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DIY slatted bed. Options for making your own wooden bed

In furniture stores, the price of designer models, those on which the “handmade” sign hangs, significantly exceeds the reasonable and possible mark. Wooden beds look very stylish and modern. The high cost of manufacturing materials makes it less popular. You can save a lot of money if you make your own bed from wood without involving specialists. Self-production will allow you to create a unique model that matches the design of the room in which it will be located.

Before you start making a bed, you need to choose the wood from which the furniture will be made. All breeds are conventionally divided into two groups:

  • Soft;
  • Solid.

Soft breeds include:

  1. Cedar;
  2. Pine;
  3. Alder;
  4. Aspen;
  5. Lipa.

Hard rocks include:

  1. Birch;
  2. Ash;
  3. Nut;
  4. Maple.

Each group has its own number of advantages and disadvantages. Wood of only one specific type has some characteristics. A brief description of popular materials for a do-it-yourself wooden bed is given below in the corresponding table.

№ Name Breed Characteristics of the material, advantages and disadvantages
1 Alder Soft It is a popular material due to its low price category. When drilled, alder cracks, so when making furniture from it, it is not recommended to use nails as fasteners. Main advantages: low price, resistance to high humidity (does not absorb water).
2 Pine Soft Low price category. Disadvantages: wood is easily cracked and cannot withstand heavy loads. Advantages: antiseptic properties, air disinfection, not susceptible to wood pests.
3 Linden Soft It is susceptible to the negative influence of external factors; it is adversely affected by sunlight, high humidity and dry air. Linden is used to make interior parts of furniture because it is resistant to mechanical damage.
4 Oak Solid Oak furniture is durable and wear-resistant. Easily withstands heavy loads and is resistant to adverse external factors. Furniture made from this type of wood is elite. The main disadvantage: the high price category, which makes rare oak accessible only to a few.
5 Ash Solid Ash is susceptible to mechanical damage, does not bend under weight, and does not tend to deform over time. It is expensive, but the durability of the material justifies the high price. Requires protection and regular treatment from wood bugs.
6 Birch Solid During fastening of elements, the material does not crack. It has high strength, but an average price category, which makes birch popular. The main disadvantage is the need for special treatment against fungus, which easily infects the array.
7 Beech Solid Beech is a dense material. When properly treated, beech furniture lasts a long time. Changes in temperature and humidity have a negative effect on wood. The material is capable of deforming under the weight of human weight. Belongs to the middle price category.

Wood hardness

Calculation of the quantity of materials

Below is a calculation of the necessary materials for do-it-yourself wooden beds. You can make this bed from solid pine because it is cheap. You can choose more expensive materials. The calculation of the required amount of wood is given in the table below.

Materials

The amount of material is indicated for the manufacture of a bed with a mattress size of 2000 by 1500 mm. This is not a single bed, a bed of this size is suitable for two. If the mattress is of a different size, you will only need to slightly change the length of the boards, but the manufacturing algorithm and sequence of actions remain the same.

In addition to wood, you will also need:

  • Self-tapping screws 30 mm;
  • Self-tapping screws 60 mm;
  • Self-tapping screws 50 mm;
  • Acrylic varnish (for decorative finishing);
  • Stain;
  • Wood putty;
  • Solar glue.

The above-mentioned wooden elements are based on the manufacture of furniture without a headboard. By adding a carved headboard, you can create an antique bed with your own hands. In this case, the headboard will not act as a headboard, but rather will act as a decorative element.

Fasteners

Manufacturing of elements

The sequence of manufacturing elements for the future bed includes cutting materials, sanding them, drilling holes for screwing in self-tapping screws at an angle and fastening furniture elements using wood glue and self-tapping screws.

Frame

To make the frame, two boards measuring 2.5×20×205 cm and two boards measuring 2.5×20×148.5 cm are cut. How to make the frame yourself:

  1. The cut boards are cut to the required length using a jigsaw;
  2. The wood is sanded using a sander or plane;
  3. All four boards are placed at a 90 degree angle to each other. You can check the connection angle using a square. For more reliable fastening, you can use metal corners at 90 degrees;
  4. For fastening with self-tapping screws at an angle, we make special holes, and after joining the wood with self-tapping screws, the joints are secured with wood glue.

The corner of each board must be ground and rounded. This will ensure not only safety in operation, but also protect the carpenter making the bed from wounds, scratches, splinters and cuts.

For this fastening, 30 mm self-tapping screws are used. Remains of wood glue, before they dry, are removed with a damp cloth. To process the bed frame with your own hands, you can use not only electric, but also hand-held woodworking tools.

