Queen size
Are you inspired by the simplicity of West Elm's furniture? Well so am I, and with these plans, you can build a similar bed frame. This is the first real woodworking project I ever built, so it is well suited for a beginner. Have fun!
Designer Furniture Store Cost: $400
Estimated Project Cost: $115*
You Save: $285
4 Heavy Duty 90 degree angle brackets
4 in. Corner Braces
2 Leg Levelers (sold in packs of 4)
4 - 2 x 8 x 8'
1 - 2 x 3 x 8'
1 - 4 x 4 x 8'
4 - 2 x 2 x 8'
4 - 1 x 3 x 10'
#8 2" Wood Screws
#8 1" Wood Screws
Drill
Circular Saw
Circular Saw Rip Guide
Wood Glue
Clamps
Measuring Tape
Sander
Speed Square
Wood Glue
-First, plane 2x8's down to 1" thickness. If you don't have a planer, most lumber yards will provide this service for a fee.
-Cut 4x4's down to 2.25"x2.25" with circular saw and rip guide.
-After that, make these cuts:
| 8 - 4 x 4 | 6" on long side @ 45 degree angle | Feet |
| 2 - 4 x 4 | 7" | Center rail support feet |
| 2 - 2 x 8 | 62" | End Rails |
| 2 - 2 x 8 | 80" | Side Rails |
| 1 - 2 x 3 | 80" | Center Rail |
| 2 - 2 x 2 | 74" | Side rail supports |
| 4 - 2 x 2 | 25,3/4" | End rail supports |
| 2 - 2 x 2 | 8" | Center rail supports |
| 8 - 1 x 3 | 60" | Slats |
Step 1
Glue feet together at 90 degree angles, and hold with clamps. Set aside.
Step 2
Sand down outside of siderails and endrails until smooth.
Step 3
One at a time, attach siderails to endrails with the foot braces. Use the foot brace to square the joint, then use a pencil to draw where the holes should be on the boards. Predrill holes for the screws, making sure not to drill through the siderails or endrails. Then screw in brace to siderails. Don't attach the foot brace to the endrails yet.
Step 4
While holding boards in place at 90 degree angles, set angle bracket on top of the foot brace. Use a pencil to mark where the hols are for the siderails and endrails. Predrill holes for angle brackets.
Step 5
Center side rail supports on the inside of the siderails, 1,1/4" from the top. Clamp to secure to siderails. Predril holes for screws approximately 12" apart, centering them on the siderails suports. Then attach siderails with 2" screws.
Step 6
Center endrail supports on the inside of the enrails 1,1/4" from the top and 4" from the sides. There will be a gap in the middle that will be exactly 2,1/2" where the center rail will sit. Predrill holes and attach with 2" woodscrews. Then attach center rail supports beneath the gap.
Step 7
With siderail and endrail supports attached, attach the siderails and endrails to each other using 1" screws for the angle brackets and the supplied screws for the foot braces.
Step 8
Screw in feet to the foot braces with 2" woodscrews. I offset my feet about 5/16" from both edges, but you can choose to make them flush with the siderails and endrails if you like that look better
Step 9
Attach feet to center rail with four 2" screws each, countersunk into the wood so that the top of the center rail is flush. Lay the center support rail into the center of the bed lengthwise.
Step 10
Lay in the slats, spacing them about 8-10" apart.
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