When you buy a mattress and mattress on a local mattress or furniture store, you are usually given a metal bed frame to support it. Although metal frames are effective, they lack style. Instead of covering an unattractive metal bed frame with a bed skirt, create a wooden box to sit around the bed frame to give it a platform bed look. Making your own box for your bed frame is cheap enough and easy to build on a weekend.
Giantex Twin Size Metal Platform Bed Frame with Headboard and Steel Slat Support Heavy Duty Easy Assembly Mattress Foundation Box Spring Replacement, Black
Instructions
1 Set the metal bed frame and place the box spring on top of the bed frame. Measure the height from the ground to the top of the spring box. Measure the length and width of the bed frame. Record your measurements. In this example, the bed is a standard queen size bed and a 7-inch tall metal bed frame. The height would be 16 inches, the width 54 inches and the length 75 inches.
2 Cut two 56-by-14-by-2-inch measuring plates and two 77-by-14-by-2-inch measuring plates with a circular saw. On the other hand, have the wood cut at your local hardware store when you buy it. Sand cut the edges with medium grain sandpaper.
3 dye or paint the wood as desired. Let the stain or paint dry overnight.
4 Place the four together in a rectangle shape using a second person to help you reach the shape. Support the side tables of 2 inches. Place the 56-inch plates facing each other and 77-inch boards opposite each other. Rest the 56-inch boards against the flat side of the 77-inch boards. Secure the boards together using a nail gun and 4 inch nails. Place two nails across the side of each 77-inch plate at the flat ends of the 56-inch plates.
5 Place the wooden box on the spring frame of the bed and the box, rest the box on the floor. Place the mattress on top of the box spring and make the bed as usual.
Tips and warnings
- If desired, fill nail holes with wood putty before painting or dyeing.
- The measurements used in this example are based on a standard full-size bed and 7-inch height metal bed frame. Adjust your measurements accordingly.