This was a BIG project for me. I learned a lot along the way. I modified the plans from the fillman storage bed (twin size to queen size). For the most part the main changes I made were in the Headboard and footboard. I added the width to make them queen size. The bases for the drawers I kept the same size for the most part. I have all of my dimensions and notes written down and will come back and add those.
I shortened the height of both the headboard and footboard by a couple of inches which enabled me to get them both built using 1 sheet of wood. I used a combination of birch hardwood and pine.
This was my first time building anything with drawers... 12 drawers was a bit daunting too! But with much sweat and love I worked thru this. This was built for my son and he loves it! I did add knobs to the drawers and need to update a picture!
Overall I spent about $200 on my wood. $100 on the drawer slides. and I got 25 wood knobs that I stained to match online for about $1 each.
My son loved the bed. I did not permenately attach all the bed supports instead did the top middle and end pieces. the others just lay in place and can be removed easily and large totes can be stored beneath.
My son was moved into the bonus room and as you can see the ceilings are low. This bed eliminated the need for a dresser and as a bonus no toys can get under it!
I have more pix on my blog.
I spent about 10 days from start to finish. a few of those days I worked a lot, in between I had to tend to 3 kids and life and rest my sore arms LOL
Comments
athingvall
Sun, 12/28/2014 - 22:40
What would you change?
Love the bed. I am glad that you were able to make it work. Is there anything that you would change? Do you have enough support in the middle? Storage? I am trying to make the conversion from queen plan to king plan. Any thoughts would be great. Thank you.
mwindsor6
Mon, 01/19/2015 - 23:58
Thanks our for the comment, i
Thanks our for the comment, i would not change my ha of anything inn. the. Not thing I think I think i change and still might in the future is to make the drawers come out a littler further so the faces do not try to sit completely flush and come out about an 1/8 of an inch so the trim I have on it would sit a little more flush and not try to push against the bed.
As for support the is more than enough support in the middle. There is enough cross braces where there is only about 1/2" between them. Also for additional support I used 2 4x4 scap piece in the middle-ish of bottoms of each side on the bottoms. I set them about directly center of the sides of th center drawer. Also for the brackets I used thick house framing brackets with 1/2 bolts because I have been moving a lot over the years so it comes apart easier. If you would be more interested in that I can send additions all pictures.
Hope this helps you, the bed is extremely sturdy and we absolutely love it more than any bed we could have purchased from a store.
emily3982
Sat, 12/31/2016 - 07:56
Great Job, A few questions
Hi Great Job. I saw your previous comment. "Also for the brackets I used thick house framing brackets with 1/2 bolts because I have been moving a lot over the years so it comes apart easier. If you would be more interested in that I can send additions all pictures" Where did you put the house framing brackets and 1/2 bolts? We are in the process of building two twin beds with storage and the easy take down part is something I am mentally trying to wrap my head around. If you have pictures of this as well that would be super helpful. Thanks so much!
crazdmomof4
Thu, 06/18/2020 - 19:25
Do you have measurements for…
Do you have measurements for how you altered to a king size
pschmitke
Tue, 02/22/2022 - 08:13
This looks great! I am…
This looks great! I am making the king size version and am also wondering if you have a modified list of measurements?