Cutting boards to the required size

We polish them

Fastening the corners

Assembling the frame

Base

After the frame is processed, you can begin to make the base for the slatted bottom. It is advisable to install the slats themselves after assembling the bed, so that it would be more convenient to build the remaining parts. Step-by-step diagrams on how to make a bed base:

  1. To make the frame, boards 50*100*2400 mm are used;
  2. They need to be cut to length so that it is 202 cm;
  3. All 3 wooden boards are attached along the base of the bed;
  4. They can be attached using self-tapping screws and wood glue;
  5. The side boards are attached using wood glue (clamps can be used to secure the fastening), and after it dries, they are fastened to the boards of the bed frame with self-tapping screws every 25 cm. Self-tapping screws are used with a length of 50 mm;
  6. Before screwing in the screws, you need to prepare holes for them. This simple operation will make the work easier and help avoid cracking of the wood;
  7. In order for a homemade wooden bed to be securely connected with your own hands, you should attach the elements to the ends of the frame not only with self-tapping screws, but also with glue.

Selecting lamellas by size

Be sure to make the same indentation

We fasten them with lamellas

Features of inserting lamellas

Headboard

When making a bed from solid wood, the headboard should be used as a decorative element. A backrest is not provided in a wooden bed, since wooden furniture is considered a sign of wealth and luxury. When a carved wooden bed is made, the headboard must be selected in accordance with the dimensions of the base of the structure.

To ensure that a wooden bed does not lose its sophistication and luxury, the headboard must be created either using a wood milling machine, or ordered ready-made. If the external design is not as important as the functionality of the bed, you can make the bed without a headboard, or attach it later, after purchase. A headboard assembled from several parts detracts from the beauty and sophistication of expensive, hand-made wooden furniture.

The headboard needs to be treated and painted with the same materials that were used to create the beautiful frame and base. In this case, the bed will be both functional and beautiful.

Cut out the part to the required size

Making holes

We glue foam rubber

Upholstered with fabric

Supports

The legs will be used as support. They are made from wooden beams. We do it like this:

  1. From a wooden beam 10*10 cm, 6 elements 10.5 cm long are cut (the height of the legs can be changed according to the specific project);
  2. Such legs can be made more beautiful if the lower corner of the support is made slightly beveled. This is done at will;
  3. After this, each leg can be rounded off at the ends and then polished;
  4. Under each support, and there are three in total (two lateral and one central), two legs are placed. If a decision is made to decorate the legs by beveling the support area, it is not recommended to reduce the support area of ​​the central legs;
  5. Under the central support, the legs can be mounted not at the edges, but closer to the center. Before fastening the parts with self-tapping screws, you need to drill holes for them.

You need to make marks on the supports where the screws are attached. This will help to avoid the screws from touching and the wood splitting from the load.

Selecting a bar of the required thickness

Determining the optimal length

Cut according to the markings

Making bevels

We fasten the legs

During the manufacture of wooden beds, special attention is paid to fastening elements. Among these you will need:

  • Wood screws (different lengths);
  • Metal corners with a rounded stiffener (to make the wooden structure more reliable);
  • Nails (not suitable for all wood).

How to choose self-tapping screws for fastening two specific parts:

  1. Measure the thickness of the part to which the second part will be attached;
  2. Measure the thickness of the part that is attached to the main one;
  3. Add both values ​​(in mm);
  4. Subtract 10 mm from the resulting figure;
  5. The resulting value will indicate the length of the self-tapping screw required to fasten the 2 above-mentioned parts.

For example:

  1. The main part is 55 mm thick;
  2. The thickness of the attached part is 25 mm;
  3. 25+55=80mm;
  4. 80-10=70mm.

To fasten two parts (55 and 25 mm) with a total thickness of 80 mm, it is necessary to use self-tapping screws 70 mm long.

Assembly

After attaching the legs, you can return the structure to its original position. Now it stands the way it will stand during operation. Further assembly of the bed includes decorating two end and one long side with decorative boards, as well as creating a slatted bottom on which the mattress will be laid in the future.

How to make homemade mattress slats:

  1. Since the length of all slats will be the same, the length can be measured for only one slats, and the rest can be created by drawing correspondence between its dimensions and the dimensions of the first (reference);
  2. Each strip must be cut, sanded and holes made for fastenings;
  3. The slats are laid on the base of the bed at an equal distance (relative to each other), and are attached with self-tapping screws screwed into the prepared holes to the side and central supports. Before attaching the slats, you should mark the places where the legs are attached to the frame, so that when screwing in the screws you do not damage the wood with excessive load. The distance between the screws that secure the legs and slats should be at least 5 cm.

We make slats to size

We polish them

We attach them to the base

Decor options

Three boards serve as decorative finishing. They can be decorated with carvings, which are made on a milling machine, or with engraving. How to attach decorative elements:

  1. After cutting and sanding, decorative boards are attached to the top of the frame;
  2. Wood glue is applied to the ends of the wooden planks, and the planks are pressed with clamps until they are completely secured;
  3. This decorative finish will not only reduce the risk of injury to the sleeper on the ends of the frame boards, but will also give the bed a more beautiful appearance;
  4. It is advisable to press decorative boards with clamps using small pieces of wood. They increase the area of ​​pressing 2 boards against each other, and also protect decorative boards from marks left by clamps.

