DIY Queen Bed Frame | WITH STORAGE!

[@9LivesArt]

Hello everyone! I wanted to update everyone on the status of the bed frame since I see concern for the ability to hold up in the comments 😉 I can assure you that the bed frame has held up for the past 2 years I have used it! In fact, I am honestly surprised it is still in such good condition. The thumbnail in the picture was actually taken just a few months ago because I wanted to update the thumbnail! If you're worried about the sturdiness if you build something like this yourself, there are a few ways to make it feel sturdier without compromising the storage space available. 1. Use a sheet of thicker plywood. 2. Add supports in the middle with 4x4s connected to the slats. 3. reinforce the crates themselves! I hope this clears up any questions you might have! Thanks again for the support!!!

[@tahiagascoigne8179]

Planning on making this thank you so much

[@tahiagascoigne8179]

What size where the boards?

[@lindaragsdale6958]

Where do I get the crates?

[@Anatdei]

Hi! How big were the crates?

[@miadnamttoc7834]

This is my 8th diy bed video and THEY HAVE ALL BEEN BUILT BY WOMEN. Yaaaassss to WOMEN DOING IT FOR OURSELVES. Very nice job

[@Maljaikai]

Go ladies!

[@tb8810]

Lol Aretha Franklin Sisters are Doin it for Themselves. Great anthem.

[@justgameingday4705]

@Kobe Robertson It's not sad. Women, in general, are underappreciated and are thought of not being able to do things for ourselves... You already know this.

[@boxergirl84]

@Kobe Robertson . Calm down and take it easy Kobe.

[@psychedelicpain420]

@@justgameingday4705 Say that again about being a mother. Not being able to do things yourselves...haha

[@sn8323]

Creative, brilliant, and super cute - and so is the bed!

[@staceyosborne5063]

I have been looking for a bed and have thought about making it myself. You have just made me realize that I can do it myself. Thank you so much for showing me I can do this myself.

[@krisrose219]

Of course the cats have to investigate lol cute

[@tyraperez]

So simple yet awesome. I like 😎

[@ryanhamilton9709]

Great job 👍 the world needs more women like you!!😊

[@mstwistedtressys]

I love it!!!! Years ago, I used cinder blocks for my bed. I love DIYs like this! Thanks for sharing!

[@gypsygypsy6435]

Love the concept, would have placed middle row of crates, extra support

[@karonwhite2347]

U r right I weigh about 194 looks goog

[@ekleamon1]

Wouldn't need crates, a 4x4 cut into short posts and screw them to the middle of the slats would work.

[@akiosednah4797]

Thanks for doing this bed alone, shows me that i can do it also.. I'll be attaching wheels so i can move it around .

[@Rita-yw2tn]

That's a great idea !!!

[@angeljackson7998]

Adding wheels is an excellent idea

[@myraccoonandallthingssparkaly]

I have watched a lot of DIY bed frame in videos. And I seem to like yours the best so far. And us women we rock! You go girl because that bed frame looks freaking awesome!

[@dejapilarx3]

I love that I came across this video. My boyfriend and I was looking for an idea to make a bed frame without it being too expensive and actually wanting it to be sturdy. We got all the materials and he put them all together the other day! We got an additional four crates for the middle since we are well around 200 pounds. We didn’t paint the crates but possibly will in the future. Joanns had crates for $10 which is not bad at all since we have 12 of them. Whenever you are on the bed you can’t hear any movement or anything. Home Depot wasn’t able to cut our wood. So in the future we will have to cut the excess wood off.

[@susanbland7530]

Brilliant idea using palette boxes to make a bed base, and you have storage, I would have made a headboard as well just to finish it off.👍

[@9LivesArt]

To be honest I still keep meaning to Make a headboard lol

[@juliana1672]

Absolutely wonderful! You are a genius gal!😘

[@noncebamthembu4415]

Hi dear I raised up my bed with some big tins for a year , after your presentation I'm going to finish what I've started .Thank you so much 😚

[@allyp6868]

Such a great idea. Thanks for sharing.

[@jr5389]

Well done 👍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@anitasnider8494]

Very cool idea!! You did an Amazing Job!! Thanks so much for shareing

[@reconstructingleslie4597]

I absolutely love this! I am needing bed frames and storage for my grandchildren so this is awesome

[@mortarandpestletshuajkhibt7791]

I love this idea! My daughter has a room for me at her house so this is going to be my diy bed for that room!

[@stephanieswtchks800]

What an amazing idea! Bravo!

[@honeybadger8942]

What a great idea! I would never have thought something like this.Thanks for showing.

[@damarcusmomm05]

Should of put a long board down the middle. For more support.

[@sprainedankleable]

yes you should I suggest a 2x4 because that is standard for bed frames.

