It's a Bed, Closet, Dresser, & Bookshelf all in 1! (With Build Plans)

This bed design is the perfect all-in-1 bedroom solution. It's a bed, dresser, wardrobe, and bookcase in one, easy to build design. We've got plans available so you can get started now! 👍
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[@Maudddje]

Love that you guys keep making videos even when bob is on a holiday!! Keep up the awesome work!!

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Thanks! We're a great team here!

[@Maudddje]

@@Iliketomakestuff i know you guys are !! keep up the awesome work!! i am 1 honest fan and keep waiting for the end of the workweek to see another one of yer vids being published :D

[@lilyswiftiepenguin13]

I was wondering where you were, bob😅

[@matthyland1218]

Cool to see the team making a video on their own, Josh seems super comfortable

[@akardasis]

Great to see Josh taking the anchor spot!

[@massiminimakes]

I built my current bed on the balcony of the apartment I was living in at the time with a circular saw, pocket hole jig, drill, and driver. Definitely a great learning experience and I get to sleep on something knowing I made it.

[@Iliketomakestuff]

That is AWESOME.

[@nynjafox5973]

Beds are a great project. I made my first when I moved to Hawaii. I put it up for sale just for fun, and it sold almost instantly for a nice profit. So, I made and sold three more in the two years I lived there. Remember to always take the extra time to make it really nice in the event you want to sell it later!

[@FoxwoodCreative]

Was listening to the podcast where you talked about not being involved as much, Bobs great but really great to see Josh taking the lead and smashing it !

[@CrudeButEfficient]

Nicely done! I really like when the whole team gets busy on camera. Bob can take another week off... 😁

[@mmcnama4]

For some reason the use of the AR model in this video was better than the last! It was really cool to visualize this early in the video. Also +1 for a Josh video!!! Edit: It's more than a Josh video! I really liked the team interaction here and the different perspectives.

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Forby knocked it out of the park with these AR models!

[@forby_]

We're getting there! 💪

[@alkalinedale]

This was really fun and such a great idea. So many people can make this and they don’t even know it! Also, really awesome seeing Josh carry a video he’s great at it. The counters are fun too!

[@sgsax]

Never made a whole bed, but i did rebuold from scratch the side rails for a four poster walnut bed we found by the side of the road. I was able to get a great color match, you can't tell they're not original. They've held up great for 20 years now. Fun project by the ILTMS team and well executed! Thanks for sharing!

[@bengilles]

Awesome job Josh

[@bytesizedengineering]

Nice crunch lab spacers at 8:46

[@ScottHaun]

Josh (and team) crushed it!

[@dennisdavits1001]

Another great project. And Josh you did really great at presenting this video looking out to see more

[@williamtaylor6252]

I agree a bed Is a great project at any skill level. My second diy project ever was a bed and my lil brother still uses it to this day. Love this project. Fun video too.

[@tomim7187]

A super primer for beginners and great inspiration for us pros. Loved the project!

[@FredMcIntyre]

Nicely done Josh! 😃👍🏻👊🏻

[@zacprunty]

Michael Scott would absolutely love that “plasma screen tv” in your garage shop.

[@DavidWilliamsThatsMe]

I’m so glad these bed videos have been upload, this might be my first big project! About time after watching nearly every ILTMS video 😂

[@Iliketomakestuff]

AWESOME!

[@dereknoto6555]

Josh video lets goooooooooo

[@feeterican]

Oh, the fella with the Nintendo 64 shirt showed his bed it looked like he was using the speaker as a nightstand. That just gave me a killer idea. Make nightstands that are also rear surround speakers.

[@barbaramckenzie326]

Great job on the video, Josh (and company)!

[@TheHairykoala]

Really enjoyable video Josh! We’ll done.

[@manicmods]

Lots of great tips, and great production!

[@rashkavar]

Man...I'm a bit into a bed building project of my own and am suddenly wishing I had known about this beforehand. I might well be buying the plans for this and seeing what I can do to adapt it to what I've built. Very cool.

[@LaBizounerie]

Great job! It's nice to see the team taking over while Bob is away.

[@txma.]

Beds really are a great project. I'm still trying to think up a modular design for a bed frame that would be super easy to move and store. Living in an apartment means moving quite often and once I get this bed design figured out it'll save me a lot of hassle

[@Iliketomakestuff]

That's cool - share what you come up with! That sounds like a cool project!