In addition to attaching decorative boards, you can use a carved headboard as decoration, or choose bed designs that include a footboard. As a beautiful decorative element, you can create a special place for the cat at the bottom of the bed, or rather under it. Making this place is easy with just a few boards. To ensure secure fastening, as well as to prevent the bed from creaking, all holes prepared for self-tapping screws must be filled with wood putty after finishing the work. In this case, the bed will not creak while sleeping.

If you visit any large furniture store, it will always offer a wide selection of beds of various types and modifications. If you wish and have the opportunity, you can purchase any one, but it often happens that one or another option does not suit the existing interior of the house, or the bed is too large and bulky, or simply is not satisfied with the quality and style of execution. In this case, there is a difficult, but sometimes only way out: making a bed out of wood with your own hands.

Materials

Since it is high-quality materials that guarantee the durability of furniture, if you choose them arbitrarily, there will be much more advantages from this. Of course, making a bed yourself will require much more time and effort than simply buying it or ordering assembly from professional furniture makers. However, personal choice and constant monitoring of the quality of your creation will ultimately bear fruit and will pay off with the long service life of such an important homemade piece of furniture.

Choosing the material solid wood, you need to take into account that it has a fairly high price and certain difficulties in terms of preparatory work and the process of making beds.

In the absence of proper experience in handling solid wood, it is better to choose simpler options, although any product created, for example, from solid pine or oak, will look very beautiful and have enviable durability.

A sleeping place made from natural logs looks very impressive, but there is also the difficulty of purchasing them, and the unreality of installing such a bed in small rooms.

Considering the specifics of working with an array, the most common in use are different types of lumber: It will be much easier to create a bed yourself from timber or planed or cut boards.

The only nuance that you should pay special attention to when purchasing them is good drying: if the product is initially made of wet timber, when it dries, the structure will begin to creak or deform.

Shield bed- also an inexpensive and good option. Furniture panels are quite massive slabs that are glued together from individual pieces of wood.

Such a product will delight you with its beauty and practicality; the strength of the panels allows you to even carve them, but, as in working with solid wood, you will need certain skills: the specifics of furniture panels imply the presence of internal stresses, which you should be able to handle correctly in practice.

Fine wood fiber fraction (MDF)- an inexpensive and fairly durable material, which with additional processing (for example, applying a varnish coating) looks quite beautiful.

On sale you can find MDF boards both with and without a finished varnish coating, which will be a significant advantage if the manufacturer plans to carry out the processing independently.

Particle board or chipboard- also a material familiar to many, characterized by ease of cutting and processing, however, it should be borne in mind that it is better to use it not for the manufacture of load-bearing structures of the bed, but for drawers, backs and decorative elements. If the board is already sold with lamination, you can save a lot of time.

It is better to purchase accessories for a future bed from durable steel rather than aluminum. Aluminum elements are, of course, much cheaper, but steel is much stronger, and it would be better not to skimp on this, but to take care of quality from all sides.

It is important to keep in mind that the metal fasteners will need to be tightened as the wooden base dries, and if the fasteners are steel, the bed will take on the entire load at once, and there will be no problems with the strength of the structure in the future.

Choosing a size

First of all, it is important to decide on the size of the future bed: the comfort of sleep and the availability of good rest depend on them.

The optimal length of a sleeping place can reach 200 cm, and the width should be selected depending on individual preferences and body shape.

By the way, the usual classification of beds (single, double and single bed) was once developed based on width rather than length parameters, which should be especially taken into account when planning dimensions and drawing up drawings.

A small single bed can be 90 cm wide and 80 cm long, which is optimal for making children's models. You can also consider an option with dimensions of 100x100 cm, if the area of ​​the children's room allows. A bed of 150x150 or 150x190 cm is already close to the parameters of a single bed, however, the optimal dimensions for an adult are 150 cm wide and 190 cm long. You can increase them if the room has sufficient area and the bed will not look bulky in the overall picture.

When drawing up a drawing, it is also important to take into account that the best bed length for a person of any age should always be 15 cm greater than his actual height - with a margin, which will ensure maximum comfort and freedom while sleeping.

There is one more subtlety that needs to be taken into account when making a bed: the older the person, the higher it should be.

Of course, an important part of any bed is the mattress. It should be purchased in advance in order to plan all sizes based on its parameters. A standard orthopedic mattress can be from 1.5 to 2 m, with a height of 25 cm. In extreme cases, you can make it yourself - from foam rubber and other suitable materials.

Device

A simple bed from beams and boards can be made quite quickly, following a certain algorithm of actions.

For this you will need:

  • 2 boards (dimensions 250x30cm) - for the side walls of the bed;
  • 3 boards (dimensions 200x30cm) - front, back of the bed and headboard;
  • beams 5 pcs 4x4 cm, length 200 cm - the supporting structure of the bed and its legs;
  • slats 27 pcs 150x4x2 cm;
  • screws and other accessories, depending on need;
  • varnish, stain, construction adhesive for wood.

You will also need a small standard set of tools: a screwdriver, an electric jigsaw, a hacksaw, a plane.