[@samanthaamaral2003]

I was thinking exactly the same

[@weedacarter1868]

I watched so many videos about pallet beds n this one seemed the best n easiest

[@9LivesArt]

Thanks! I love this bed frame. It's very practical :)

[@Sunshiney-Day]

Yes, this is a great idea and you did a wonderful job! Is this a full or queen bed? Thanks for making this video and showing us your DYI! 😀

[@Sunshiney-Day]

I meant DIY lol 😂

[@9LivesArt]

It's a queen!

[@shabnamghanbari4829]

wow.perfect

[@MM-mr5nj]

Excellent turn out! Great storage idea. Thanks for the video!

[@CHARISSAJACOBSON]

Well done!!!!! Thank you for sharing.

[@gaylescovel7308]

Fantastic idea! That would solve a storage problem for me so well, 👍!

[@sheliarossell3162]

Wonderful idea wow

[@tracyweber74]

Wow I so love this idea bed bases can be so expensive I like the diy idea better. Besides it will be a lot more fun do it myself thanks so much ❤️❤️😊

[@monkey-trial...6578]

Wow! It looks like an expensive bed frame! It’s almost a small catamaran. It’s F - ing stunning! I’m not kidding. I’ve been dreaming about something like this. I have a photo of a posh bed in London uk I slept in and have been determined to find something close in beauty and function. It had a sort of wrap around headboard and shelves. I live the way you spaced your apart like a catamaran. It adds the elegance mist bed frames lack because it seems they’re constructed in a way that looks messy or overcrowded. I love you!

[@love2loveu636]

Great job! Love the bed and especially the extra storage.

[@naomiholliday3863]

Great video especially this being your first. I would love to make this . I will have to save to get the crates. I like your demo and instructions. Very straight forward and easy to follow. Thanks for including tips along the way. Have a blessed day.

[@cindybetts8341]

I L💜VE THIS!!!!! IT'S AWESOME!!!!! If you wanted your bed taller, you could put the box springs on under the mattress & use a fitted sheet to cover it! I, personally, need a taller bed being disabled. I think a headboard made to look like a picket fence would be an awesome addition! You could hang a garland across it!!!

[@9LivesArt]

It actually is pretty tall! I just got a new mattress that's taller than my old one, so I actually have to hop up to get into bed lol

[@amopotato7953]

Disabled too and tall. I would need it higher. Will try stacking another set of crates on top of the other ones. Great project! Love it!!!!!!

[@cindybetts8341]

@@amopotato7953 I'd love to be able to do that, but money, or I suppose I should say, lack of money, would keep my from doing it. I recently bought a car that I really can't afford, but REALLY needed a reliable one with heat and AC to get me through the rest of my years (hopefully.) Anyway, I have a fairly comfortable antique iron bed that was passed down from my great-grandparents, so I don't really NEED the crate bed. I just love it!!!! If I could get my antique bed painted a gunmetal black, I'd love that too!😉😊

[@sedsworld1672]

Cindy Betts ♥️

[@ferrariunicorn]

Props to you girl! Gonna make a loft bed like this for my tiny bedroom!

[@cannabus]

I'm going to do this because I have no handymen in my life. Thank you so much!

[@meowahh9354]

Been trying to find a video like his for years now! Thank you soo much for this :) now I have to save up some money to get the supplies.

[@madisoncollins13]

Cute kitties and an awesome bed idea 👍🏽

[@joanwalford1959]

Nice and affordable way to get extra storage

[@wandatorres9838]

HI YOU COULD PUT WHEELS ON THEM FOR EASY MOVING

[@melindatijerina3433]

Awesome idea and budget friendly thank you

[@bevwood8210]

Very cool, o was looking to get a bed frame, but this is even better! I have used milk crates as shelving in my bathroom already, and this will give me extra storage, how perfect.

[@LucGPTnki]

Curiosity question: It's been several months, how is it holding up? I'm concerned about the the middle buckling. Suggestion: add crisscross boards beneath or 1x4 or 1x6 board at the headboard/footboard ends to connect the (2) crates from the side and on the bottom.

[@9LivesArt]

The middle is doing fine. No warping. I used a very sturdy wood, I think I used beech wood. I left the room in the middle on purpose, so I would have a ton of storage space.

[@elimelechs.l3246]

@@9LivesArt can you add a video

[@hpluxethevsteamgoddess3847]

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[@susuilu]

Is it still in heavy use and still standing? I want to make sth like this

[@9LivesArt]

Hello! I recently got married and someone bought us a bed/bedframe as a wedding present so we did decide to retire the frame I made. The biggest reason being it does get kind of dusty. It was however still extremely sturdy with no bowing! As long as you choose sturdy woods, mainly hardwoods NEVER composite! Then something like this would last a really long time! The only thing I would do differently is instead of just painting, I would also seal it with something!

