Cheap & Chic Platform Bed

This is a quick and easy project with a gratifying and professional looking result.  With minimal carpentry skills, you can create this 'boutique hotel' bed, turning your bedroom into a chic oasis of zen.  Then, divide your mortgage payment by the number of days in the month and say to yourself, 'Wow, imagine, getting this room for only XX$ per night!'.  Don't forget to tip the maid!

Watch for the second installment of this bedroom Instructable: the Cheap & Chic headboard! lol. Coming soon.

Step 1: Gather your materials.

I bought two twin foamy mattress covers at a discount store. They were $9 each. I also got a big chunk of fabric (like 10 metres or so) from VV Boutique, scissors, staple gun & staples, and a rectangle of wood as the platform.

Now, I hope I'm not glossing over here, but it really is as simple as building a rectangle. Measure your boxspring, adding 2 1/2" to length and width. We used 4,  8' lengths of 2x10, allowing for an 80 inch length and 60+ inch width.  2x10  may be overkill, but 1x just didn't seem sturdy enough. We toenailed them together and added 2x4 lengths inside for the boxspring to sit on. These are screwed into place.

At this point, drop your boxspring in, just to be sure it's a good fit.  If you need to tweak it a bit, you haven't gone too far that it's a pain in the butt. Boxspring fits? Ok, we're good to go to the next step!

Comments

[steveo625c6]

I wonder if there is any way to utilize the area under the mattress for storage?

[violentharlequinn]

if you were able to cut some holes into the side you could easily make drawers, i bet.

[mary candy]

Beautiful work ;)

[jessandstavro]

hey Steveo,
Our next thing to do is add legs to the bottom, could give as much hieght as a guy needed. We're going to add 7.5 inch legs, they will touch the bottom of the box spring so that 4 inches shows under the platform.

[porcupinemamma]

Lah-dee da! Snazaroonie ;0) You are most brilliant! Looks fab!