To clean the elements - sandpaper, preferably fine-grained, for measurements - a tape measure, to accurately know the size of the corners - a square, a simple pencil for marking.

Cutting the wood should be done slowly, having first made markings on it with a simple pencil, or take a cutter and make marks with it. Usually, during the manufacturing process of elements, you have to make several identical ones. In this case, the first part is cut out first, which will serve as a template, and all the rest will be manufactured based on its parameters.

When cutting, it is necessary to immediately clean it with fine-grained sandpaper.

All corners of the bed must be strictly straight, 90 degrees, therefore, measurements will have to be taken frequently and carefully and only then the parts must be fastened together. Otherwise, the bed will not be strong and will quickly break under the weight of the person’s body. All elements are first carefully glued with construction glue and only after that they are securely attached to the tree using self-tapping dowels.

You should not forget to remove any glue residues, because their presence will significantly complicate subsequent processing steps.

After cutting all the parts, you can proceed directly to assembling and installing the bed.

The location of the beams that serve as a support must be determined by dividing the length of the front and then the rear wall by three. Write down the resulting number. Keep in mind that the mattress should always be at least 5 cm deep into the bed + necessarily another 2 cm (thickness of the slats) and + 4 cm (thickness of the bars of the longitudinal elements). The final figure is 11 cm. It should be noted at the top of both walls of the future bed, front and back - this is where the beams for the main support will be attached.

The bars are screwed from the inside. When making fastenings, it is important to take care of the screws so that they do not “cut through” the surface of the product - in order to avoid damaging the aesthetic appearance of the bed. The length of the screws is usually calculated in advance.

After screwing the beams, 7 cm is measured (from the top of the board for the side parts) and a mark is made with a ruler and pencil. The beams are screwed to the side parts of the bed with a retreat of 6 cm on each side. After that, 2 more small pieces of timber are vertically attached to the edge of the beams - with a gap of 20 mm to the edge of the board.

The headboard is mounted to the wall in front. All glued surfaces and edges are thoroughly coated with glue. The workpieces are glued together as tightly as possible so that there are no cracks or unnecessary gaps.

The headboard is strengthened with the help of several slats (usually three). The slats are glued with construction adhesive and additionally screwed. All finished elements are treated with stain - this way they will acquire the desired color and shade. After staining, as usual, comes varnishing, which is recommended to be done twice.

Once all the elements are ready, we proceed directly to the final assembly. We make a frame, fastening its parts with self-tapping dowels. Two load-bearing beams are placed on the support beams, pre-screwed to the walls at the back and front - and fixed. To give the structure maximum stability, legs are additionally attached to the load-bearing bars - it is better to do this from the inside, for aesthetic purposes.

The supporting structure is ready and securely fastened and now you can lay and screw the slats, leaving a uniform distance of 4 cm between them. The space between the walls of the bed and the slats should be at least 2 cm. Finally, the backrests are mounted, the mattress is placed on the bed and you can start using it .

Making your own podium

As you know, the podium bed in its many variations is becoming increasingly popular in our country. Craftsman furniture makers invent very interesting and practical ways to install just such structures in any place: from a large country house to an ordinary small-sized “Khrushchev”, where placing a large amount of furniture can be very problematic. There are plenty of podium models, however, the most compact of them is the one with several under-bed drawers for linen and other things.

Due to the fact that the presence of such boxes inside the structure can significantly free up the surrounding space, this version of the podium is the most popular among owners of small apartments and rooms.

Those who want to acquire a compact podium bed often ask the question of how to make a simple model with drawers with their own hands.

Speaking about the simplicity of this model, we should make a reservation that we will not be talking about a monolithic one, but about a frame base, which must be as strong as possible in order to withstand the loads that lie ahead of it.

Linen drawers located inside the podium or under the bed have the disadvantage of constantly collecting dust, because they are located next to the floor. However, this drawback is usually not taken into account much in the case when there is no other choice, but there is a desire to save the surrounding space in the best possible way.

Despite the fact that such a model is considered quite simple in everyday life, a lot will have to be taken into account when planning. The floor has its own mechanics and certain properties, and the bed partitions will interact with it all the time. This is another reason why the frame structure must have an increased degree of strength.

To make this version of a podium bed yourself, it is better to use lumber wood materials. This will ensure the strength of the frame in order to avoid subsequent troubles; moreover, the strength of monolithic beams allows you to “bypass” possible problems with load distribution in the following way.

The spar is calculated by analogy with the design of the frame - the “ridge”, which is usually installed on trucks designed for heavy weights.

This means that the frame must be based on a strong and thick beam, which will take all the loads coming from the crossbars, “splayed” in different directions.

To make such a “ridge” it is better to take two large timber measuring 100x50. The remaining beams of the supporting structure are made from 100x100 beams. Other parts can be made either from wood (if time and financial resources allow), or from chipboard, which will go well with any type of wood materials, provided that it is not used for load-bearing elements of the bed.

It should be remembered that particle boards, due to their ability to delaminate, do not accept either alternating or concentrated types of load.

