Cut the boards to the right length for the size of your bed.
Building a bed frame for a king size bed.
First thing to build for the bed is the cross section.
For the end rails drill 2 holes roughly 3 from each end so that there will be just over 1 5 of board hanging over for the side rails the holes can be 1 5 from the end since the side rails will rest on the end rail overhang.
Take your caps and place them over the center of each end of the vertical piece.
To build a king size bed frame just add 16 inches to the length of all the horizontal components.
Stain it rather than paint it for example.
The 1x4s 2 4 and 2 6 on the headboard the.
Start by building four i beams with 3 4 maple plywood at 6 3 4 x 80 1 2.
King size platform bed frame.
Mrs fancy pantz did an amazing job on this diy bed frame and headboard.
Painted in cool white this diy bed has a touch of shaker styling but the finish could be adapted to almost any style.
The 1x4s 2 4 and 2 6 on the headboard the bed slats and the 2 6 on the headboard.
The summer break is just around the corner which means you will have a lot of free time on your hands.
You could adjust the the king size to fit your queen mattress or adjust the queen build to work with 2 6 s.
I imagine writing this tutorial is going to take longer than actually building the bed so let s get a move on.
There are full instructions and plans on how to build a bed frame with drawers like this one together with guidance on how to adapt this king size model into a queen homemade bed frame with storage.
Realize this design can be altered to make a full or queen sized bed.
Diy king size bed free plans.
So the size of the under the bed drawer will depend upon the size bed you are building.
Get those mattresses off the floor.
Why not make this amazing mid century but modern looking diy king size platform bed frame.
Thanks so much for the kind words good luck.
To build a twin size bed frame reduce 21 inches on the length of all the horizontal components.
And bower power used one of those plans to build this bed and it s king size.
We all have that one room that needs a wood platform bed.
They built this bed for around 150 not bad.
You will build it to fit the space between the dressers under the bed.
Put the bed together.
For us the drawer ended up being 20 inches wide by 50 inches long.
Ana white is one of our favorite bloggers because she puts out these amazing woodworking plans for free including diy bed frames.
It s much easier to show than tell.