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IKEA Hack – A Great Platform Bed

How To Build An IKEA Platform Bed Hack

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Platform Bed IKEA Hack

As you'll see this bed is fastened to the wall.

You could build a couple of pony walls and ad some diagonal bracing to make this a free standing piece of furniture.

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Here Are The Responses To Questions In The Video Comments

NOTE: The smallest step is actually a TUTEMO open cabinet (IKEA article #802.783.53) laid on its side. This cabinet measures 9 x 14 3/4 x 15. It's not the exact size shown in my design, but it's the closest I could get.

The bed has been tested with three full-size adults and two dogs so I'm not worried about weight capacity of the bed, but please feel free to add support if you feel it is needed. The “steps” are a different situation, however. The cabinets alone are probably fine for pets or young children, but they will not last with the weight of adults and require additional support not shown in the video. I recommend doubling the thickness of the tops by sandwiching a solid wood or melamine shelf across the “step” cabinets, screwed from inside the cabinets into the shelf above using 1.25″ screws (be sure to drill pilot holes). You can then lay paneling or carpet on top of that double-layer sandwich.

One minor detail that I omitted from the video: I installed four plastic furniture glides under every cabinet (one in each corner) to keep them off the floor by approximately 1/4″. These will prevent the cabinets from scratching the floor, and prevent the doors from rubbing on the floor. If you have carpeting, you may need to build up the cabinets even higher to prevent the doors from rubbing on the carpet.

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