However, if you really want, you can make a bed-podium on a frame entirely from chipboard. This will be a panel structure placed on a crosspiece, which serves as the main support, with a complete absence of small parts. The panels are installed edgewise on the floor and support the flooring from below. The main cross with pads takes the bulk of the entire load.

Of course, the panel boards must be thick enough, at least 30 mm.

The drawers will fit inside, but this option has one significant drawback: due to the fact that the crosspiece cannot be positioned in any other way, half of the space under the bed will remain unused.

Of the two proposed options for a podium with drawers, you can choose whichever one is most suitable and possible to manufacture.

How to make a wooden bunk bed?

A wooden bunk bed is an excellent option when it comes to arranging two beds in a child’s room or freeing up as much space as possible in the room for a child. The cheapest and at the same time durable materials that can be used in manufacturing are boards and pine beams.

When calculating the amount of materials and drawing up a drawing, it is important to take into account the distance from the lower tier to the bottom of the upper one - its recommended value is 85 cm. This will ensure comfortable sitting below not only for a child, but also for an adult.

Below are the main elements of a bunk bed with their standard sizes (one element):

  • vertical racks 38x76x1730 mm;
  • strengthening racks 38x76x1730 mm;
  • supporting structure elements (frame) 38x140x2030 mm;
  • headboard slats (bottom and top) 20x140x914 mm;
  • footboard strips (bottom and top) 20x140x914 mm;
  • strip in the center (ibid.) 20x90x914 mm;
  • side safety fence 20x90x1800 mm;
  • stair railings 20x90x1510 mm;
  • stair steps 20x64x482 mm.

The supporting frame is assembled from four pre-prepared boards. To ensure the reliability of the frame, an additional strip is glued longitudinally to the board and screwed to it with screws.

The bars, glued to the strip that supports the mattress longitudinally, will serve as a base on which the slats need to be laid across.

Railings for railings are made of simple treated boards, and stair railings are made of boards with the possibility of frame reinforcement.

The places where the steps are secured must be designated in advance, and during assembly, make sure that the metal elements securing them do not come into contact with the frame fastening fittings. The foot and head parts of the bed are fastened with screws - at the bottom with the supporting structure. The screws on the edge should be filed down.

The second tier is also assembled in a similar way, and the fence with the stairs is attached in the same way. As for the fence, if you have the desire and time, it can be done on the side of the wall. Treat the finished bed with stain and varnish, let it dry - and you can lay the mattresses.

It is sometimes believed that using ordinary nails in the manufacture of furniture is no longer modern and impractical, but this is not so. Nails can not only become the cheapest element of fittings, but also make the carpenter’s work easier, without requiring any preparatory steps in the form of drilling.

Probably, few people realize that ordinary pallets from building materials can be used as a basis for a durable wooden bed.

They benefit not only with their cheap price, but also with their good quality, because poor wood is unlikely to be used for transporting and storing heavy bricks.

In addition, over time, such pallets are used for their intended purpose, the wood can shrink and dry perfectly, which is its undeniable advantage.

Pallets can be brought into a more decent appearance by sanding and connected to each other with long self-tapping dowels. To give them a minimal aesthetic appearance, they can also be painted and varnished. In order to make a full-fledged double bed, you will need only four of these construction pallets, and from eight or more pallets you can build any kind of podium.

You should not use chipboard to make bed legs.: As already mentioned, this material, despite its widespread use, is not suitable for the manufacture of parts that can withstand heavy loads. If you take this lightly and make the bed legs from wood chip material, at best they will begin to delaminate and the bed will constantly creak, and at worst they may simply not withstand the weight.

The bed itself is intended not only to support the mattress, but also must have properties that would evenly distribute the load between it and the bed frame. The boards on the bed should be laid loosely according to the lamella principle, and the plywood panel for the mattress itself should already be placed on top.

Slat boards are best laid transversely rather than longitudinally, because this is how they bend slightly downwards in accordance with body movements.

Beautiful bedroom interior ideas

For a children's room, there are a large number of ways to create a two-tier ensemble, which can consist of more than just two beds.

For example, there are options in the form of transformers, when during the daytime, with the help of a simple mechanism, the bed below easily turns into a work desk. If desired, it is also possible to make this type of two-story structure with your own hands.

For children of preschool and primary school age, it would be an excellent solution to make railings and bed stairs from improvised materials, or simply driftwood and small logs found in the forest, sanded and processed using conventional carpentry methods. Such an unusual interior will decorate the nursery and will always bring joy to the child and the possibility of additional space for games.

A pull-out bed from a podium will be the optimal solution when you need to create a cozy interior space in a small room. During the daytime, it can be removed inside the podium, thereby freeing up space for receiving guests.

The strong frame of such a product, which is based on a backbone structure made of massive timber, will allow you to place a cozy office with a computer desk and shelves for books at the top of the podium. If you take care of the exterior finishing of this option with high-quality laminate made from natural materials, the room will look simply great, despite its small area.