[@debratownsend5495]

BEAUTIFUL JUST BEAUTIFUL ❣️😍😍.

[@aubriedenny1858]

Oh my goodness i lobe this and need a new bed frame for the new mattress! You're my hero!

[@cristyvillarreal7669]

Love it !!

[@Cybo-18]

Those metal bed frames are hell when you least expect it.

[@mscatservices12]

Love this take on the crate bed! Very nice and plenty of storage! Nice Job😀

[@helenlaboone171]

I like this idea. Great job. Thanks Helen

[@bonnieoliver427]

what a fantastic job you did!! I love this!

[@angeljackson7998]

Good job simple easy and affordable

[@tamiweber7241]

Love this build❤️🧡💚 I think eventually box springs will be a thing of the past 🤔😂

[@jb6712]

I hope not; my deformed spine would never take the pressure of a mattress lying on a wood platform--I know, because Dad built all our beds for us when we were little squirts, and we discovered that I had to have the flexible support of a foundation, not something that doesn't flex at all. Now, at 67 years old, I'd be crippled if I had to sleep on something inflexible.

[@Tecie-x5e]

I really love this😍 Thank you so much for sharing

[@taylorheimbigner5067]

Anyone else feel like they would definitely break this? 😭

[@Lovinglife43]

Me lol

[@sixpackbinky]

NEEDS stability in th middle most likely has all ready buckled. But A for effect and a few changes could be sturdy.

[@talcareyifill5937]

Yep my big body

[@zerwayier7316]

@@sixpackbinky she updated recently in the description that its held up and hasn't bent. But I would've added more crates in the middle because no way that's gonna last me long😂. But she left the middle open to store things she doesn't use, so whatever works for her

[@blackjack2808]

YES!!!

[@sippinteawithnay6246]

I love this idea it turned out perfectly!

[@kimberlylykes2627]

Very cute!

[@BB-wh1nr]

Love it so cute!!!

[@cwsing7230]

Wow impressive ❤️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@9LivesArt]

Thank you! 😊

[@aracelialvarado3778]

Magnifica idea,gracias por compartir tus ideas

[@joianne7511]

Love it 😊

[@JCAM-z9r]

From a professional woodworker a few words of advice: Crates are usually made of soft wood that will naturally shift with temperature and humidity changes. Over time these pieces WILL bow, split and crack, especially when subjected to any type of weight as in this use. You should always create a center support in this situation, in particular where excess weight of a body or bodies are going to rest. Also be aware that every type of wood work has appropriate screws. Screws used for decks are for heavier, thicker chemically treated wood which has to withstand tremendous weight and weather. Thus, using these heavier screws can easily split the softer crate wood (usually white pine that’s of ‘cast-off’ quality). With this construction you’ll begin to see that the middle section of the “support” boards will sag or bow, particularly if they aren’t of a sturdier type wood. Then one day she’ll turn over in bed and hear cracking. Be warned.

[@9LivesArt]

This bed frame lasted me 2 years, and I got rid of it because it no longer fit my decor. So it was still sturdy no bowing. The trick is to use quality wood and crates!

[@mariaemilianegron]

Congratulations it came out really nice and I will do it cuz I need one God bless you

[@debjean9598]

Question: By the way I love this idea.... just wondering if you stub your toes on the crates? This would be my fear since the crates come all the way to the edge of the mattress. Thinking I would need to recess them about 6 inches.

[@MELODYS_MESS]

Ur cats r adorable!!!

[@mariacampana6968]

Molto bello bravissima!!!! Complimenti 😊😀

[@Tecie-x5e]

I love it girlie! Great job🙌🏽

[@KTHKUHNKK]

Great job I love the cat they're so cool and curious just like mine

[@juliejules7780]

Genius. I wish I saw this before I bought my IKEA lol

[@LadyKCreations1]

Consider doubling up the boards and having a middle crate to hold the weight (i mean in general, not trying to be rude). Over time slouching my occur. OTHERWISE, fantastic idea, be sure to let the originator know of your posting their idea out of respect.

[@9LivesArt]

It's not really someone else's idea. Is a spin on the popular pallet beverages I had seen on Pinterest.

[@ClaudiaTorres-wj3pb]

LadyK7339 yea

[@dpalmer8291]

LadyK7339 That's what I was thinking, sometimes upto 3 people r sitting on my bed.

[@9LivesArt]

Also I didn't mean beverages 😂

[@DavidOwenCreates]

Whose idea is this cause this is the first I've seen it and I'm on pinterest and youtube daily?

