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This is a bed that I recently finished. It has 6 drawers and 3 operational doors. This bed had several challenges: The first was creating a bed with inset drawer and door fronts while creating a frame strong enough to never sag over time. The second was making the headboard and footboard removable. I needed to be able to remove them so that I could get it around a corner leading into my bedroom. The third was creating a hidden compartment to lock and store a few items (guns). I was contemplating building both a bed and a gun locker when it hit me that I could combine the two projects into one.

Here is the model I drew in Sketch-up:



Here it is in X-ray mode to show how the frame is basically constructed. The frame is dado and rabbeted together for more strength.



The drawers are all the same size and all have soft closing drawer glides. Here's a shot of the drawers:





Here's a shot of the headboard, it's made with solid maple bead-board. The camera makes the maple look like it has fairly dramatic color differences, but in reality you hardly notice.



Since I am always going to have nightstands next to the bed I didn't see the point in making the front bays into drawers, so instead I put regular doors on the openings. Maybe someday I'll put a mini-fridge in there! but I ran the idea by my wife and she said no way :(



Here is a shot of the "Secret Compartment" It's really only a secret from my young daughters … but it has a locking door and you wouldn't find it unless you knew it was there. I am storing a few guns I own in there.







And here is the real reason I built the bed, the wifey wanted a place to store bath towels.



What do you think?

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Really nice job! This bed that has it all…and it's attractive too :) Clever gun storage compartment, and you have the security of knowing they're safely locked away under you when you're sleeping. How does the compartment lock, if I might ask? I can't tell because I don't see a locking mechanism in the pics. Thanks for sharing :)
 

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Very nice indeed! You've incorporated some great ideas into this design that I'd love to borrow. Thanks for posting!
 

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Very nicely done
 

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Super! i recently posted my maple platform bed with storage. Yours certainly came out nicely didnt' it? How'd you like the maple. It's my new favorite wood, hard, takes a crisp edge, doesn't chip much and planes smooth like glass.

Thanks for posting this. I really enjoyed it.
 

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Thanks guys, I do like working with Maple, but right now I'm working with some beautiful quarter sawn red oak for some benches which is really nice stuff. I think I like the look of Maple and Cherry the best but like working with slightly harder woods like oak or walnut the most.
 

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very nice! My son just moved to Seattle and asked if I would make him something similar. I have a feeling he will like this design very much. Thanks for posting!
 

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Great design, well done
 

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I should mention that one of the reasons I wanted a raised bed is because I still wanted to store junk under it :) Plus I'm not a huge fan of the storage beds that go all the way to the floor, they look a little too "boxy" to me.
 

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I like it. Nice job! I like the gun storage, too. Thanks!
 

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Thats cool, My wife wants the same thing, its on my project list already. Seems like more go on the lsit than come off.
 

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Excellent job on that bed, looks fantastic
 

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The bed looks great. My son wants something just like it and I was wondering how you were able to make the headboard and foot board removable?
 

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Thanks for sending the link. I will make sure to order some for my son's bed.
 

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Absolutely beautiful work!
I have drawn out a very similar plan and the lock was a great addition to yours (thanks for the link). You did a fantastic job on this bed - congratulations!
 

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Great looking bed! I too like the raised bed look better, best looking platform/storage bed I have seen.
 

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Any chance you have a project list and plan for this bed. We'd love to build one for ourselves.
 

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Nice work. Would there be a way to make two drawers into one for a long gun or 6.

Mike T.
 
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