A large bedroom in a country house is an excellent reason to place a luxurious double bed of any desired design.

A bedroom with a carved bed always looks very attractive, and if you master wood carving yourself, wide open spaces for creativity open up.

You can cut out figures of various animals or birds and attach them to the headboards and footboards of the bed, and if you want to cut out patterns, high-quality wood will allow you to do this.

By the way, cheaper materials, such as chipboard, are also not afraid of such work and are quite suitable for using acceptable and simple carving techniques.

Using pallets for building materials to make a bed, a true creative craftsman will certainly be able to find uses for the holes in them.

The pallets themselves can be camouflaged by sanding and painting them in some unusual color, and inside the holes you can place absolutely safe lighting for the bed in the form of LED lamps or lamps. They do not heat up and are quite suitable for such independent design.

If the bed is made in the form of a simple podium with a mattress lying on top, this also opens up enormous scope for creative thought. After all, the headboard of such a bed can be decorated in any way you like: for example, take old boards out of the closet, wash them, coat them with varnish, write something on them in an incomprehensible language, attach them to the wall at the head of the bed - and a mystical “budget” bedroom in the style handmade is ready.

Lovers of everything warm and soft can buy several pillows of the same shape and color and also attach them to the headboard - you will get a kind of panel with a touch of simple and cozy home humor.

Large colored decorative pillows can be secured to a metal pipe mounted into the wall using strong colored tapes. It is important to remember that feather pillows are not suitable for such purposes, due to the fact that they are quite heavy. Pillows made of padding polyester or holofiber are perfect for decoration.

A homemade double bed-podium, not adjacent to the wall, can also become a haven for creativity if, instead of traditional drawers, you place shelves with books inside the podium. Books can be either real or “fake”, and if somewhere in the house there are old books with yellowed pages lying around, then by filling the shelves with them, you can create in the room an indescribable atmosphere of a truly vintage interior.

Ordinary boards that have been lying in the shed for a long time should not be thrown away. They can also be used to create a wonderful rustic atmosphere by decorating the head of a small bed in the country with them. The boards are pre-sized, sanded and varnished. There is no point in painting them a different color - it is better to take a stain in order to enhance their dark, time-touched color. You can put a patchwork blanket and colorful pillows on the bed.

Many amateur carpenters can make various pieces of furniture from wood. These skills will be especially useful if you cannot find the desired model in the furniture store, or it is very expensive. Let's consider what kind of bed you can make with your own hands.

Popular models

Making the right choice of furniture can be difficult. To make it yourself, you should soberly assess your skills. Will the skill be enough to finish the process started?

After reviewing various photos of the bed on the Internet, you can choose the desired model and start making it. Not all modern types of furniture can be made independently. You should choose the simplest options, since the more complex the furniture, the more serious a tool will be required to assemble it.

The best DIY bed ideas are considered to be those that do not require a serious technological process. These models can be completed by most beginning carpenters.

In order for the process of processing materials and structural elements to proceed efficiently, and most importantly quickly, it is necessary to purchase power tools.


Built-in drawers in the bed

A bed of a similar design is divided into several types with different numbers of beds. It is well suited for a children's room, as the drawers fit a large number of different toys and other things.

Hanging bed

The design is easy to manufacture. An important condition for placing a bed is the availability of free space in the room. The design feature of the product provides for slight lateral rocking.

The components must be of appropriate quality, as should all fasteners. The wood used is not of the highest density, then the product will be light.

Metal structure bed

The design is highly reliable. The bed will not need repair for a long time, and there will be no squeaks during operation. Not everyone can make such a model on their own. The frame has significant weight, but is quite stable.

Transformable bed

A transforming bed will look relevant in a small apartment. It folds easily into the interior of the cabinet, and is just as easy to make yourself. You should purchase a special folding mechanism, but it may be difficult to install such a bed.

Bed in the form of a podium

Significantly saves space in a cramped apartment. The design resembles a podium with a built-in bed. It has a retractable type, so it can be folded during the day and the podium space can be used for various needs.

Bed making process

First you need to prepare sketches for making a bed with your own hands. Consider the process of assembling a classic double bed.


It will be based on natural wood; it is not difficult to process at home. As a last resort, you can use the services of a workshop. They will help you make high-quality wood cuts.

For a double bed you will need the following set of materials:

  • The legs and the box are made of pine. You will need a beam cross-section of 50x50 mm and a length of 2200 mm (15 pcs);
  • 22 pcs – boards. Length, width and thickness of each – 2000x100x20 mm;
  • Adhesive compositions – PVA furniture, wood glue;
  • Fastening elements – self-tapping screws;
  • Metal corners – width 50 mm.

The internal size of the main box should be 2100x1700 mm. Having downloaded the drawings and dimensions of the beds made by ourselves from the Internet, we proceed to assembly.


Assembly sequence

The height of the box should be up to 200 mm, and its width of the sides should be 50 mm. Therefore, you need to glue several bars together. Wood glue is applied to each side, and each piece is fastened into a group of up to 4 pieces.

