My wife has always wanted a king sized bed. While my hobbyist woodworking skills are not (yet) to the point where I can create the mahogany sleigh bed she has always dreamed of, I think she has enjoyed the farmhouse bed that I built for her X-mas present. We bought a new gel mattress for the bed, which sits on a few sheets of plywood over a frame of 2x4s. While we have no current plans to move anytime soon, using some of the advice of commenters/posters, I constructed our bed and frame with bed rail brackets and hanger joists that will allow us the option to disassemble/reassemble it in the future.
Built from Plan(s)
Estimated Cost
250
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
Behr off-white #1873 paint distressed with Minwax Special Walnut stain
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner
Comments
JanieMR
Sat, 04/22/2017 - 13:35
Farmhoue Bed
What did you ue to connect the bed rails to the Headboard and Foorboard.
I am at a loss.
pde00311
Thu, 04/27/2017 - 18:57
Bed rail hardware
Janie, I ended up buying some bed rail hardware with the idea that I might someday disassemble the bed: http://www.rockler.com/surface-mounted-keyhole-bed-rail-brackets
if you want to do it cheaper, joist hangers should work.