DoItYourself.com Community Forums > Interior Decorating, Design, Painting, Upholstery and Fabrics Center > Furniture and Furnishings

Storage bed creation...

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

12-19-12, 05:00 AM

marksr

Forum Topic Moderator

Thread Starter

Join Date: Mar 2005

Location: USA - N.E.Tn

Posts: 45,416

Upvotes: 595

Received 786 Upvotes on 689 Posts

I'd just build a box frame and add drawers on each end - something like the old waterbed frames except it would fit under your bed. The weight of the structure should keep it in place.

Upvote

12-19-12, 05:26 AM

chandler

Banned. Rule And/Or Policy Violation

Join Date: Dec 2005

Location: USA

Posts: 36,608

Upvotes: 0

Received 9 Upvotes on 8 Posts

If your floor is hard, install these on the bottom. http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?p...8&site=ROCKLER

Upvote

Thread Tools

Search this Thread

Show Printable Version

Email this Page

Furniture and Furnishings
Loose backs on 50's Chrome Kitchen Chairs

L

LovRetro on Nov 04, 2012

I recently purchased a retro dinette set - in excellent condition except when you try to move the chairs, the backs slide off! Any suggestions on a fix? Thanks!Read More
Furniture and Furnishings
Building a built in entertainment around fireplace?

M

mmhassa2 on Jan 16, 2013

[COLOR=#000000][FONT=Verdana]I know I might not get many responses here, but would also love suggestions on other boards I can post which will be able to give advice as well. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Verdana]Here is the room. I have 2 measurements, one is from the wall to the fireplace and the second one if from the edge of the mantel to the wall. [/FONT][/COLOR] [IMG]http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o226/mmhassa2/DSC_1069_zps697f2a23.jpg[/IMG] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Verdana]Since I dont want to remove anything from the mantel Im thinking of adding the bookshelves just touching the straight line below. You can see the yellow curved lines showing the mantel edge/design....That will leave a gap in between. Would that look bad?[/FONT][/COLOR] [IMG]http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o226/mmhassa2/DSC_1057_zps956e9ec1.jpg[/IMG] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Verdana]__________________________________________________ ________________________[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Verdana]The cabinets are from HD's $99 special: [/FONT][/COLOR][URL="http://www.homedepot.ca/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/SearchView?catalogId=10051&storeId=10051&langId=-15&N=0&Ntt=FABRITEC++Dublin+White&Nty=1&D=FABRITEC++Dublin+White&Ntx=mode+matchallpartial&Dx=mode+matchallpartial&s=true"]http://www.homedepot.ca/webapp/wcs/s...partial&s=true[/URL] [U][B] Lower Cabinet:::[/B][/U] [B]Left: 47.5” --30 ¼ Base cabinet -- 15 1/8 Pantry cabinet [COLOR=#0000FF][B]= 1” dead space on each side[/B][/COLOR] [B]Right: 34.5 --30 ¼ Base Cabinet [B][COLOR=#0000FF]= 2.25” dead space on each side[/COLOR] [B][U]Bookcase:::[/U] Since billybookcases are too wide, usuing HD's bookcase. [url=http://www.homedepot.ca/product/3-shelf-bookcase/804662]akadaHOME | 3 Shelf Bookcase | Home Depot Canada[/url] [COLOR=#FF0000]How can the depth difference between the bookcase and pantry be addressed?[/COLOR] Left: 45” 15 1/8 + 27.75 = 42.875 [B][COLOR=#0000FF]= 1.06” dead space on each side[/COLOR] Right: 32.5” 27.75 [COLOR=#0000FF][B]== 4.75” dead space on right side[/B][/COLOR] __________________________________________________ ________________________________ Now height: Pantry 84inch (7 foot). Everything else needs to add upto this number so we can add crown moulding. Bookcase 48.25 + Base cabinet: 30.25= 78.5 inch [COLOR=#FF0000]=5.5 inch under[/COLOR] What can be added under or over to make it match up with the pantry? I do plan on adding granite above the base cabinet, the it'll be a stable base for the bookcase to be on. And lastly here's my poor drawing skills: [IMG]http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o226/mmhassa2/Pic_zpsd0fccfea.jpg[/IMG][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B]Read More

Ask a Question