Beds with drawers
Beds with drawers are very convenient for rooms where every centimeter of space is at a premium.

Each family member should have their own personal corner. Parents – a bedroom, children – a nursery.

Homemade bed
DIY Wooden Bed With Drawers And Side Rail For Kids

If it is not possible to allocate a separate room, part of the common area must be arranged so that both have their own sleeping place, where to store things, toys, and books.

Wooden bed with drawers for things
Wooden bed with protective sides and drawers for things

If this is the room of the youngest member of the family, then when organizing the children's space, you need to take into account the fact that the baby needs a place to sleep and play.

Toys and clothes in a box under the bed
The large drawer of the baby crib will easily accommodate all the toys and even out-of-season clothes.

The bed takes up a lot of space, so in the interior of the children's room, projects of beds with drawers are of great interest. Not every parent can say that the offspring's bedroom has impressive dimensions, most often it happens that there is catastrophically little space.

Children's bed with three backs
Children's bed with three headboards and drawers below

Everyone should have a separate bed and parents raising two or more children are forced to rack their brains over how to implement all this. There is one way out in this situation - a do-it-yourself bed with drawers.

Functional use of the bed
Functional use of space under the bed

You have the opportunity to save space by using the space under the bed.

Bed with drawers
Bed with drawers - comfortable, practical, convenient

Use drawers as a chest of drawers. They will fit toys and children's clothes. To sit on it, pillows, blankets and bed linen are folded and put away in cells. Having made a bed with drawers with your own hands, you do not need to put additional cabinets and chests of drawers. On the saved space, place, for example, a Swedish wall or just leave a free field for games.

Bed Decoration Boxes
Drawers are not only a place for storage, but also a decoration for the bed

Design and construction of a bed with drawers.

Books in the niche under the bed
The niches under the bed are convenient for storing not only linen, but also favorite books read before bed.

The design of the bed with drawers is convenient, the details resemble a wardrobe. Additional convenience is provided by the pull-out boxes. You can immediately see everything that is there. This significantly simplifies the search. Deep, roomy structures. Anything will fit there. Making such a bed is not much more difficult than a model without a storage area.

Spacious linen drawers
Spacious linen drawers will significantly save room space

A bed equipped with drawers can be either a 1-bed or a 2-bed bed, of any desired size. It consists of two parts - a place to sleep and a place for things.

Podium made of boxes
A podium made of boxes is a full-fledged element of the bed design

When making a bed yourself, there are several details to consider.

  • The bottom of the item should be hard but flexible (plywood or chipboard) with holes for ventilation.
  • The dimensions of the product depend on the dimensions of the mattress. It is better to choose an orthopedic one. For a baby cot, provide a hygienic insert made of foam rubber, in a cover made of synthetic fabric.
  • Use high-quality and convenient fittings. Pull-out compartments should slide out effortlessly. It would be more rational to install wheels on the runners.

Materials needed to make a bed.

The appearance of the product, its durability, quality - directly depends on how correctly the material is chosen. When making this item with your own hands, most often use.

  1. Laminated chipboard. It is easier for a beginner to work with. It has a variety of colors that will easily fit into the chosen bedroom style.

    Single bed with drawers
    Single bed with drawers made of laminated chipboard
  2. Furniture board. Has the same strength as wood. The surface is varnished before assembling the product, in three layers. Then polished to a shine. If desired, the surface is additionally decorated with MDF panels, plastic, veneer or furniture film.

    Inexpensive DIY Bed
    Inexpensive DIY Double Bed Made From Furniture Board
  3. From boards and timber. For the supporting structure, 27*27 bars and 15*150 mm boards are used. The resting place will be strong and stable, but the appearance is inferior to models with finishing.

    Bed made of wooden planks
    Bed made of wooden planks and beams, made by hand
  4. The material for making the headboard is varied: wood, laminated chipboard, MDF panels, fabrics, leather, fur, pillows and more.

How to organize the manufacturing process: instructions.

Drawing of a two-story pull-out bed
Drawing of a two-tier pull-out bed with a pull-out drawer for linen

After you have decided that you want to make a bed with your own hands, its location, its size, you can start implementing your idea. It is worth sticking to the developed plan.

Single bed drawing
Drawing of a single bed with two drawers

It includes the following stages.

  • Decide on the materials from which the cladding, supports, and area under the mattress will be made.

    Bed assembly diagram
    Assembly diagram of a closed podium bed with drawers
  • Purchase everything you need – timber, slats, chipboard, screws, glue, rollers, etc.
  • Prepare the tools: drill, jigsaw, saw, screwdrivers, tape measure, pencil, knife.
  • Make a drawing of the parts yourself or look on the Internet, trying them on with the available dimensions.
    Detailed drawing of the bed
    Detailed drawing of a bed with drawers with dimensions

    Assembly diagram of a bed with drawers
    Bed assembly diagram with description
  • Mark out the blanks and cut out all the parts.
  • Assemble the main structure. First, assemble the foot, side parts, and partition in the center. All work is done according to the diagram. Then form the perimeter from the boards.

    Bed assembly process
    The process of assembling a wooden bed with your own hands
  • Assembling the reinforcing part, place for the mattress. We install the bars, fasten them to the boards with screws. It is formed from boards or chipboard.

    Bed frame
    Bed frame with wooden headboard
  • We make boxes from four parts on inserted tenons, glue them together. Four support strips are glued from the inside at the bottom, reinforcing the connections with screws. Two transverse strips are attached to the longitudinal strips, on which the pull-out drawer will slide.
    Assembling the box
    Assembling a bed drawer

    Wooden drawer
    Wooden Bed Drawer
  • If necessary, we cover it with paint or varnish, attach handles, and make legs.
Fastening the box
Mounting a drawer on wheels

Choose finishing options based on your preferences and financial capabilities. Without any special skills, you can easily assemble a comfortable and functional bed with drawers with your own hands.

Video: DIY Bed with Drawers

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