Trofast cupboards and a few pieces of wood. Cupboard doors still to be added which will hide away all the trays. Can also be done with 'kitchen cupboards'.
And lie on the bed in exhaustion! I'd had breast cancer surgery a few days before, and had a sudden need to build my son this bed. You know, as you know in crazy moments. I was due for a double mastectomy 2 days later, so needed to get it built ASAP!!!!
I wish it was slowed down a bit. But she did an amazing job. Then when she added onto the bed to make it full size was brilliant. Use what you have so you don't have to dish out more money. Kuddos!
Just for the record: We started with a loft bed with a 21cm thick, long single Tempur mattress. The mattress was EXPENSIVE so I wasn't keen to part with it. When my son wanted an upgrade, I bought a king size bed and another (cheaper) 21cm thick long single, mattress. (2 x long singles = king) I also bought a 7cm king mattress topper to cover the join. Our horse-dog (he's big) was supposed to sleep on that side of the new King bed. Well, the dog wouldn't sleep on the bed, and the king bed took up half the bedroom. Meanwhile, all the toys (junk) that had come out of the original tardus of a loft bed were mocking me. So the idea of a platform bed made of storage started forming. Cupboards don't have enough functional space, so I went with trofast and all their drawers. The width of my Creation was limited by the window. I was planning to go to a mattress making shop to find some 21cm thick foam to make the rest of the mattress that noone (or dog) would be sleeping on. After I made the platform and chucked on the super heavy tempur mattress I was tired and couldn't be bothered to go to the store. Thankfully while I had a little rest, a had a brain wave and my tape measure kicked into action. My mattes topper was 7cm thick, so three slabs of that makes 21cm. Figured i was onto a winner! A king mattress is 180cm wide, which makes it 3 slabs 60cm wide. And by some miracle of the laziness gods, when you add 60cm of width to a long single, it makes a queen size bed! Which meant I could just steal the sheets off the spare room bed and I was done. I still can't believe my luck! Since the video, led lighting has been installed below. It's awesome if you're 10. Multicoloured, like a disco. I have installed a bookcase on the wall in the space below, added 2 x trofast units at the end (that I had to cut shorter) and put in some storage boxes. Still room for imagination and reading down there. The only thing missing is the cupboard fronts I will eventually put on... Then it'll be awesome!
U really have 132 thumbs down.??.. Wow.... People just hate for no reason.. This looks great. I don't see why someone would even go out their way to even press that damn button.. Haterzzzzzz....so.e people just have no life!!!
Itz people who recognize that this is an exact copy of the original video by handy dad tv. That vid has millions of views and wa posted first. If you want to copy it for personal use fine but dont use it as your own idea
Whew, the storage room underneath the bed would be perfect for cat litter, if one can stop the smell from getting up to the bed (with plastic or something like that). Awesome bed. One could use a slatted frame instead of the stiff one, right?
Really excellent, and such storage! I thought you would have put a mattress underneath for anyone sleeping over in such a perfect little nook.... clever girl....
I filled the inside up with storage as well around the edges. A bookshelf inside on the wall and a reading area inside with LED strip lighting. (hubby had the lighting idea)
A good suggestion indeed. We use Tempur mattresses, which are very heavy and don't move. The trade off with making the mattress inset, is the loss of space underneath. Our son wanted more space in his 'den', so we made it flush. Another option is to buy taller units... however this would have been a little dangerous with the ceiling fan :)
I can always answer any questions you have. The units are all easy to build. Just a matter of making the frame in side and screwing it all together. If it's lose, screw it together!
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I plan on doing this but I looked up the price it sums up to around $638 add on the tools and storage boxes and mattress... don't know about you but it's going to take a while for me to save up
We were lucky, and all the units were half price when we went to Ikea. Maybe keep an eye out for when they discount them. Also your local equivalent of eBay / Gumtree / Craigslist is a good source for picking up iKea stuff cheap. It's not the cheapest bed, but it's worth it in the end. Hope your saving goes well.
Habitat For Humanity stores frequently have new but discontinued cabinets donated by home stores and unwanted but sound cabinets from refurbishes at amazing prices. Also, the profits go to a great cause.
I´m going to build the same bed for my daughter. What did you to underneath the bed. Did you keep the hole and decorate it like a cave? My daughter is 3 so i´m thinking of doing is like a cave with lights and stuff. do you have a photo somewhere so we can se the finished result
There's another video of a person doing this I assume that is where they got the idea from, but maybe not he used it as a storage area leaving the back of the cupboard open and adding an led light. I hope I helped you!
