Things You'll Need:
- Tape Measure
- Wood saw
- MDF board
- Wood screws
- Electric screwdriver
- Drawer runners and tracks
- Electric sander
- Stain or paint
- Paintbrush
- Mattress
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Step 1
Design your bed. Measure the size of the your mattress. Determine the amount of drawers you want. Three on each side will work. A twin will only have one set of drawers. Additionally measure how high you want the platform to be.
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Step 2
Build the frame of the bed for the drawers. Begin by making a cutting a piece of MDF the length of your bed and height that you want your platform to be. Then cut the board to make the top and bottom frame piece. Screw these onto the center piece.
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Step 3
Cut cross sections that will connect to the middle piece of the support mechanism. The drawers will go between each of the sections. You will have two on either side of the the middle piece. Screw into place. You will stagger the boards slightly to connect them. Attach the tracks for the drawers onto the cross section pieces.
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Step 4
Screw the bottom piece of MDF onto the frame with an electric screwdriver. Attach screws to each of the corners and between one to two feet apart along the frame. Flip the bed over and screw the top piece of MDF board onto the frame. Sand and stain the boards.
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Step 5
Build your drawers using MDF board. The drawers should have a bottom piece and four sides. Sand, stain and add a handle to the front of the drawers. The size of the bed will determine the depth of the drawers. Make the drawers about an inch smaller than the drawer openings on the bed. Attach runners to the drawers and then connect them to tracks inside of the bed. Put the drawers in place.
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Step 6
Put the mattress on the top of the bed.
