How to Make a Cheap, Low-Profile Wooden Bed Frame

Step 4 Mattress on the Frame

Here's the mattress on the frame.  Airflow underneath the bed is only occasionally blocked by bedding, and never on all four sides at the same time. 

Here's Corvidae climbing off the side of the bed.  When she manages to go head-first instead of her usual feet-first or hands-first, the resulting bump only requires some brief comforting, not x-rays.  We often put blankets and pillows around the edge of the bed for an even softer landing.  She can also crawl into the bed by herself and fall asleep.   

Comments

[airfidget]

This is awesome! I'm going to college and am thinking about making something similar for my new apt I will be moving into over the summer. I think I'm going to do two and bolt them together though, because I want them to be portable if I ever move to another apartment.  Thanks man!

[Dragontrap]

 Absolutely love this idea. And I'm betting that if you collected a couple of pallets that are being tossed, you could easily cut down on not only the costs of this project, but also cutting down on Landfill filler  

[milesduggan]

 Great design! Cute little munchkin too!

[kelseymh]

Yay!  Giving children independence like this (step 4) at an early age can't be anything but postive.  That was one of the unintended benefits of my crib mod -- with the mattress top just six inches off the floor, Madeleine was getting in and out by herself before she could walk.