Who's the original designer? I just measured up the space. Worked out how many cupboard things would fit, bought some wood from Bunnings, And screwed it all togethere. There were no instructions or plan. We kind of planned it as we went.
Maybe you can make one but lower the mattress holding wood. Like, instead of matching the platform to the planks of wood, lower the wood planks so the mattress sort of is inside the whole thing. I don't know if you get what I mean tho xD
Those units were for more storage inside. Inside is also a bookcase and a reading area. But could be removed if we wanted to put a bed inside. Up above is enough bed for one little kid. hahaha
I did eventually buy a proper queen size mattress once the dog got to 45kg and needed the orthopaedic tempur single mattress. So dog got the single, cos got a new queen, and the steps went under a bed in the spare room for skinny guests
Hi, custom made 2 pack cupboard doors from a cabinet maker we know. If you build this with Ikea kitchen cupboards, I stayed of the Trofast, then you can just use their doors too. Turns out more expensive to use kitchen cupboards though, and no sliding bin space... but it is a simpler way to get doors.
We've had 6 adults on it... so that was maybe 400kg. It's all about the wood you bolt to the wall, the frame and the slats. Use more wood and fixings to make it stronger... but I'm pretty sure you won't need it if you are using it as a bed :)
I guess she just wanted to make a progress video. If you wanna see how this was made, check out (I think his name is) Chris's video, "IKEA Hack Platform Bed" or something with that title. He explains everything from the wood length to what he started with.
Yes. One option is to change the cupboards we used to the ikea kitchen cupboards which you can buy doors for. In our case, we wanted the sliding storage shelves so are getting a cabinet maker to build doors for them. Any door with the correct dimensions can be installed.
anything taller than a 2-drawer night stand or 18" is too tall for a bed in my book. Loft beds are neat, when done right, but this isn't really a loft bed either. The Billy Bookcases turned on their side is plenty tall. The kallax shelves re too tall for a bed base. The Besta TV stand seem to be the right height but is more expensive than the bookshelves.
Then you can also buy a normal bed. The purpose of this is to have a certain height or more storage. The TV stand has the height and storage space of normal bed frames.
+amr abdelrahman Okay, I'm not usually a feminist but that's just downright sexist. Without us you'd just be scratching your heads. We wash all your laundry, cook your meals, clean, etc. And one of the best carpenters I've met is my mother.
+StampUVeryMuch Why did you even bother to respond on a message so clearly intended to just draw out a response. - just ignore these types of comments.
46x30x94cm
m.ikea.com/au/en/catalog/products/art/80251886/
I like the last few seconds when you haul your stuff inside like a hamster :)
And lie on the bed in exhaustion! I'd had breast cancer surgery a few days before, and had a sudden need to build my son this bed. You know, as you know in crazy moments. I was due for a double mastectomy 2 days later, so needed to get it built ASAP!!!!
@@JustOneLady You did a great job!! I hope you're feeling better now?
he has the coolest mum ever!!😀
yes, I do!
Thank you!
I wish it was slowed down a bit. But she did an amazing job. Then when she added onto the bed to make it full size was brilliant. Use what you have so you don't have to dish out more money. Kuddos!
This is a nice idea :) I'll take it as an inspiration if I move out to another city to study there. Thank you and thumb up!
Just for the record:
We started with a loft bed with a 21cm thick, long single Tempur mattress. The mattress was EXPENSIVE so I wasn't keen to part with it.
When my son wanted an upgrade, I bought a king size bed and another (cheaper) 21cm thick long single, mattress. (2 x long singles = king) I also bought a 7cm king mattress topper to cover the join. Our horse-dog (he's big) was supposed to sleep on that side of the new King bed.
Well, the dog wouldn't sleep on the bed, and the king bed took up half the bedroom. Meanwhile, all the toys (junk) that had come out of the original tardus of a loft bed were mocking me.
So the idea of a platform bed made of storage started forming. Cupboards don't have enough functional space, so I went with trofast and all their drawers.
The width of my Creation was limited by the window.
I was planning to go to a mattress making shop to find some 21cm thick foam to make the rest of the mattress that noone (or dog) would be sleeping on.
After I made the platform and chucked on the super heavy tempur mattress I was tired and couldn't be bothered to go to the store.
Thankfully while I had a little rest, a had a brain wave and my tape measure kicked into action.
