Hanging bed from four corners
I think you will need to beef up the strength of the system that hangs over the rafters in your attic or ceiling. The weight of the bed needs to b...
I think you will need to beef up the strength of the system that hangs over the rafters in your attic or ceiling. The weight of the bed needs to b...
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ViewsThe 3/4 inch plywood platform has an edge made of 2x4s all the way around it, two of which (a long side and a short side) are anchored into the wal...
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Viewsnice work on the hanging bed - i like the rail - does it come off or do you have to work around it when you are making the bed? your son looks H...
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ViewsI used only the mattress without the box spring. The mattress should have enough support from the plywood alone.
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Viewsnice work on the bunk bed conversion project! that took some guts to cut apart the existing furniture, but the result and the look on your kids fa...
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ViewsCost was one reason that I decided to create/invent hanging beds in the first place. Regular bunk beds were $400+ just for the frame. Each ha...
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ViewsHere is a photo of the rail. It consists of five pieces of wood and two shelf brackets. Flatter brackets work better because they do not push up ...
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Viewslove it! using two cables was a good idea for those that don't want the bed in a corner.
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ViewsThe bed, from mattress to ceiling, is probably about 30 inches. I measured by 5-year old while he sat on the floor, from the floor to about 6 inch...
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ViewsHere's a photo of my son Roland's bed (on the opposite wall of the bed in the first post) Note that the ladder is attached at the foot of the bed,...
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ViewsHere's photo of my son John's bed. Notice that you can't see the steel cable that secures one corner -- it's not really "floating" in the air!
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ViewsI made two such beds in for my two boys (ages 5 and 3 1/2) for the room that they share. The room was barely big enough for them, their beds, dres...
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