Ana, great plans! Whitney and Ana-what an inspiration! The bed turned out beautiful!!!!

There's nothing wrong with pocket screws, but looking at this plan there's no reason you couldn't build it without pocket screws. That would be a real salvation for somebody who didn't own one. I see it's mentioned in a note in the drawing, but worth calling out separately.

Instead of assembling the frame with pocket screws, attach the frame components to the legs with countersunk wood screws. As a tip, I've found that a drill is not the best tool for driving screws. I've had a lot better luck with a brace equipped with a screwdriver bit. I almost never strip a screw and it drives just as fast.

I'd also like to mention that there's no point in using wood glue on the end grain of the frame pieces, as the plan suggests. That won't hold under any kind of stress. If you glue the frame components to the legs though, it's going to be pretty strong.

Is there an easy modification for making this into a double, or even queen size bed? Or is it less practical with larger mattresses. Thanks!! :-)

Where is that gorgeous bedding from?

I love this bed!!! I also want to make one for a full size bed. Also queen size bed.Can you please send me the plans to modifiy for both these sizes. Thank You.

we are making this bed for my 2 daughters and not sure about the head borad! can you give more info on the headboard?

Hi! I'm excited for you! The plans for the matching headboard are here: http://ana-white.com/2012/02/plans/fillman-platform-headboard

I absolutely LOVE everything about this bed! Can you please let me know what type of wood you used & what brand/color/type of stain & if you had any tips to get it to look this way. This bed is beautiful & I am having my hubby make it for our little one very soon!! Thank you!

I absolutely LOVE everything about this bed! Can you please let me know what type of wood you used & what brand/color/type of stain & if you had any tips to get it to look this way. This bed is beautiful & I am having my hubby make it for our little one very soon!! Thank you!

i love this bed and would like to make a queen size bed for us as well as the single for our ds,,,,, could you send plans for the queen six of it?

We're moving next month, into a much smaller space. We have a spare twin mattress in storage. Is it advisable to transition my 22 month old onto a twin bed like this now, or do I need to wait longer? This sits low enough, that Id think she would be ok, even if she rolled off, right?

My husband just finished building this bed for our 2-year-old son and it turned out beautifully! Our current question is whether or not the bed plus a mattress alone is sturdy enough to stand up to a toddler jumping on it (as he inevitably will, let's face it)? We have several (13-16) slats to go into the platform, but we're still a little concerned about him jumping on and snapping one slat at a time. Is this a valid concern? Should we buy a piece of plywood to put down instead of the slats? We'd really like to avoid the box spring since the real draw of this bed was how low it was for him, but if he's going to break something - either the bed or himself! - then it's worth it to us.

Bottom line: Is the mattress plus the slats a sturdy enough system to stand up to a rowdy little boy?

Thanks!

If you are worried about making the strong, there's a lot you can accomplish by choosing the correct wood. Make sure the slats are without any knots or cracks. That's where they'll crack.

If that isn't secure enough, you can make a torsion box for the base. You'll turn the slats on edge, sandwich them between sheets of plywood, secured with glue and nails, then wrap the sides with boards secured the same way. It's way overkill though unless the slats have already failed.

Hello,

Is there any way we could get the dimensions of the bed in a queen size?

Thanks

I am making this bed now, for my 4yo daughter, and am so excited to finish and hopefully get some good pics of the finished bed soon. I raised mine 12" for storage space underneath so it'll be a slight twist on the original. Thank you so very much for these plans, Ana, you have made it possible for us to have furniture that we otherwise would not be able to - and kind of not even want to - afford.

Hi ,
This bed is beautiful. I was hoping you could send me the plans/dimensions to make this a full size bed? Thank you,
Bethany

I made this bed yesterday in just a few short hours,it didnt take me long at all to make it. I love it!! I made it for the exchange student that will be staying with us for the next year and when she leaves it will be an extra bed for company or for when hubby is in the dog house LOL......Theres only one thing I wanted to point out....I got all the wood exactly how the plans said and I put the bed together of course and I had one piece of wood left and it was a 1x3 8" so you will only need 2 1x3's NOT 3 1x3's other than that the bed is AMAZING!!!!

OH YEA and instead of putting the legs at 5 1/2"s I raised them to 7"s

Hi!! Love Love LOVE the BED FRAME and HEADBOARD!! I see I am not the only one asking, but I would love it if you could send me a variation for a full size bed. I cannot wait to make this!!! You did a wonderful job!! Thank you so much!