My mattes topper was 7cm thick, so three slabs of that makes 21cm. Figured i was onto a winner! A king mattress is 180cm wide, which makes it 3 slabs 60cm wide.
And by some miracle of the laziness gods, when you add 60cm of width to a long single, it makes a queen size bed!
Which meant I could just steal the sheets off the spare room bed and I was done. I still can't believe my luck!
Since the video, led lighting has been installed below. It's awesome if you're 10. Multicoloured, like a disco.
I have installed a bookcase on the wall in the space below, added 2 x trofast units at the end (that I had to cut shorter) and put in some storage boxes. Still room for imagination and reading down there.
The only thing missing is the cupboard fronts I will eventually put on...
Then it'll be awesome!
Lesley Tompson I'd love to see a finished photo?
that's awesome, great job!
"How far apart did you space the wood under the mattress?"
"Exactly one skittle box."
Exactly one box of jelly powder :)
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Like) it's funny how you're crawling in with storage cubes 😅👍🏼
This looks amazing!
Looks better now that the LED strip lights are installed around the top of the underneath storage space. Remote controlled for disco effects :)
Amazing Good Job ❤️
That's so cool! but if it were mine the first thing I'd do is fall off the side since I move a lot when I sleep XD
That is exactly what I was thinking! I still want it though 💜
Marlhy Hatfield try putting a pillow next to the edge, that helps me all the time.
U really have 132 thumbs down.??.. Wow.... People just hate for no reason.. This looks great. I don't see why someone would even go out their way to even press that damn button.. Haterzzzzzz....so.e people just have no life!!!
Meme Me Not just haters, not people with no life, but people who dont like it. What they cant have their own opinion?
Itz people who recognize that this is an exact copy of the original video by handy dad tv. That vid has millions of views and wa posted first. If you want to copy it for personal use fine but dont use it as your own idea
Whew, the storage room underneath the bed would be perfect for cat litter, if one can stop the smell from getting up to the bed (with plastic or something like that). Awesome bed. One could use a slatted frame instead of the stiff one, right?
Am I the only one who would go under the bed??
Alyssa N not the only one
I'd make it into a lil cubby thing for quiet times w/ fairy lights & books
kayla cheree that sounds amazing 😂
rightttt !
Underneath is a book shelf, more storage, LED ligthing, Big cushions/lil chair for reading and chilling out.
Looks like a lot of work, but looking great at the end.
Really excellent, and such storage! I thought you would have put a mattress underneath for anyone sleeping over in such a perfect little nook.... clever girl....
I filled the inside up with storage as well around the edges. A bookshelf inside on the wall and a reading area inside with LED strip lighting. (hubby had the lighting idea)
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I would've inset the mattress inside the bed, so its flush. that way the mattress doesn't start moving around.
A good suggestion indeed.
We use Tempur mattresses, which are very heavy and don't move.
The trade off with making the mattress inset, is the loss of space underneath. Our son wanted more space in his 'den', so we made it flush. Another option is to buy taller units... however this would have been a little dangerous with the ceiling fan :)
James Michael ok. I can see where you're coming from.
Hippieh Cuber that's what I was thinking. Good job though!
Unless it is a Tempur mattress, as it weighs a ton and is going àbsolutely nowhere :)
It looks like an awesome project - wish you would have slowed it down and shown step by step what you did. Ibwould have subscribed. Good luck!
You will get a pictured instruction from Ikea if you are bying the stuff there :)
I can always answer any questions you have. The units are all easy to build. Just a matter of making the frame in side and screwing it all together. If it's lose, screw it together!
That is nice I love it can you please tell us what all you need to make this.
I like
Add a frame and struts
have it so the bed opens ...Cool
Mum!u are the best!!!
Thankyou!
You should have put music in the background
Indeed I should.
(See second comment at the bottom).
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wow this is pretty cool!
Very nice!
A king size cushion mattress topper that she happened to have. When cut into thirds, widened the king single. mattress into a queen size.
This is so brilliant.
looks great, you should make a little den under it for him to lol
There is one...with LED strip lights which are remote controlled :)
Soft cushions and some tech make it a very comfortable place to spend time.
+James Michael all I had was a few blankets and a old set of bunk beds when I was younger lol. sounds like a very lucky young boy:)
how much did it cost? I'm looking for a cheaper bed solution than this looks like, great idea tho!
See below. AUD$400. Units were on sale/special/cheaper, when we bought them. Saved about 40%.
my dad is making me this thanks
This one is great
BEAUTIFULL WORK
am i only one who saw the boy hitting head first on the wood and started crying and the big sister calming him down?
at 2:07
Mum will be very happy that you think that's his big sister :)
I slowed it down for that injury....