The glued bars are adjusted to the required dimensions. The side blanks must have a length of 2200 mm. The central longitudinal jumper is 2100 mm, and two end panels are 1610 mm each.

Corner connections are made like a lock. To do this, the upper and lower bars are cut down to 50 mm each. The central block is cut at the end workpiece. Next, the joining points are treated with glue and driven into the groove. The stages of manufacturing and assembling the bed should be carefully followed.

Then the central transverse jumper is installed - 2000 mm. Stop bars are installed on the underside of the box. The central longitudinal partition will rest on them.

Legs are mounted in the corners, fastenings are made using self-tapping screws and bolts. To prevent the center from sagging, several more supports are attached to the jumper located in the middle.

Additional shelves are mounted on the sides of the frame so that the covering boards can be laid on them. After them, the crossbars are laid, but so that they do not lie tightly to each other.

The last stage is surface treatment. This is a brief instruction on how to make a bed with your own hands.

Finally

In order for the bed to be of good quality and last for decades, you need to select the right materials. A novice carpenter should know what is best to make a bed frame from. Larch or birch can be used as a reliable and durable material.

When making furniture at home, you need to have good tools. The installation of parts should be carried out carefully and slowly, then you can enjoy the process, and the end result will be pleasing to the eye.

DIY bed photos

Today, many are concerned about environmental issues at home, including healthy furniture made from natural materials. This is most relevant for furniture in the bedroom, and especially for the bed, on which a person spends a third of his life, rests, and recharges himself with energy for active work. Of course, you can buy beds made of natural wood in a store, but such furniture is very expensive, and it can be difficult to find the right model in size, shape, and color. Therefore, for many, the question arises about making a wooden bed with their own hands. This is not difficult to do, but the product will suit your requirements and will cost much less, because you only have to pay for the materials.

Let's consider making the simplest model of a wooden double bed.

Required materials and tools

The amount of materials needed to make a bed depends on its size. But before drawing up a drawing and deciding on the length and width of the bed, you need to know the exact dimensions of the mattress. Store-bought mattresses usually have standard sizes. If for some reason this does not suit you, you can make a mattress yourself from two layers of foam rubber with a thickness of 125 mm: the bottom layer is less dense (35 kg/m3), the top layer is more dense (at least 45 kg/m3). In this case, you can take the length and width of the foam that suits you. For example, 200 cm and 150 cm. A mattress cover sewn to size is placed on the finished layers. Thus, the mattress will have the following dimensions: length 200 cm, width 150 cm, height 25 cm.

For a bed of this size you will need the following materials:

  • boards 250x30x2 cm for side walls - 2 pieces;
  • boards 200x30x2 cm for the front, back walls and headboard - 3 pieces;
  • beam 200x4x4 cm for four load-bearing, support and legs - 5 pieces;
  • rail 150x4x2 cm for slatted covering and fastening of headboard boards - 25+2 pieces (can be replaced with thick plywood);
  • self-tapping screws;
  • wood glue;
  • varnish, stain.

Bed plan - clickable

You can’t do without the appropriate tools:

  • screwdriver;
  • drill;
  • jigsaw;
  • cutter;
  • hacksaw;
  • plane;
  • sandpaper;
  • measuring instruments - tape measure, metal ruler, square;
  • pencil.

Having prepared the tools and purchased the necessary materials, you can begin marking and sawing lumber. In this case, you should follow several rules:

  • first you need to make a drawing of the bed, indicating on it the exact dimensions of all parts; then it is advisable to make a list of these parts and the amount of material for them;
  • the line along which the cut will be made must be marked with a cutter or a pencil along a ruler;
  • when making several parts of the same type and size, you should first cut out one part and then use it as a template;
  • The cut surface must be cleaned with sandpaper.

Wooden bed manufacturing technology

Determine the location for the support bars on the front and back walls. To do this, divide the length of the walls into three equal parts and make appropriate markings. The seating depth of the mattress is 5 cm. Add to this figure the thickness of the slats (2 cm) and the supporting longitudinal beams (4 cm). You will get 11 cm, which you measure from the top of the walls at the markings.

Screw two support bars from the inside. When selecting screws, take into account the thickness of the bars and boards so as not to damage the front surface of the product.

Screw the support bars to the side walls. To do this, measure 7 cm from the top of the board (thickness of the slats and seating depth of the mattress) and draw a line using a ruler. The support beams are screwed along the entire length of the side wall, departing from the edges by 6 cm. At the edges of the support beam, screw two vertical sections of timber 4 cm thick so that the distance to the edge of the board is strictly 2 cm.

Attach an additional board to the front wall for a headboard. Pre-coat the edges with glue and perfectly align the workpieces. Reinforce the headboard on the outside with three slats, which are glued and screwed with self-tapping screws. The shape of the headboard can be chosen according to your taste.

Cover all blanks with stain, achieving the desired color. After this, apply quick-drying varnish twice.
Assemble the bed frame by connecting the pieces to each other with self-tapping screws.

