Dalselv Ikea Lounging Couch

My boyfriend and I just moved into our new place; when we found ourselves without a couch large enough for the whole family (him, me, and our pets), we made this lounging couch out of an IKEA DALSELV Full Bed (that I already had) and a discarded headboard (found in the garbage outside of my old place). No more spot stealing!

Admittedly, this is a quick and dirty job. Start to finish, it took no more than a half-hour.

Materials Needed:
-IKEA Dalselv Bed (full or twin)
-Extra Dalselv Headboard (any size-preferably larger or same size as frame headboard)
-IKEA Bed slats to fit frame
-Mattress to fit frame (full or twin--top only. Boxspring not needed).
-Power Drill
-Drill Bit (1/2")
-Heavy Bolt to fit predrilled holes in headboard. Wing-nut.
-Heavy Wood Screws
-Pillows, sheets, etc.

Step 1 Get an IKEA Dalselv Frame

I already had the IKEA DALSELV full bed frame that I had been using for a bed for the last year. We planned to put it in our office, but there was not enough room.

If you'd like more of a standard sized couch, the twin bed frame would work better (especially with a full or queen headboard for the whole "fainting couch" style look). However, the full is what we happened to have on hand.

Make sure you have slats and a mattress. However, we've used a pillow-top mattress instead of the
standard thin IKEA mattress bed.

Comments

[bluefly1215]

Nice, did you have problems with the mattress sliding off the bed when used as a bed?  It seems to move down and to the left (when lying in bed) I need a good hack to make the sides taller... any ideas?

[littlebluesue]

Hey! Sorry I didn't see your comment earlier. No problem with the mattress sliding around at all. There are grooved slats, so it stayed put. I would recommend replacing three sides with headboards (if it's possible to find one) or to build it up with some pine slats. We used it like this for about a year without any issues... except for sleeping on the couch a lot. :) This is the most popular frame found on CL in LA, and many times, we find them for free. :)

[keiou]

This is such a good idea I'm thinking of doing this. 
Thanks for sharing!

[temp]

That's awesome!