  The frame, headboard, legs, and supports.  All of it is pine, because pine is cheap.
assemble platform bed, wood

The connections are simple metal brackets, which makes it easy to assemble and take apart.  And i've taken this apart many times.
bed support, wood rail

Even though it's pine, a good stain and polyurethane can make it look like a nicer wood.
how to put a bed together, platform bed

And several grits of sandpaper combined with polyurethane will produce a mirror finish.
Make a platform bed

You need to use a memory foam mattress to create the low profile.
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Here is the assembled bed.  Low and wide was the platform bed look i was going for.
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One nice touch was that when assembling the corners, i used the metal bracket combined with the square leg.  Once screwed together it held everything in tight.
how to make a platform bed

I assembled the bed upside down then flipped it over.  Here you can see the middle of the bed supports.
plans for a platform bed

The final look is of a typical platform bed.  Very modern looking.
build a platform bed

And combined with the simple yet strong bracket construction, it makes for a great spare bedroom bed.
support boards for bed falling cracked

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