I am new to the forum and new to woodworking, at least where it comes to furniture. Have some experience with decking and framing but far from a professional.
My son is going off to college next month and instead of purchasing a bed frame we are looking at building one that will he can have for many years to come but will give him lots of storage space in his small bedroom. Saw a couple of pictures of one like this made by a person on the web but no instructions.
I drew this up in Sketchup and wanted to get some advice before putting together. Plan to use 3/4 cabinet grade plywood for the boxes. I put a 16" box on the end that can be removed to make it a Queen or include to make it a King. The support boards shown are for king so would need to be shorter for queen. This will allow for storage cubes, small plastic totes or just a spot to toss shoes.
I am planning to use butt joints with screws but to get a clean look on the end I have the top sitting inside instead of on top of the outer peices. The floor of the boxes are sitting 3/4" off the floor with only the trim sitting on the floor except for the legs of the boxes. The back peice will screw into the top and bottom peice.
Have it drawn as 7 boxes but also could make the 2 sides as a single unit. Thinking for the weight it may be better to not make 1 peice? Also should have just enough room when in Queen configuration to put the extra box under the supports.
Hoping to get some advice on changes before we start.
My son is going off to college next month and instead of purchasing a bed frame we are looking at building one that will he can have for many years to come but will give him lots of storage space in his small bedroom. Saw a couple of pictures of one like this made by a person on the web but no instructions.
I drew this up in Sketchup and wanted to get some advice before putting together. Plan to use 3/4 cabinet grade plywood for the boxes. I put a 16" box on the end that can be removed to make it a Queen or include to make it a King. The support boards shown are for king so would need to be shorter for queen. This will allow for storage cubes, small plastic totes or just a spot to toss shoes.
I am planning to use butt joints with screws but to get a clean look on the end I have the top sitting inside instead of on top of the outer peices. The floor of the boxes are sitting 3/4" off the floor with only the trim sitting on the floor except for the legs of the boxes. The back peice will screw into the top and bottom peice.
Have it drawn as 7 boxes but also could make the 2 sides as a single unit. Thinking for the weight it may be better to not make 1 peice? Also should have just enough room when in Queen configuration to put the extra box under the supports.
Hoping to get some advice on changes before we start.