✔ Slowly Diy Toddler Bed Platform

Note: My start HLN segment volition air this Friday, March 15, during Evening Express at 5pm. It volition last super brusk (2 minutes or so) as well as volition exhibit Part 1 of the Boys' Bedroom Makeover.

I mentioned earlier that piece I was inwards the midst of having HLN cinema my sons' chamber makeover, I decided at the final infinitesimal to brand a novel toddler bed for our youngest boy instead of using the 1 nosotros already have. I did this because I wanted to brand him a mini-version of our oldest son's headboard, but our existing toddler bed has a headboard attached that cannot last removed. I came upward amongst this slowly solution. Keep inwards hear aside from making the headboards, I receive got never built anything. Therefore, If I tin dismiss practise it, so tin dismiss you! Here is a quick tutorial on how to brand this Easy DIY Toddler Bed.

What you'll need:

• 1/4" thick plywood cutting to 52"L x 29"W (this volition jibe a measure crib/toddler mattress)
• 4x4x8 cutting downward into v pieces, each 9"L (You volition receive got about left over)
• Wood Screws (I used 1 1/2")
• Drill
• Wood Glue
• Sander

Sidenote: Our quondam toddler bed had rails built onto it for protection. This 1 does not, hence if your child needs guard rails yous volition receive got to buy those separately. We receive got the sort that merely slide nether the mattress.

This is non the almost attractive bed, but ours is hidden past times a bed skirt so yous don't fifty-fifty come across it. It merely serves every bit a platform for the mattress. I attached the novel headboard to the legs of the bed amongst woods screws. I did non gum that business office since I desire to last able to easily take it if nosotros always necessitate to motion the bed.

The procedure is rattling easy, non to advert inexpensive. You tin dismiss receive got your woods cutting downward at Home Depot, which makes the procedure extremely slowly since all that's left to practise is sand as well as attach the legs to the plywood. First, sand your plywood as well as 4x4 pieces until they are smooth. (I merely used an orbital sander). Place 1 4x4 slice nether each corner of the plywood, creating legs. Center the 5th 4x4 nether the platform. This volition deed every bit extra support.

Apply woods gum to the overstep of each 4x4, so identify it dorsum nether the plywood as well as drill a pocket-sized airplane pilot hole through the overstep of the plywood as well as into the centre of the 4x4. Attach each leg amongst a woods screw. Do the same amongst the back upward 4x4 underneath. Allow gum to dry, as well as so yous receive got a bed!

I ended upward using a twin size bed skirt (I was inwards a pinch) as well as merely cutting it downward as well as used hem record to attach it to the platform. Then I placed the mattress on overstep of that. I attached the novel headboard to the dorsum legs of the bed amongst woods screws. (Click here for the headboard tutorial.) That's it! Didn't accept long at all.

You could sure as shooting alteration the dimensions as well as purpose this same method for a larger bed, although I would recommend adding to a greater extent than back upward underneath.

And hither is the terminate upshot (the bed on the right):

Jake has been sleeping inwards his novel bed for a twain weeks straightaway as well as he seems rattling comfortable. He loves it, peculiarly since it looks merely similar his large brother's bed. I commonly set the guard rails on at night.

How many two year-olds practise yous know that receive got a completely custom-made toddler bed? Yep, we're pretty fancy over here. Ha! But this custom bed (including headboard) terms less than the inexpensive toddler bed nosotros bought at Target a twain years ago.  

This projection definitely inspired me to maintain learning how to create furniture. This was a rattling slowly beginner projection - as well as straightaway I receive got large plans for about upcoming slice of furniture builds!

Do yous honey edifice slice of furniture - or desire to larn how? If yous receive got whatsoever tips or edifice advice, delight share!

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