Making the bed frame with his hands

Craft frame of the bed with his hands is easier than you might think.

This work certainly will you, if you are furnishing a small bedroom and want to make a custom bed mattress.

Or maybe you want to see in your bedroom a unique piece of furniture, the second copy of which can not be found in any apartment in any catalog?

With a little skill to work with carpentry tools, manufacture of wood bed will not cause any difficulties, but it will save a considerable amount of money, which we usually overpay for the brand, buying a ready-made bed in shops, showrooms, etc.

So, get down to business.

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First we decide on a mattress, select the desired color for us, orthopedic properties, is better to consult with specialists on staff, equipment and the like, and to begin work on a framework we are interested in the size of the bed.

also think over the future design of the bed height from the floor, the shape and size of backs.

These values ​​will need to count the number of required materials.Be sure to draw to themselves the drawings, specifying all the main dimensions of the finished bed, so as not to bite fingers afterwards.

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In determining the frame size, add 10 mm on each side of the mattress you choose.

Take for example the manufacture of wood frame for a standard double bed under the mattress size 2000h1800 mm very simple design, drawings of more complex models, you can manually search specific sites.

bed is used by us mainly for sleep and sometimes for a more active holiday, then the frame structure must be solid and reliable, able to withstand a certain load, so as a material for manufacturing will use dry wood - calibrated the board not less than 30 mm thickbase rail section 20h80 mm, from which we produce lamellas, sheet of plywood.

advance take care of the hardware (metal corners, screws, SCREW) and a small set of carpentry tools, stains, varnish based on polyurethane, joiner's glue, putty, upholstery fabric.

Based on the size of a double bed, we need 2 boards 2 070 mm for side panels and boards 2 1820 mm long for the end walls.

Making Bed

bed frame Production consists of two stages - carpentry, joinery and decoration.

consider each step in more detail.

Carpentry

first step collect base frame - a rectangular box of grooved boards.On the floor lay a rectangle, carefully measured the angles between the sides, straight out.

Use a square building to level all the angles of 90 °.

To tie designs can be used metal corners on the screws or SCREW, and the reliability of the joints should be prokleivat joiner's glue.

The photo shows how to drill holes SCREW.

Note that the cap screws and SCREW should be slightly recessed into the wood, and all the places SPIL wooden elements it is desirable to immediately handle from burrs.

holes "in plane" should be slightly more than the diameter of the holes "in the face", it is permissible to use both fixing the above method.

screws size is chosen in such a way that it does not exceed a total thickness of stapling materials, or fixing the tip will come out with a twisting and may in the future cause injury or damage to the upholstery or mattress.

If your bed is now a royal bed and has dimensions more we have chosen, it will be advisable for reliability make another central wall, this is the option you can see in the photo.

Next, we use rail 20h80 mm, cutting them along the length of the frame.

Reiki fasten with screws from the inside to the sidewalls, aligning the bottom edge of the frame, these straps will be attached fins.

as slat will suit us the same rack, but already sawn on bed width.Slats are mounted on support bars as shown in the photograph, in increments not more than 150 mm.

If battens are in short supply, the slats may be made of plywood 20 mm or more, in this case an extra central support partition to be particularly relevant.

Depending on the design of your bed, basic carpentry work on this can be completed.

If your bed as much as possible simple, Spartan style, not burdened by various decorations, it is sufficient at this stage to refine the wooden parts, processed them manually fine-grained sandpaper or a sander to avoid splinters, and begin processing stain and varnish.

Next to a uniform load distribution during operation, laid on the slats plywood panel, and then you select the mattress and your bed can be used for other purposes.

tell me a little trick - slats can be fixed to the base with greater frequency (pitch 10-40 mm), in such a frame of plywood shield device is not required.

We have reviewed the production of the type of ottoman beds, finished height of a bed with a view of the mattress will be equal to approximately 350 mm.

If you like to sleep higher off the floor, then it is time to engage in the manufacture of legs.Bed legs are made of timber 50x50 mm and are attached to the body by means of screws or SCREW.

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In our example, the bed becomes quite respectable size, so the legs need to strengthen not only the corners of the frame, but also to the means of the sidewalls.

If additional longitudinal bulkhead was installed when installing the frame, then its support is necessary to make one more leg.

Again undertake the sandpaper or sander and a good work on parts of the timber.

Decorating bed

Overall view of the bed must match the interior design of your bedroom, so in addition to the main frame can serve as a stand at the head and at the foot of the bed.

These elements can be carved, fancy shape or form is strictly rectangular, with inserts mirrored fabric or upholstered with a soft cloth - it all depends on your imagination.

Craft decorations can be very different forms, specialists or order, or buy ready-made items in specialty stores.

Some design ideas bed you can see in the proposed videos and photos.

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before final treatment, all the technical holes, joints framing members need zashpatlevat.

If your bed is the highlight of a natural material, all the elements of the tree to wipe the dust with a dry cloth, then soak stain and cover layer 2-3 with a special varnish.

pine boards covering stain is not necessary, or because of the high content of resin timber will be the effect of tiger stripes, there will be just enough processing lacquer.

For reliable effect, apply 2-3 coats of varnish, letting dry thoroughly previous layers.

If the bed is lined with a soft material, you will need to work carpenter stapler, staples, a suitable amount of upholstery fabric.

In this case, the fabric can be laid under the thin layer of foam rubber and perform punching sculpted nails.

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Upholstery must match colors of your bedroom.

upholstery fabrics can be used for internal processing elements of wood, which will prevent the mattress from contamination.

The bedroom minimalist design, as a rule, no cabinets for clothes, or they are very small in size.

designing the wooden frame for a subsequent independent production, you can address this point by placing the bottom of the frame drawers for clothes or making frame with lifting gear - mattress will go up, and the resulting space you can use is 100%.

We conclude

As practice shows, material and labor costs for the independent production of wood frame bed fully justified.

Assembling the entire construction takes no more than three days, and the cost of the bed, given you purchased mattress is cheaper up to two times in comparison with the models with the furniture factory to which mattress you need to buy separately.

In addition, the build quality of your bed you can control yourself by checking it visually in the manufacture and practical to use.

Your bed will disturb your sleep unexpected creak in the stillness of the night, and if this happens, you are easy to remove the stimulus, just twist the screw right.