Bed frame with your own hands

Bed made with your own hands, often not only looks more interesting than purchased in the store, but also differs greater durability. In addition, it will organically fit into a particular interior, since all the features of the placement and design of the bed location are already taken into account during the manufacturing process. Special attention should be paid to such a basic element of this piece of furniture, like a frame of bed, collect which is easy to succeed even by a novice furniture maker.

Materials for the manufacture of frame

Before proceeding to the incarnation of the dream of a personally assembled and prescribed bed, it makes sense to think about what material it will be done. There are not much options, and each of them has both positive and negative sides. The base for the bed is made of:

• Whole wooden array. Natural tree is a classic building material for a long time and has not lost its relevance now. As the cost of wood is determined by the value of the tree of wood, it is clearly divided into several price categories. If the frame of the bed is wooden, made of exotic natural breeds (tick, wenge), it determines the subject of the interior item to the elite class. The most affordable are the beds, when creating a pine or birch. Examples of medium price categories for the manufacture of a wooden frame are models from cherry, nut or oak. But even if there is not enough money for the purchase of expensive wood, a relatively cheap base is veneered with a veneer or tonat, masking for more presentable wood species. If you want a bed in a classic style, reminiscent of the 19th century brears, alternatives to a wooden array as a material for the manufacture of a frame is practically no. After all, only in this case, the accurate legs of the bed, the elegant headboard or overhead elements look organically. Protect the wooden frame from the unfavorable environmental influence is very simple: it is lacquered, covered with bee wax or artificially aged.

• Metal. The stylish metal frame for the bed is ideal for the interiors of High Tech and Modern. As decoration, it is painted, chromat and nickel. Such a finish in combination with the rigor of lines automatically turns a sleeping place in the center of the room. To soften the sharpness of metal contours slightly, the metal is covered with skin, textiles or pressed veneer. Exclusive versions of metal beds trimmed under the patina on copper or bronze are now particularly popular. To increase the service life, the bedside frame is covered with a special polymer layer. This makes the basis of corrosion resistant, mechanical damage, high temperatures. Thus, the life of the metal frame increases to 10 or more years. The main materials for metal frames are aluminum and steel. Beds made of cold steel rolled products are distinguished by moderate price and high weight. But aluminum models, though, much easier, however, will cost a significant amount. Innovation in this area is the frame of the curved metal rod, which is recommended to paint to increase the service life.
• Chipboard, mdf, fiberboard. For these abbreviations, such material is hidden as woody plates. They are obtained in different ways: based on wood fibers (Fiberboard), chips (chipboard) or wood flour (MDF). It is the opinion that the carcasses made from wood plates are damaged to health, since it is distinguished by harmful formaldehyde resins. But the laminated coating or a layer of veneer layer allows you to avoid it. This skeleton of the bed with your own hands is quite simple. It is assembled by the type of cells with hollow cells, so the sleeping place is very easy and mobile. The price will be significantly less than on the model from a solid wood massif. The chipboard does not have the trends to develop over time, is not subject to rotting, pests do not come in it. Also a characteristic feature of the material is a high strength limit. Even serious mechanical impacts are practically not reflected in the appearance and functions of the bed with a frame of chipboard. Among its advantages is also water resistance, uniformity of the structure without internal bitch, emptiness and cracks, indifference to temperature drops. However, recently the scope of the application of the chipboard for the manufacture of furniture, including the frames for the bed, is gradually narrowed. The reasons for this are the release of poisonous formaldehyde resins during operation, the complexity of the assembly due to the fact that the material is poorly held by nails and screws, as well as an unassuming appearance. MDF is not inferior to the DSP for strength and durability even when used in conditions of high humidity and temperature. At the same time, such material is environmentally safe and allows you to implement any fantasies about the design of the bedroom. In addition, MDF is well amenable to laminating or veneering, so this type of wood slabs easily imitates such popular shades of natural wood, like a red tree, beech, walnut, wenge, alder.

Types of bed frames

Before you begin to independently making a bed frame, it is advisable to determine its size. They are usually standard and dependes not as much from the area of \u200b\u200bthe room, how many people who will relax on such a bed. Classic options are:

• Single place. Its size is 200-210 cm, and the width is 90-100 cm.

• One-hour sleeping place. Here the width varies within 110-150 cm, but the most common are models with a width of 120 or 140 cm. The length remains standard - 190-200 cm.
• Double place. For him, the most typical frame of the bed is 160x200 cm, but if the furniture is intended for quite complete people, the width is increased to 180 or 200 cm.