Mum will be very happy that you think that's his big sister :)
I slowed it down for that injury....
my head still hurts... :(
Poor Jesse.... stopped hurting yet?
I plan on doing this but I looked up the price it sums up to around $638 add on the tools and storage boxes and mattress... don't know about you but it's going to take a while for me to save up
We were lucky, and all the units were half price when we went to Ikea. Maybe keep an eye out for when they discount them.
Also your local equivalent of eBay / Gumtree / Craigslist is a good source for picking up iKea stuff cheap.
It's not the cheapest bed, but it's worth it in the end. Hope your saving goes well.
James Michael thank you c:
Habitat For Humanity stores frequently have new but discontinued cabinets donated by home stores and unwanted but sound cabinets from refurbishes at amazing prices. Also, the profits go to a great cause.
Tilly Tuaoi
hi im actually building one my next school breakvypur bideo inspired me to do it wish it was a little mor detailed in the video
Good build. Can you please provide the name of the IKEA porducts you've used here?
www.ikea.com/au/en/catalog/products/20351431/
and
www.ikea.com/au/en/catalog/products/80351433/
and
www.ikea.com/au/en/catalog/products/S59221009/
This Is brilliant.
And I feel daft for asking but What size trofasts did you use? And how many in total did you use
wow this I like a lot... But I would want to be able to take it apart IF I had to move with out destroying it to use it again.
About to move, selling it with the house!!!! No way it's conning out
That bedroom window looks pretty dangerous.
What's wrong with you?
It's removable, as we put a slide from there down 2 floors to the pool in the summer.
I´m going to build the same bed for my daughter. What did you to underneath the bed. Did you keep the hole and decorate it like a cave? My daughter is 3 so i´m thinking of doing is like a cave with lights and stuff. do you have a photo somewhere so we can se the finished result
There's another video of a person doing this I assume that is where they got the idea from, but maybe not he used it as a storage area leaving the back of the cupboard open and adding an led light. I hope I helped you!
I would've made it so the mattress would've sank in . so you couldn't really see it
Sounds like an excellent idea!
What does the bottom of bed look like ? Did u make a lil fort down there? I'd like to see
Yep. It's a fort. Like a reading space. Lots more storage underneath as well as a bookcase, LED lighting and a big cushion/chair for sitting.
What did she cut to extend the bed into full.?
I wish I have the skills
perfect...
This is great do you have more detailed instructions? Looking to do for new home. Thanks
Hi, sorry just the parts list in earlier comments. Other than the ikea units, it's just wood framing and slats.
@@JamesJMMI cool beans thanks!
Do you ever experience falling off the bed?
No, not yet :)
Could have used a sounds track of some sort.
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Did you even give credit to the original designers of the bed?
Bugga.
Who's the original designer? I just measured up the space. Worked out how many cupboard things would fit, bought some wood from Bunnings, And screwed it all togethere. There were no instructions or plan. We kind of planned it as we went.
Great idea. Admire your ingenuity, but I wouldn't let one of my kids sleep up there. Dangerous if someone fell off whilst asleep.
Maybe you can make one but lower the mattress holding wood. Like, instead of matching the platform to the planks of wood, lower the wood planks so the mattress sort of is inside the whole thing. I don't know if you get what I mean tho xD
He is now 12. In 3 years, noone has even come close to falling off.
Gracias
Why did you take the 2 units in at the end
Sell them and buy a double mattress
Nathan Sykes for storage under the bed but i agree with getting a bigger mattress
Those units were for more storage inside. Inside is also a bookcase and a reading area. But could be removed if we wanted to put a bed inside. Up above is enough bed for one little kid. hahaha
I did eventually buy a proper queen size mattress once the dog got to 45kg and needed the orthopaedic tempur single mattress. So dog got the single, cos got a new queen, and the steps went under a bed in the spare room for skinny guests
hey, how much exactly was this project?
Cool idea, do you still have it? Is it quiet or does it squeak?
Definitely still have it. I think it'll stay with the house :)
Nothing to squeak. It's a slat bed with a slat mattress. Very solid and quiet.
+James Michael awesome, I will try it. thanks
What kind of cupboards doors will you be using?
Hi, custom made 2 pack cupboard doors from a cabinet maker we know. If you build this with Ikea kitchen cupboards, I stayed of the Trofast, then you can just use their doors too. Turns out more expensive to use kitchen cupboards though, and no sliding bin space... but it is a simpler way to get doors.
