Build Simple King Size Bed Frame

Recycle your old wood and build a bed.

Build simple king size bed frame.

The summer break is just around the corner which means you will have a lot of free time on your hands. The 1x4s 2 4 and 2 6 on the headboard the. It s a simple design held together with bolts. I ll take you through each phase so you can tackle this on your own.

Diy reclaimed wood bed. Put the bed together. First thing to build for the bed is the cross section. Build a custom size king bed frame.

February 14 2014 71 comments. This king size bed frame is a simple design held together. Line up the long sides of the two frame assemblies. We constructed a king size bed adjust the lumber sizes to match the size of your bed.

Get those mattresses off the floor. How to build a custom king size bed frame. King size platform bed frame. Mark here with a step by step of how we built our king size bed frame.

The middle cross members get placed at 13 and 27 inches on the frame. To build a twin size bed frame reduce 21 inches on the length of all the horizontal components. Realize this design can be altered to make a full or queen sized bed. We all have that one room that needs a wood platform bed.

Especially if you re like me and you d rather build it than buy it. So the size of the under the bed drawer will depend upon the size bed you are building. To build a king size bed frame just add 16 inches to the length of all the horizontal components. Repeat these steps to make the other half of the bed frame.

For us the drawer ended up being 20 inches wide by 50 inches long. Once they are in place screw them together. Layout the frame cross member so that you have one on each end of the frame sides. The 1x4s 2 4 and 2 6 on the headboard the bed slats and the 2 6 on the headboard.

Start by building four i beams with 3 4 maple plywood at 6 3 4 x 80 1 2. Why not make this amazing mid century but modern looking diy king size platform bed frame.