[@kameljoe21]

If you do not need a head board and have a memory foam the best option for you would be a plywood bed. Depending on your size twin full queen or king. Most beds are about 6.5 feet long which means a sheet of plywood is a good start. You can have the hardware store split them to the sizes you need. You take 2 long boards about 1.5 foot tall and the lenght of the bed and then you cut notches in them so that your widith board can sit in it. These can be done with a jig sale and as long as you have supporting middle one you can then now cut slats to fill the space. Using some wood glue and some screws/nails/staples you can add in the pieces to keep the boards from sliding. Paint them and I think if you hunt around you might find some edging that can go over them for say hardwood floors. Either way the hole thing will pack up quite easy in to a small space. If you move every 2 or 3 years you can just buy a new memory foam for around 150. I just got a new 10 inch off amazon for $195.29 tax included. It was 179. Just toss the old one unless you want to make your own couch, chairs. We took our old one and cut it up in to sections to use in our outdoor rockers, swings and on the porch. Just google Interlock OSB Bookshelf and you will find all kinds of ideas on how to make a super nice bed frame./

[@StarWarsExpandedUniverse]

This is so awesome!

[@scubasteve159753]

Fantastic! I love watching, but hardly find myself wanting to build the same thing for my own house. This one is awesome though and I think this'll be what I build for my kids as they graduate from their cribs and toddler beds.

[@kerryoneill1210]

Looks like great!

[@MCsCreations]

Fantastic work, Josh! It looks great indeed! 😃 Stay safe there with your family! 🖖😊

[@chrisjniles]

I dig the crunchlabs gears as spacers just before the 9 minute mark. Nice job!

[@PR-WoodWorkingCreations]

*Great Design Awesome!! 🛌*

[@TheGingerWorkshop]

Awesome video and project!

[@RobDucharme]

5:36 I recommend doing the pocket holes from the outside of the frame, especially since the corners are being covered up by those corner pieces. Much stronger that way.. As seen at 7:24. 8:07 I finally got a router table recently (mates perfectly with my smaller router). Super excited about the possibilities, like doing dados up to 3/4" wide in one pass!

[@SouthernStyleDIY]

Awesome project! Love the hexagon details!

[@nitababcock3977]

Love it

[@danthemakerman]

Nice! I just finished building my son a loft bed, we just need to get a new mattress and move him in.

[@c.a.g.1977]

Awesome design and well built, Josh + Meighan + Bee!! 🐝 Not so many bloopers at the end, what does that say about Bob? 😄

[@giltlustre]

This was such a great video to watch, thank you for taking the time to show us! I love watching DIY videos and definitely look forward to seeing more bed frames being made as well as other projects you have planned! I love how much storage space the bed frame has and the paint job is beautiful, too! I hope to try my hand in making one specifically modeled after IKEA’s Gjöra birch bed frame. But one made from a different type of wood as I’ve heard birch isn’t very easy to stain? By chance do you have any tips on rounding out the spindles? Also, I think there might have been a missed opportunity on a bee pun when you had the bee around. You should have totally said, “bee free, my friend!” 🤣 But it looked like he had other plans lol and was more like “Bee there or Bee Squared” when it came to your bed frame project! 😂 🛏️ 🐝

[@XDIY]

Just finished a DIY bunk bed for my kids. It was a great woodworking project!

[@Iliketomakestuff]

That's awesome!

[@luisrrr3290]

Buen trabajo con es projecto, me gusto mucho, sigue creando mas.

[@blueduke6170]

Love this

[@SchysCraftCo.]

May the 4th be with you. Keep Making.

[@Iliketomakestuff]

And also with you

[@lordjimsicle6343]

2:09 I hope we get to see more of your arcade cabinet 👀

[@cartmanrlsusall]

This bee a cool project

[@usaf4dbt]

Thank you, it was real nice your daughter helped in this build!

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Lol that's Meighan, one of the ILTMS team members, not Josh's daughter.

[@ForeverMasterless]

Man I would have such fond memories of this bedroom if I were your kids. S-tier father.

[@CooLDEaFY4204Me]

awesome

[@JonathanRansom]

Nice job, Josh!