Place two supporting beams on the support bars of the back and front walls and screw them with self-tapping screws. For better support, two legs with a height equal to the height of the side walls can be screwed to the supporting beams in the middle.

Lay the slats (or plywood, depending on the option) on the supporting structure, maintaining a distance of 4 cm between them and 2 cm from the front and rear walls. Screw the slats with self-tapping screws. Place the mattress on the finished bed.

As a result, you will get a classic wooden bed, very durable, environmentally friendly, and fits into the interior of your bedroom. If you have the desire and certain skills, you can decorate the structure with various decorative elements.

Plan and photo from Serjant (guns.ru forum)

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The furniture market in our country is quite saturated with models of domestic and foreign production, in the manufacture of which various materials and components are used. However, there are situations when, for some reason, there is a desire or need to make something with your own hands from scrap materials or initially required materials. A do-it-yourself bed made of wood - step-by-step instructions for making single, one-and-a-half-bed and double models, as well as a house bed using a lifting mechanism - this is the topic of this article in the HomeMyHome online magazine.

Wood is an environmentally friendly material, so it is in demand in the manufacture of furniture for various purposes.

When making furniture yourself, a very important point is the correct selection of wood species, because... not all of them are equally good both in operation and in further use. All tree species are divided into three categories:

  • Soft - conifers, linden, alder and aspen.
  • Hard ones - birch, oak, beech, ash and larch.
  • Particularly hard ones are acacia, yew and boxwood.

In addition, different breeds differ in cost and availability, so when making furniture yourself, you should also pay attention to this point. Before starting work, it is necessary to prepare the required tools and devices, material and necessary fittings, as well as mechanisms, if any, are necessary. The next stage will be the development of a sketch or drawing of the manufactured product with the elaboration of the connection points of individual elements, as well as options for decorating wooden surfaces.

Do-it-yourself wooden bed - step-by-step instructions

All work on making a wooden bed yourself can be divided into several stages: preparatory, manufacturing and assembly, decoration and finishing.

Preparatory stage

During this period, the dimensions of the piece of furniture being manufactured are determined, and since a mattress is placed on any bed, its perimeter must correspond to its dimensions.

For your information! The dimensions of factory-made beds are regulated by the requirements of GOST 19917-2014 “Furniture for sitting and lying down. General technical conditions".

Based on the requirements of GOST and the sizes of manufactured mattresses, the dimensions of the manufactured bed must correspond to the following values, namely:

Important! Furniture made individually may differ from standard sizes; in this case, the mattress and bedding must also be ordered (made) individually.

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Making a wooden bed of a special design

Sometimes there are cases when it is necessary to have a bed of a non-standard shape or design, these include the following: a bed-house, with a lifting mechanism and other technical devices.

How to make your own bunk bed at home

The stages of making a bunk bed are exactly the same as in the case of a conventional design, the only difference is that the two sleeping places are located one above the other.


As a rule, a bed of this design is intended for children, therefore, during its manufacture and installation, special attention should be paid to such points as:

  • the quality of the materials used - they must be able to create a durable and reliable structure;
  • Fastening the bed to the floor, and also, if necessary, to the wall, should prevent the possibility of tipping over during use.
For your information! To climb to the second tier, various staircase designs can be used (attached, attached, etc.), which depends on the location and availability of free space, as well as the designer’s creative abilities.

Making your own bed-house

A house bed is also an option for arranging a sleeping place for a child, which can be one- or two-tier, which depends on the number of children in the family, as well as the design idea for such a piece of furniture.

There can be a huge number of options for designing a bed of this type, and the only limitations can be the financial component of this process and the design abilities of the design developer. Depending on the gender of the child and his interests, the bed-house may include sports equipment and playgrounds, a work or school corner. Due to their significant overall dimensions, beds of this type are difficult to place in a room of standard sizes, therefore, as a rule, owners of country real estate and large apartments turn to such furniture.

Features of making your own bed with a lifting mechanism

For owners of small apartments and studio apartments, the issue of efficient use of usable space is very important. One of the options for rational use in this case is the purchase and operation of a bed with a lifting mechanism.

For your information! The lifting mechanism installed in the design of the bed allows you to expand its functionality by adding another one to the main purpose (rest and sleep) - storage of things and bedding.

You can make a bed with a lifting mechanism yourself, but you should be aware of some of the nuances of performing the work, which can be formulated as follows:

  • the dimensions of the internal space must meet the requirements for them (the volume depends on the height of the legs and the width of the side walls of the product);
  • the convenience and reliability of its operation depends on the type of lifting mechanism chosen;
  • the strength of the lifting mechanism must correspond to the size and weight of the bed;
  • The lifting mechanism fixation design (vertical or horizontal) must meet the requirements for the bed.
For your information! There are three types of industrial lifting mechanisms: manual lift, spring system and gas shock absorber lift.

When making it with your own hands, the craftsman performing the work himself chooses the type of lifting mechanism, as well as the materials used for the load-bearing elements of the structure and its decoration.

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