Modern frameworks most often look like this:

1. Wooden grid.. It is a frame, whose wooden planks are attached. Often such are the framework of a bed double, for which a high degree of strength and reliability is particularly important. Planks are attached to the frame in two ways: motionlessly connect with it with nails and screws or are installed in specially intended plastic sockets and are movable. The "deaf" fasteners are usually chosen for beds with elastic and thick mattresses, and movable - for sleeping places with spring and latex mattresses. Such designs provide maximum comfort thanks to the function of self-adjustment of the deflection zone.
2. Metal grille. This option is remotely reminiscent of the shell grid and has proven itself when used with spring and latex mattresses. The advantage of such models is the presence of a large number of support points - over 9000. Thus, metal frames provide a good fixation of the human spinal column.
3. Movable frames. The price of models with variable geometry is quite high, but they are worth it. The adjustable angle of lifting the legs and the headboard guarantees a convenient and calm sleep, and for the control of the mechanism in some models there is no need to get up.
4. Frames on legs. They are much less common. For frames on the legs, high weight and the base is characterized by a spring block or a metal grid. However, more and more they are replaced by the models where the support for the grille is the framework of the frame or inner corners.
5. Bed frame with lifting mechanism or drawers. This option will be indispensable in a lack of space in a small-sized apartment. When raising the base of the bed, there is access to the boxes, which makes bed linen, towels and other things that should not be dust. The design of the lifting mechanism is very simple: it consists of metal guide and two steel springs. However, the owner of such a bed should be aware that the models more often require serious and expensive repairs.

How to make a skeleton for the bed with your own hands

Despite the seeming complexity, special skills are not required for work. Before starting the process, we prepare the following tools and materials:

1. Entry key with a set of replacement heads.
2. Desktop circular saw.
3. Saw goats.
4. Neuler and compressor (in the absence of them are replaced by conventional nails with a hammer).
5. Several clamps.
6. Grinding machine or sandpaper.
7. Rubber cizyanka.
8. Corolnic
9. Roulette.
10. Drill-screwdriver.
11. Pencil.
12. Wood smear.
13. Moril.
14. Varnish.
15. Carpentry glue.
16. Screws (length 40 and 60 mm).
17. Sponges.
18. Small spatula.
19. White Spirit.
20. 2 metal brackets.
21. Nuts for a bolt with a diameter of 10 mm - 16 pieces.
22. Metal fastenings with a size of 100x50 and 100x100 mm for connecting wooden bars - 4 pieces.
23. Washers under a bolt with a diameter of 10 mm - 16 pieces.
24. Turnkey screws with a diameter of 10 mm - 4 pieces.

Now select the necessary sawn timber. For a skeleton of a double bed, you will need:

1. Bar measuring 50x50 mm.
2. 6 boards of 50x100 mm.
3. Bar size 100x100 mm.

The length of all of the above materials should be 2.6 m. Additionally, we should stock up tens of two two-year boards having a cross section of 25x75 mm. For decoration in the budget version of the bed, it takes a pine: four boards with a size of 25x150 mm, two boards with a size of 25x250 mm, one board with a size of 25x100 mm - all 2.6 m - and one two-dimensional board with a size of 25 x250 mm. For the headboard, take a wooden shield with a size of 60x240 cm. Now go to the process itself:

• We are determined with the height of the legs and add the height of the side walls to it. Cut off 4 pieces of the required length from a bar with a size of 100x100 mm, then attach to them fastening strictly at the same level with screws and nails.
• We measure the width of the mattress of the future bed and cut off from the wooden board of size 50x100 mm two pieces of the same length, but with a slight margin. We set these boards in the already finished fastenings on the legs. We measure the length of the mattress and sawing two boards, the length of which will be less than this value by the value that coincides with the width of the leg. With a very wide mattress, install the support beam in the frame center. To do this, we determine the distance between the 2 short sides of the frame, we spill the board of the same length and mount it into the center of the rectangular base by means of metal fasteners.
• On the base, we establish transverse plates, the cross section of which is 25x75 mm, and the distance between them is 50 mm. They are needed to support the mattress and create additional depreciation. Skump, the length of which corresponds to the width of the frame, fix it with screws.

• I turn over the frame in such a way that the legs turn out to be up. To one side, we put the board with a size of 25x250 mm, mark the necessary length and sprinkle. Make the same thing from other parties.
• We glue a plate to the frame of the joinery glue, pre-aligning the top edges of the legs. Additionally, fix them with clamps.
• Now we start manufacturing the upper edge. For it needed plank width of 11 cm, which is usually sawn from a larger board. boards length should be equal to the length sides of the rectangular base form.
• Cut off the ends of each plank at an angle of 45 degrees, and set to small wall stiffening rib made of timber 50x50 mm. Ribs fix by glue or nails.
• To hide the legs, Scrollsaw wood plank height slightly less than the height of the legs. Glue them to the legs, and further strengthen, using nails and screws.
• Then mount the headboard. To do this, at the bottom of the feet, we attach a 50x100 mm chalkboard. It is necessary to make sure that their height exceeds the height of the base, but at the same time they should end below the upper edge of the future head of. Fix the boards with clamps and drill two holes passing through the boards and partially through the legs. We set into the holes of the washer and screw the turnkey bolts. Now it's time to put the headboard in place. So that it looks more impressive, we glue the side and upper edges of any width.

Bed frame in the interior

Wooden frames and frames of beds from MDF and chipboard - excellent material for the incarnation of the most extravagant ideas on interior design. So, a sleeping place of a simple geometric shape without any additional coatings will be remarkably created atmosphere of minimalism in the house. Loft and High-tech styles require the presence of ultra-modern models of bent array or beds, decorated deliberately and producing the impression of outstanding from a completely untreated tree.

This furniture in country houses or hunting estates looks very attractive. Popular in small apartments, on the contrary, use modular beds that occupy the minimum space and components of a single integer with a cabinet or racks. Metal frames usually look very elegant and elegant, especially if the bed is equipped with twisted legs or a beautiful wrought headboard.