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Thanks! -Josh

[@JoshMakesStuff]

That wasn’t me. Imposter. Also, thank you.

[@thedspenguin]

Bobless but not jobless. great to see you still making videos despite the man being on vacation.

[@viniciuspack]

Toppp 🔥

[@T.Mak559]

My man has got bob's pace, cadence, and even mannerisms.

[@ellieboa]

Megan and the bee 😂

[@SKULLKR3W]

i have basically the same thing built into this weird nook in my room its a great set up

[@tbjork]

More Josh please!

[@forby_]

c o o l b e a n s

[@David_705]

Same

[@THSIM]

​@@David_705 Agree 👍

[@masterofnone]

I like em spicy

[@Tiger_Cub0]

h o t b e a n s

[@forby_]

@@Tiger_Cub0 😮

[@ThoenWorks]

#BobLess Josh did a great job of keeping the "vibe" of the channel intact.

[@BaruchMustakis]

Hexagons are the bestagons! And there's even a bee! CGP Grey will bee so proud. :_)

[@matthewgregory395]

A question for Bob (when he gets back from Hoilday) when is the car project starting again? I love the videos :)

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Hey! Wrapping up a few things to be able to have another one soon!

[@selosi13]

Hey guys awesome project , wondering why there is a Belgian licence plate in the shop?

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Josh has lived around the world!

[@swissfreek]

because Army haha

[@tylers4645]

Would have been cool to make an angle drawer for the false drawer for shoes. Similar to what they do for the false drawer on kitchen sinks

[@dougcuster]

Can't believe I just saw a capless Josh! hahaha

[@JoshuaRes]

Love the under bed storage! Has anyone had any issues with ventilation for the mattress with the storage there? I want to build something similar but have been concerned about that.

[@mrxmry3264]

That kind of frame might be ok for a kid (not much weight) but I'm a lot heavier, so I'd need something more substantial, something where the weight is supported by the wood, not the screws. But the drawers under the bed sound like a good idea.

[@kilaugram]

Wait wait wait ! Josh has a belgian car plate ? But why ? Our car plates are so basic haha. I'm a car plate collector and have already a few from the US and Canada, yours are so nice. And very good video as usual guys ! I've been subscribed to your channel for a long time now, and it's still so cool ! Thank you !

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Thanks!

[@jamesellis3323]

I am not seeing the plans for this on the web site. Love the build, and my wife now wants one for our 6 year old.

[@Iliketomakestuff]

iliketomakestuff.com/shop/product/storage-twin-bed-digital-plans/

[@madwilliamflint]

Damn. I don't have time to watch this now. But I'm in need of a bed and feeling a little insecure about my woodworking chops so I'm definitely going to have to give this a couple good goings over. o7

[@Iliketomakestuff]

You can absolutely do it.

[@madwilliamflint]

@@Iliketomakestuff That's the goal ;) o7

[@marvelguy2001]

Can you make please The Batpod from The Dark Knight? Also with the plans and measurements?

[@masterofnone]

Did you roll the paint or spray? Looks great.

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Rolled a coat, sanded when dry and then rolled a second coat.

[@ItsKarenReyes]

Is it possible to get the plans for a queen size mattress ?

[@minxofreason]

Do you have the build plans to make this in a queen size with drawers on either side? I know it'd probably be easy enough to adjust, but as a first time bed maker I dont want to play around too much...

[@Blahnik1182]

When the cat is away, Josh.

[@swissfreek]

8:46 crunch box sprockets :P

[@Iliketomakestuff]

ha! Yep, we needed quick spacers!

[@yanir.tzabary]

what color nuber you use for the wall?

[@lesleyvids2610]

This video has a 'hexagons are the bestagons'-feeling. 'Bedagons are the best projectons'

[@Iliketomakestuff]

I'm pretty sure I just spit my coffee out everywhere.

[@anon_y_mousse]

Bees are annoying, but horseflies are the ones you really have to watch out for. They'll just keep attacking until you take them out.

[@xdragon2k]

If you're in an Earthquake area, you would want to not leave that bookshelf open like that.

[@Iliketomakestuff]

No quakes here!

[@danielallen2000]

Can you talk about what software you use to visualize the fusion design in an AR model?

