Steps 11-27 are missing (i assume not needed).

Also what is the approximate project cost?

Do you have any plans for a bedroom set with this as the bed? We love the plans for this bed frame but need a bedside table and dresser to make too. 

I am planning to build this bed for my daughter...it looks like there is no box spring...does it not need one? What do you recommend?

Thanks!!

We are about to tackle this project and instead of a box spring we are building a platform. We bought a Casper mattress and any sturdy, flat surface works for that mattress. Therefore we're avoiding a box spring and raising the sides a couple inches from the stock plans then putting in a plywood platform between the rails (with supports in the middle of course). Good luck!

I want to make this for my son's room. What are the dimensions for an XL twin bed?

I believe there may be an issue in the cut list with the following line:

1 - 2x4 @ width of mattress - Footboard Base

I'm thinking this is supposed to be the 2x6 underneath the 2x4 top? 

Thank you so much for the detailed pictures and instructions. Really anyone can build his own bed from scratch following this. Your style really takes Woodworking to the next level. Keep up the good work. My elder bro is working on a new design which he thinks will blow! I always watch his craft as I follow the threads. They are awesome and I help him with some ideas. While surfing today, I came across this thing which I found very useful for him and for some other friends. Please check it, you may be interested as well. http://bit.ly/woodycraft

For some reason i have a gap at the end of the headboard plank and the top of the bed.  i added an additional tongue/grove plank on the headboard for a total of 6 planks and still ended up with a gap (bottom of tongue/groove and top of my bed) that might eat pillows  ;)

Is my 8" mattress not tall enough? did your bed in the picture have a box spring as well? trying to come up with a solution since i can't get behind the frame anymore without taking the bed and side rails off of the headboard.

my browser is currently not letting me paste the picture to give you a visual example :(

Zooming in on the pictures provided, they definitely have a box spring - but it looks like they used 7 tongue and groove planks instead of the 5 the directions state.

What does she mean by "off the shelf 2x4, 2x6..."? What kind of wood are you guys using? I was thinking of using pine as I've heard that pine is good for furniture making due to the light color of the wood (easy to stain) and the light weight of the wood while being sturdy. I need some recommendations!

I have loved Ana's plans for almost as long as she's been putting them on the web (long before Grace!).  I want to build a bed, but am worried about how heavy everything is, built with 2x4s & 4x4s.  What if the headboard & footboard were centered with patterned sheetwood (like faux beadboard sheets, or similar) instead of the 1" tongue & groove?  How would that work?

I'm also wondering if anybody has attached the siderails to head- and footboards with metal hardware instead of pocket screws, for taking the bed apart to move it multiple times.  

Thank you, Ana, for sharing so much over the years.  How your family has grown!

How is everyone's bed holding up? I see that the design has no center posts...so I added some to my build. I feel as if that should of been apart of the original plans.

Has anyone made this bed with hardware that lets you disassemble the frame when moving it?

We have made this bed, and we love it! What is the name of the rug and where did you get it...thank you!

I’m mid-build on the first of two beds, and would appreciate helping me learn how to do a better job on the second.

I had a really hard time attaching my tongue and groove to the headboard legs with pocket holes because the 2x2 cleats were in the way. I had to drill out half circles in the cleats so the screws wouldn’t get hung up on the edge.

Additionally I wasn’t sure how to attach the tongue and groove to the cleats themselves; it wasn’t called out explicitly. I used a couple of screws through the back of the cleats, which worked fine, but wasn’t sure if that’s what was intended. (I also didn’t attach them to the cleats until after all my pocket screws into the legs were in place.)

Should I have skipped the cleats since I was using pocket holes to attach to the top plate and legs? I watched the video a ton of times and saw that no cleats were used on the legs for that version, but the tongue and groove was also much thicker than mine. I felt the cleats were appropriate to add structure, but had to feel my way through to a solid build. (I added a 3rd cleat down the center attached to the top and to the tongue and groove to tie it together a bit more and keep it from giving a little in the center.)

What should I have done differently? Did anyone else have this issue and solve for it differently? Thanks!