[@chaostheory2219]

This is a great idea. All you Monday morning quarterbacks on here couldn't think of anything better so be quite 🤫

[@nancysnyder6525]

I just love your two tots

[@Syld0103]

Genius! Thanks for sharing

[@WAWANI-Nation]

Love the idea. Seems like you would need more support in the middle, though. I would probably use 4 more crates turned upside down, down the center with the last one facing out for more storage.

[@leonielovemusic]

Or just a thick wooden bar in the middle

[@graciousroxystyleguide]

This is so practical. I enjoyed watching the video and I will make one for myself, b'cause I love creating things that I can use. Thank you so much for sharing.

[@ebrukuru3408]

Is your profile photo from stardoll 😀

[@monicawaters45]

Genius!!! Love this!*💛

[@arswift2]

Nice. I would use a subfloor support instead of plywood slats. Subflooring is very durable and weight bearing. Also consider a middle support. Very nice.

[@elizabethm193]

Thank you .this is exactly what I was looking for .something that is compact and simple .One week ago a car drove into my apartment living room . The city said it was uninhabitable and told me to evacuate that same day. The manager moved me to an upstairs apartment temporarily while the insurance company repairs my apartment . it was a nightmare carrying bed frames , mattresses and other furniture upstairs. from now and I want to have furniture that I can dismantle and carry upstairs or downstairs easily. Thank you🙂

[@giaminhnguyen696]

Tôi nay hơn 60 tuổi, đã già rồi nhưng vẫn thích tự tay mình làm những việc như thế nầy, Ngày trước còn khỏe cũng thường và thích tạo những tiện nghi đơn giản để sử dụng cho gia đình. Ngày trước còn khỏe thì làm được giờ đã lớn tuổi xương khớp đau nhức không thể làm được mặc dù rất thích, Làm đồ mộc, chế tác, xây dựng, trang trí nội thất đều thích hết, do vậy nên giờ già bị đau nhức xương khớp đôi bàn tay gân guốc xấu thảm hại luôn, hậu quả của những năm tháng khi còn có sức khỏe đã làm những việc nặng nhọc của đàn ông !.

[@katrinasani]

Lovvveeee the idea😊 but a nice thin box spring from IKEA would make it more stable and comfy😊

[@juneribbons5196]

I totally love this. I want to make one

[@nilsaalves6734]

Very good!

[@karenyounger2314]

cool. straightforward, efficient diy.

[@JudiChristopher]

OM gosh... That is sooo smart... Thanks for the tip.

[@sexyblack0502]

What size bed frame it is

[@JudiChristopher]

Every Van is different... Usually around 24" and then it pulls out to make a Twin bed about 38"

[@normaguerra6655]

Buena odea. Gracias. Dios te siga bendiciendo por el don de imaginación.

[@quintinmusiqman]

This is cool!!

[@DailyDose926]

Great example of a diy platform crate bed! I love that it sits higher up as well. Never been a fan of the ankle & toe banging metal bed frame!

[@9LivesArt]

Yes! That's one thing I really love about this bed. I have 3 or 4 rolling totes under the middle with my seasonal clothes too. I'm actually having trouble deciding what to put in the side compartments, theres just so much storage!

[@MsBdotSmoove]

That’s definitely sturdy and won’t break I have a wood plank platform frame bed from ikea and my wood planks are way smaller than hers so she’s good!

[@9LivesArt]

Thank you!!!

[@christindemarie]

I’d put more support in the middle because over time that will start to sag since it is a soft material (compared to metal). That’s why most wooden bed frames have extra support underneath.

[@marymedorio836]

Wonder if this could work with plastic Crates, this is great idea!

[@erroleabrown4317]

l love what you did its pretty and seriously you could do a lot of different things with that, like a cupboard, outdoor seating, half of it would make a lounge or coffee table its brillient thanks so much for the share.

[@MultiLisa10]

Nice Idea!👍

[@mv0697]

Love it I had thought of doing this for my daughters bed …what length of nails did you use

[@mohammedali808]

That bed frame was very creative and inexpensive to make for low budget. It will last a very long time.

[@danielalopes66]

👏👏👏👏Qe máximo Ameeeiii😍😍😍😍😍

[@courtneyevans7156]

I’m gonna start this frame next Saturday looks really nice and I’m super excited

[@julieboettner585]

Dude this is what I needed, thank you so much

[@karonwhite2247]

Julie I don't think it was a dude I think she's a she and I don't think she would appreciate being called

[@hopewolfe7911]

You could also place shelves in some of the crates and have double the storage per crate

[@9LivesArt]

Thats a great idea! Or I could say it's a 'crate' idea 😂😬

[@9LivesArt]

Oof, now I regret saying that lol.

[@ms.lovely8002]

Great idea for a kids room

[@adrianagauna881]

So good 👌👌👌

[@annahorgan4265]

If you wanted it higher, would you think stalking the crates would be a good idea?

[@annahunt1544]

This is a very nice fame,great job