[@AnthonyRose]

scan the QR code! It works on your smartphone without even downloading an app

[@danielallen2000]

I am looking to understand their workflow for any fusion 3d model, I did see the one that they made and want to do it with other designs.

[@AnthonyRose]

@@danielallen2000 oh i see! in fusion you can export a .usdz file and iOS recognizes that as a 3D model for AR, you can airdrop the file to your iphone and open it in the files app.

[@danielallen2000]

Thanks for the replies. When I share the file as a .used they come in upside down every time and can't be rotated. Home and top are set correctly in fusion. Don't get it

[@GreenNova4444]

Question: Is the frame strong enough to hold both a box-spring and a mattress on top? Or is there any reason to forgo a box-spring?

[@Iliketomakestuff]

The slats take the place of a box spring.

[@GreenNova4444]

@@Iliketomakestuff Okay then. Might give this project a Whirl. Thank you all for what you do!

[@nandornarai7528]

Cool video! What is that ar app that you using?

[@AnthonyRose]

Its not an app, its actually a built in feature on iPhones and android phones. If you scan the QR code in the video, you can try it yourself!

[@nandornarai7528]

@@AnthonyRose Thank you Anthony

[@martynlawson9215]

I'm currently planning a "floating" bed. But I am not a confident woodworker haha. this maybe the end of me haha

[@Iliketomakestuff]

YOU GOT THIS.

[@kegan1309]

Does the plan include instructions for a full size bed?

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Just for twin right now

[@MossSteiger]

Great job! Bob who?

[@SargeWolf010]

Those bed slats 1 where do you get them and 2 are there other sizes?

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Bed slats from Amazon! We have a kit in the description of everything we used :) We just have the plans in a twin size.

[@SargeWolf010]

@@Iliketomakestuff ah ok looks like I'll have to go the modified route for slats 😅

[@SargeWolf010]

Thanks

[@mysticswordsman]

How did you model it? How did you export it? I have been having problems with getting models to show up in the AR setting.

[@Iliketomakestuff]

We cover all of those details in our Fusion 360 course 👍🏼 fusion360formakers.com

[@mysticswordsman]

@@Iliketomakestuff I am not ready to take the course yet. I think all this is awesome!

[@voidleech3465]

hey josh, do you perchance like to make stuff?

[@Iliketomakestuff]

I've heard that he does.

[@cjalcorta8006]

Video title "Could this BEE the perfect woodworking project?". Missed opportunity

[@forby_]

buzzinga

[@3rd_stall]

How long did it take for the drawers to come out and a brother go in?

[@Iliketomakestuff]

HAHAHA!

[@Bjeenie]

you did say "the perfect woodworking project" a lot ;)

[@Iliketomakestuff]

We needed to make sure you knew.

[@MNSweet]

Cool, Beds, Yay.... Hey, cameraman Anthony: Where did you get the N64 shirt?

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Target!

[@yossid422]

Ya

[@MrDintimid8or]

What type of plywood did you use?

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Maple :)

[@unsopken0623]

How many sheets of plywood that was used for that build?

[@RFMongoose]

Hey guys just a heads up, you may want to complain at KZbin, i haven't been notified about one of your videos for a couple months now.

[@mr.gaminginc2140]

Crunch labs

[@TheGrantAlexander]

All I can think about while watching this is why does every maker have stop sign in their shop/garage (myself included, lol)

[@Iliketomakestuff]

HAHA!

[@SkM4rshall]

what was the app you used to see the project with AR? at 1:10

[@AnthonyRose]

scan the QR code! It works on your smartphone without even downloading an app

[@SkM4rshall]

But what is the name of the APP?

[@AnthonyRose]

@@SkM4rshall There is no app. If you scan the code, and tap "See it in your space" It will download the model to your phone and let you place it in 3D space. Its a built in feature to iOS and android

[@SkM4rshall]

Thank you

[@BigShrek8]

I'm still trying to figure out how they always get home Depot to cut their plywood. Every time I go there's either no one there or they limit it to two cuts. And not to cuts per sheet but two cuts per transaction. So if you buy three sheets they will only cut two of them

[@Iliketomakestuff]

Hm. I wonder if it's a store by store decision.

[@AriesFae]

How much did the materials cost you?

[@Iliketomakestuff]

~$450