Build Your Own King Size Bed Frame

Diy bed frame ideas 1.

Build your own king size bed frame.

Put the bed together. First build the panel out of 2 6 and 1 6 boards. Need a new king bed frame in your bedroom. You will build it to fit the space between the dressers under the bed.

Build your own king slat bed for 150. Realize this design can be altered to make a full or queen sized bed. So the size of the under the bed drawer will depend upon the size bed you are building. Start by building four i beams with 3 4 maple plywood at 6 3 4 x 80 1 2.

You need to lay 14 slats on the ground making sure there are no gaps between them cut about 1 2 from the last slats to fit into place. Use 1 1 4 nails and a good wood glue to lock the components together in a professional manner. We constructed a king size bed adjust the lumber sizes to match the size of your bed. For the end rails drill 2 holes roughly 3 from each end so that there will be just over 1 5 of board hanging over.

Buying a wooden king bed can be super pricey but this inexpensive 150 diy slat king bed frame is not. Easy to make too no serious woodworking skills are required to make this diy project. Take your caps and place them over the center of each end of the vertical piece. Cut the boards to the right length for the size of your bed.

First thing to build for the bed is the cross section. I did with with my queen bed build and you would just mimic that but with your king size cut size. For us the drawer ended up being 20 inches wide by 50 inches long. For the side rails the holes can be 1 5 from the end since the side rails will rest on the end rail overhang.