Hi!! Love Love LOVE the BED FRAME and HEADBOARD!! I see I am not the only one asking, but I would love it if you could send me a variation for a full size bed. I cannot wait to make this!!! You did a wonderful job!! Thank you so much!

Hi!! Love Love LOVE the BED FRAME and HEADBOARD!! I see I am not the only one asking, but I would love it if you could send me a variation for a full size bed. I cannot wait to make this!!! You did a wonderful job!! Thank you so much!

Love this bed. I'd really like to make 2 of them for my almost 2 yr old twins. Would you be able to send me the plans/dimensions to make this a toddler bed?
Thank you,
Becky

LOVE this bed! I feel like i have all the same questions as everyone else. What type of wood and stain did you use? Also where can i find the dimensions for a king sized bed.

could you please post the dimensions for making a queen sized bed frame? I saw someone said add 4" to length but that wouldn't make since because a queen bed is wider not longer.

Did anyone ever get dimensions for a full sized bed? I'd love to make this for my daughter but she has a full.

New to your site, love all the plans! Are you able to post the dimensions for a king size version of this. Thank you so much.

I made three of these this past Saturday with no problems. I modified the plans a little bit on two of them as they were both going in the same room and were going against opposite walls, so I removed the trim rails on the wall sides so the beds would sit flush against the wall. Super easy to build and great instructions. I was even able to make a small table with the scraps. The table wasn't from any specific plans on the site, but it's construction was definitely informed by everything I've seen here.

duplicate post!

if anyone managed to get the full size/double dimensions for this plan, I'm desperate for a copy at wendywalters@gmail.com.

Thank you all so much.

I received an email from a community member asking if I found the plan to convert this bed to a full, so I thought I would share my reply to the rest of the people on here as it was something I had been looking for.

Basically what I did was took a pencil and went through each page of the twin bed plan and added 15" to the width. The length when converting from twin to double stays the same.

Mattress Dimensions:
Full 54x75
Twin 39 x 75
Queen 60 x 80

I didn't build the headboard, but the same rule applies...every width measurement/cut you add 15" and the height ones stay the same. I build two of these beds on the weekend, one twin and one full. They are great and really low. I did them for about $40 each but I didn't use project pine, I used construction grade SPF (spruce-pine-fir, home depot) which is much cheaper wood but more straight and solid. It usually has a stamp which I like. I did come into some trouble when one of my boards was warped. Usually it is hardest to keep the 2x2's straight, and it is important to countersink them to keep them from cracking and drill them every 16" or so with good screws to help fend off the warp.

If you are like me, you will love these projects and never look at ikea furniture the same way again. I did invest in a Kreg Jig for pocket holes. I bought the one that is about $30 but I definitely want one that I dont have to move for every hole for the next project. One thing I learned there was to get a perfect square, your cut lines have to be straight, and your kreg jig screws should go in at the furthest possible space away from the other. My mitre saw really helps me with cutting my wood clean and square--I got it used for $50. I trust myself better than the home depot guys now.

Your cut list should basically look like this:

Cut List:

2 – 2x4 @ 76 1/2"
2 – 2x4 @ 54” (add 39" +15", making it 54)
4 – 2x3 @ 5 1/2" (can use 2x4s here as well--I did use 2x4 for a chunkier foot base and more places to get a good screw hold)
2 – 2x2 @ 70 1/2"
2 – 1x3 @ 75”
1 – 1x3 @ 59” (was 44 but I added 15")

I also cut 1 - 1x2 @ 54" to trim out the top but the plan doesn't call for it
1x3 @ 54” for slats (not accounted for in cut list) I used 1x4 strapping which are 1.83 a piece at my local home depot. I think 12-13 is a safe number if you are using 1x3 or 1x4.

When I made the queen I cut a middle support from 2x3' at 70.5" and pocket hole screwed it into the frame for extra support. Make sure you recess it 1/2 inch to be in line with legs so it wont get in the way of your slats. I would always recommend doing legs first. They were the trickiest part for me.

I'm just like a few people on here. Love this bed would love to build it for my wife and I. Was hoping to get shopping and cut list for king size bed. Was also wondering about what modifications you'd recommend on raising the bed a bit. My wife likes the style of platform beds but likes beds to be a little higher off the ground than most platforms. Anything will help!

I found your trundle bed plans first, would it be reasonable to just add longer legs to this bed platform and make the trundle to use with it. I want something reasonably priced to make for my kids so that they are set up for sleepovers yet save space.

I assume this headboard is light enough that it can be attached to the bead with lag bolts correct?