Step 1 of 3.
Materials needed: Queensize Frame
(for queensize mattress 60 inches wide and 80 inches long, prices vary depending on location)
Birch Hardwood
2 – sheets: 3/8 (or 1/2) inch thick by 4 feet by 8 feet.
cost: 2 x $28 = $56
Regular Pine 2 x 4′s
8 – 2 by 4′s at 8 feet long.
cost: 8 x $1.70 = $13.60
Hardware
10 – carriage bolts: 4 inches long, each with one nut and one washer.
cost: 10 x $0.65 (0.45+0.10+0.10) = $6.50
1 box of 3 inch wood screws
1 box of 1 1/2 inch wood screws
(can be coarse thread drywall screws, I prefer black)
cost: 2 x $ 5.00 = $10.00
Cut the 2 x 4′s as follows
(shaded sections not needed)
You will end up with 21 usable pieces.
Cut the Birch Plywood as Follows
(shaded sections not needed)
Take a good look at the sections before cutting. You should end up with 9 usable pieces. Use a fine-toothed blade to cut this birch plywood.
You can choose your own color. I used rosewood water based stain followed by a polyacrylic water based clear coat.
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Platform bed
Are the beds heavy to lift? A wall bed is a bed that you fold down from the wall, and after a great night’s sleep, folds back up against the wall to provide daytime floor space. It is not the comedy bed of ‘Laurel and Hardy’ films – you will not disappear into a cupboard with a Hideaway mechanism. In fact, wall beds have been around for a long time – from the smallest country cottage to luxury apartments, people have always needed more space.