Hi! Just bought the needed materials and cut down to size. But, I noticed that your plan called for 8- 2x4 and I'm only noticing 7-2x4s being used for the Standard king. Anyone else come across this problem of having an extra 2x4?

Ana
My husband and myself are doing this bed and would love to know how you got the finish that you have on it? The Varathan for weathered wood looks like it makes it really grey. Did you do anything else over top of this or sand it off a little?

What does this king bed weight?

What does this king bed weight?

are brad nails needed for this build? i saw them in the shopping list, but wasnt stated during any of the steps? if not, I can tackle this project soon. still dont have a brad nailer or miter saw, but have almost every other tool out there! love the rustic themes

Personally, I felt this plan was a bit confusing. The video showed a 2x2 being used to assist adding the tongue and grove, but it was never attached to the headboard in your build, but is on the instructions. Plus it says we needed brad nails, but no where does instructions state to use them. There were some sheets that had size of wood mentioned and some pages did not. For example, the footboard has the leg height, but I felt could be helpful to have the wood sizes mentioned like on Step 6. I somehow thought the bottom part of Step 7 wasn’t a 2x6 or I missed buying it from the shopping list. Step 9 shows the cleets on each side, but didn’t indicate where you were to put them. We are attaching ours to the bottom side of the 2x6. That would leave extra room for the slats to lay. However (and I think the directions mentioned it) but that doesn’t leave much room to add two pocket holes for screws to attach the side rail to the headboard. Plus I think also hard to screw slats to the cleets due to the top over hang. The video shows you screwing the sides to the headboard, but slats are not there. Then you see slats later, so I’m guessing you added them after it was attached to the headboard? My other issue is that we would have to add the slats before attaching the sides to the headboard. We’re using 2x4’s and there is no way we’re going to be able to add them in after the bottom is attached to the headboard. If we do, the part towards the headboard will be difficult. So just so everyone knows, the video doesn’t match the instructions. Great bed over all, but I felt the instructions needed a little more work.

I’m having issues with not using a boxspring. The gap between the headboard & mattress is just to great. What if I raise the foot & rails up to accommodate this gap? How far up would the 14 1/2 have to go for a 11 inch mattress?

I’m having issues with not using a boxspring. The gap between the headboard & mattress is just to great. What if I raise the foot & rails up to accommodate this gap? How far up would the 14 1/2 have to go for a 11 inch mattress?

Hi there. i appreciate this site, and I appreciate the free plans, and i think the bed looks great. However, if Ana White or whomever runs the site would review the comments, they would see that there are several issues with the assembly of the bed that several users have mentioned, and the plans have not been updated to address these issues.

I guess it's a case of "you get what you pay for", but I think it would help the site and the users if this information was corrected. I am speaking specifically of the pocket holes that have to be created before adding the back slats, and direction for creating the pocket holes in the wood before assembling the cross members. Thanks.

What would is recommended for this project? Pine?

What color stain did you use for this bed frame ? Thanks in advance

Question about plans. How do I attach the tongue and groove planks to headboard legs after I have already attached the 2" x 2" cleats? The pocket hole screws won't clear the cleat.
Appreciate your help.

Thanks

How many coats of the wood accelerator did you use? When I put one it comes out almost like a silver color and not really a weathered look. I've never used wood accelerator before so any help you be greatly appreciated.

Thank you for sharing so openly, it is very inspiring. I plan on taking the foot of this bed and using it on booth ends of the bed and lift it so I can fit a trendle under it. With a king sized bed on top I will have to offset the center supports a bit but I do not think it will hurt the function. A twin is 5" shorter so that is easy but a twin is exactly half the size of a king....hope to build this week will send pictures if we do.

I am wanting to build this for a standard king. My only concern is that I have a rather narrow bedroom ( room for this bed for sure but only about 18-24" on each side to walk by) I was wondering how much wider this frame is than the actual mattress. According to the cad drawings it is as wide as the mattress but in the cover photo from Ana's own bed it looks wider. So does the mattress sit inside the frame or on top of the 2x4 side rails?
Would love some feedback on this.