| Project by PurpLev | posted 1106 days ago | 3296 views | 11 times favorited | 10 comments |  |
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After having a too high bed (used with under-bed shelving for storage) which I didn’t like, I disassembled it and recycled the plywood for my router table (still in the words for lack of time), and instead, built this low platform bed.
This bed is made entirely using 3/4” chinese (I assume) cabinet grade birch plywood from HD (some $20+ a sheet), there are about 2 full sheets here including the platform under the mattress. the headboard is a gloat find of top veneer of figured birch. obviously I snagged it quickly, and found a good use for it.
the shelves are connected to the headboard using slots that they slide into, and provide enough support (as you can see, they are supporting hefty speakers, and can support a laptop easily or a bunch of heavy duty books).
the platform is a simple frame with 2 cross bars in the center holding the platform on which the mattress is resting on. the corners are miters for looks although at this height it’s hard to see. very simple, very useful.
Thanks for looking,
Peace.
Edit: Several people asked me about the design of the bed. it is just something that I came up with to save on labor, time, and materials. I’ve attached a basic render of my design (I actually did the model now, but the bed was made a year ago). the model does not show measurements as this is something that is related to the mattress you’ll be using. the mattress is overhanging the platform by 1/2” all around, the platform is overhanging the base by 5” all around.
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Beginningwoodworker
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#1 posted 1106 days ago
Nice platform bed.
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Dale J Struhar Sr
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#2 posted 1106 days ago
Nice job.
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bigike
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#3 posted 1105 days ago
very nice look.
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Eagle1
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#4 posted 1105 days ago
Great looking bed. I have been trying to talk my wife into letting me get rid of the bed we have and build one. It’s a old foam and water bed setup that we no longer have the waterbed, have a sleep number bed on it now. It also has a 8 drawer pedistal under it.
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ellen35
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#5 posted 1105 days ago
Great contemporary piece… simple, yet elegant;
nice work, Sharon
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#6 posted 1105 days ago
Sure looks comfy Sharon, nice work.
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#7 posted 1105 days ago
Nice job, Sharon.
Lee
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Chelios
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#8 posted 1105 days ago
Very nicely done…I really like the way the shelves look. Can you explain a bit more how you got them to be so sturdy?
PurpLev
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#9 posted 1105 days ago
Thanks everyone. I should have actually taken the speakers out for the picture as they overpower the bed colors, but I was too lazy, and it’s not too bad.
Chelios – I’ve uploaded an additional picture showing the construction of the bed. the shelves are 3/4” plywood, and both the shelves and the headboard have a 3/4” slot 4”-5” long (each) and they interlock with one another. there is some (very) minimal drop to the shelves, but nothing noticeable, and they hold very well.
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#10 posted 1104 days ago
Looks great Sharon. Keep the pics comin’.
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