Are the cabinets you ate using black or more of a brown color? I have a black bedroom suit and I'm needing something to match
They are the normal IKEA black. No brown.
Josalyn paint xx
What size of cabinets did you use?
Amazing, excuse me what is the name of that kind of foam you used for the mattress? Where can I buy it?
It's a memory foam mattress, sometimes called latex mattress. Brands include tempur, koala, ecosa.... there are lots of different ones
All fun and games until you get a nightmare and roll off
Haha i was thinking the same!
If you could see all the soft toys covering the floor, you'd probably want to test the roll off theory :)
never mind I see the link but what did she use to make the steps?
Steps are this item:
m.ikea.com/au/en/catalog/products/art/60251887/
How sturdy is this, does it creak or wobble ?
Very sturdy.No creaks or wobbles. You'd be had pressed finding a more stable bed I think.
What size mattress did you use?
graisen proctor I read a lot of the comments, it's a queen
Hi! Greetings
Can you please tell me which cabinets exactly did she use in the video and what size? Thank you.
See pinned and previous comments for the Ikea product codes, including their dimensions.
How much weight can it hold and max people ?
We've had 6 adults on it... so that was maybe 400kg. It's all about the wood you bolt to the wall, the frame and the slats. Use more wood and fixings to make it stronger... but I'm pretty sure you won't need it if you are using it as a bed :)
cheeky ;)
I can't hear the directions
I guess she just wanted to make a progress video. If you wanna see how this was made, check out (I think his name is) Chris's video, "IKEA Hack Platform Bed" or something with that title. He explains everything from the wood length to what he started with.
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Have you tried turning it off and back on again?
James Michael There's no sound :/
I know.... just my terrible sense of humour :)
can you install doors on the cabinets
Yes. One option is to change the cupboards we used to the ikea kitchen cupboards which you can buy doors for. In our case, we wanted the sliding storage shelves so are getting a cabinet maker to build doors for them. Any door with the correct dimensions can be installed.
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Lissette Ramirez ? Haha😂
wow!
how much did uou spend over all
About AUD$400. 8 of the drawer units, one step unit, wood and fixings.
+James Michael what size is the bed.?
Queen size - 153cm x 204cm (60in x 80in - Same as American Queen)
(buy can also fit a king mattress if you don't mind losing the side lip (king is 12 inches wider)
Me puedes decir donde as comprado los modulos esos
JUAN SOSA ese tipo de muebles son de ikea !!
Hi.
What type of screws did you use to secure the kallax units together?
M6 countersunk head wood screws.
@@JamesJMMI
Thank you
What kind of wood are made cupboards?
See Ikea link below.
+James Michael theres no ikea link -_-
+Gaming Dude 17 Jan comment... says..
m.ikea.com/au/en/catalog/products/art/80251886/
dam fam U RICH XD
Can the steps to the bed withstand 80 kg of weight ?
There's no specification, but we've had heavier people than that climb them no problems.
Yep. And 2 adults and a kid have laid on the bed at times. I was slightly worried, but solid as a rock!
anything taller than a 2-drawer night stand or 18" is too tall for a bed in my book. Loft beds are neat, when done right, but this isn't really a loft bed either. The Billy Bookcases turned on their side is plenty tall. The kallax shelves re too tall for a bed base. The Besta TV stand seem to be the right height but is more expensive than the bookshelves.
Then you can also buy a normal bed. The purpose of this is to have a certain height or more storage. The TV stand has the height and storage space of normal bed frames.
How big was the bed
Turned out to be a queen size.
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Could you of added music?
Yes. Definitely could have.
How tall are the units that you used?
Link in comments below, but here it is again:
m.ikea.com/au/en/catalog/products/art/80251886/
(94cm high)
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The little cubbies all looked gross.
They have drawers that go in them now, and you can put cupboard fronts on them if you don't want to see the drawers.
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Damn girls are useful for once
+amr abdelrahman Okay, I'm not usually a feminist but that's just downright sexist. Without us you'd just be scratching your heads. We wash all your laundry, cook your meals, clean, etc. And one of the best carpenters I've met is my mother.
+StampUVeryMuch Why did you even bother to respond on a message so clearly intended to just draw out a response. - just ignore these types of comments.
+Velian Lodestone sorry
+StampUVeryMuch don't say sorry lol. you're allowed to comment what you want to who you want.
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