DIY BED DRAWERS - Level Up A Small Bedroom!

These huge, modern drawers are easy to build and add a TON of storage under an existing bed frame! In this video, I built simple bed risers from 1x2 construction lumber to get over 12 inches of clear space under our Ikea bed frame, and built four rolling drawers that are 48 inches long, 17 inches wide and 10-1/2 inches deep to hold all of our folded clothes!
The drawer fronts extend the full length and height of the bed frame, and are made from 3/4" baltic birch plywood. The top edge of each drawer front is cut at 45 degrees, which gives us some super classy hidden drawer pulls. I love this European look, and feel very safe without the shin hazard of exposed drawer pulls!
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[@FixitFingers]

Some good freehand circular saw skills there Morley. I think the drawers are now worth more than the bed...

[@MorleyKert]

Haha yeah you’re probably right - I was considering building a whole new bed, but it seemed a little wasteful/unnecessary as this one works just fine!

[@pjayy7972]

Excellent job very skilled PS loved your furry assistant couldn't have got the job without his help

[@aweirdguynamedjeff]

I love the wheels instead of slides. And yeah sure you have a workshop and a garage but that won't stop you from building everywhere else 🤣

[@MorleyKert]

Exactly 😁

[@BearMaked]

Looks great! Having clean drawer faces with no pulls was definitely the right choice.

[@MorleyKert]

Thanks, Justin! For sure - Penny finds enough stuff to play with in the middle of the night without me making extra things for her to swat!

[@GeneJordan]

My first impression is that I love your black cat assistant who is helping you with making your project and the video. I have four cats and they are always lending a paw or two to "help" me out. 😸

[@angelamalejczuk8456]

Great job! Exactly what I was looking for on how to countersink the casters. Thank you for making this video!

[@grumpywoodchucker]

These turned out great! Wonderful use of otherwise useless space!!

[@MorleyKert]

Thanks so much 😁 Of course you can always throw stuff under the bed but drawers make it a 1000x more positive experience to access the stuff!

[@jacobdaugherty4052]

Nice work. A lot of well thought out choices and a great example of how you can still achieve good results with limited tools and space

[@MorleyKert]

Thanks, Jacob 😁🙏❤️

[@mariocanales4735]

Hahaha, you did a humping motion to see if the bed would hold up under pressure. Hope it does. Good job on the video.

[@tishalou8591]

Love this space saver

[@jeremyspecce]

Comments about the plywood not letting the mattress breathe coming in 3...2...1... Nice work, been debating doing something like this for a while.

[@user-dz6uj3bc4d]

Cool and strong modify

[@MorleyKert]

Thank you! Still holding up

[@soulcandyalmadulce5885]

Awesome. Thanks for sharing.

[@AndyCPugh]

Penny is so cute!! A great use of space.

[@etelainenleathercraft]

Nice work... Love your cat😻

[@MorleyKert]

Thank you! She’s the best 😸

[@mbrock5532]

"They would fall for no reason..." Uh, ok, sure, buddy! :D

[@lindabeyette1772]

I thinking making couple of those on the bed storage boxes for my grandkids Store all the toys they own see what you mean that bedroom it’s small it’s almost call a walking closet bedroom I love when you’re done of the raise the bed and under the bed storage boxes

[@thehuards]

How have the bed risers held up over time? Love your four-legged assistant too.

[@RobbsHomemadeLife]

I want to do this. Thanks.

[@MorleyKert]

Do it! Thanks for watching 😊

[@EthanCarterDesigns]

Such a great storage solution and it looks awesome at the same time! Great stuff bud!

[@MorleyKert]

Thanks, Ethan!

[@davebauerart]

Great design! Simple solution that looks cool.

[@AndrewHelgeCox]

Would be good to drill a grid in the ply under the mattress to let some air in.

[@MorleyKert]

On the list!

[@jcarter8765]

Great use of space. Well done.

[@MorleyKert]

Thank you 😁🙏❤️

[@MadeByMarylou]

Nice n clean 👌🏽

[@alexisdeee2333]

Can you post a DYI for a king size headboard {minimal and maybe multifunctional?!

[@MakerCuisine]

Truly impressed as always Morley, great problem solving and use of the space you have. I'm totally stealing this idea for my place 👍

[@MorleyKert]

Thanks man, that’s awesome to hear! Good luck with your new place 😁❤️

[@MakerCuisine]

@@MorleyKert same to you, can't wait to see what else you do

[@alexisdeee2333]

Trying to build my bedframe and had no idea there’s a tool to hold things in place so I can tighten bolts! Newbie here.

[@mistrider444]

Sweet

[@DeadriseWoodCrafts]

Nice.

[@erdoograce8413]

Cool

[@carlotta4th]

11:42 cat is so disappointed you didn't build those for it.

[@MorleyKert]

Haha it didn’t stop her from going inside the drawers and taking a nap off-camera!

[@TheGrantAlexander]

hahahah that's awesome that you didn't last a week before you were working on the kitchen table! #clairvoyant They really look like they add a tonne of functional storage! I can't wait to see what kind of floating/folding bedside table you make as that is my next prediction!

[@MorleyKert]

You’re a smart one - you might’ve just read my mind twice 😉

[@TheGrantAlexander]

@@MorleyKert I wish I could use my clairvoyance for the lottery rather than predicting what you are going to do in your apartment🤣

[@jeffreyvasilatos2349]

There is no such thing as no over flow lol