How To Build A Full Size Bed Frame

Difficulty

Intermediate

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Build your own total size bed and save up to 90%!

This beautiful full size bed is solid wood, made from standard 2x4s and other dimensional lumber. It is cleverly put together with just basic woodworking tools. This rustic design tin can piece of work in both a girls or boys room. Footstep by footstep plans include diagrams and shopping and cutting list. Anyone can build it!

We also accept this bed plan available in a twin size version.

full size bed in mission style - plans by Ana White

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Full Size Bed Plans

Y'all tin can build your own total size bed and relieve a ton of coin! Our readers are spending under $100 on the bed WITH the bed frame (no box spring required). Nosotros love that this bed is solid wood, so yous can paint or stain it whatsoever color you choose.

It's a solid, sturdy design, and then it volition last every bit long as yous need it besides. This bed is perfect in a kids room or guest room. Yous don't need a box springs, and it fits a standard full size mattress.

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Dimensions

dimensions diagram for full size bed mission style plans

Elementary Bed full size suitable for 75" ten 54" mattress

Preparation

Shopping List

ane - 1x6 @ 6 feet long
ii - 1x6 @ 10 feet long
iv - 1x4 @ 8 feet long
8 - 1x3 furring strips @ 8 feet long
one - 4x4 @ 8 anxiety long (cut both headboard posts from this board)
1 - 4x4 @ 6 feet long (cut both footboard posts from this board)
4 - 2x6 @ stud length or 8 feet
iv - 2x4 @ stud length or 8 anxiety
1 - 1/iv" long brad nails (a couple hundred)
16 - v" long self tapping woods screws OR two-1/ii" pocket hole screws if you have a Kreg Jig
50 - 2-1/2" long self borer wood screws

Cut Listing

Full SIZE HEADBOARD CUT List

2 - 1x6 @ 54"
7 - 1x4 @ 30"
12 - 1x6 @ 3-1/ii"
4 - 1x6 @ 4-1/4" (measure and cut to fit)
2 - 4x4 @ 45"
one - 2x6 @ 63"

FULL SIZE FOOTBOARD CUT LIST

3 - 1x6 @ 54"
7 - 1x4 @ 22"
12 - 1x6 @ 3-i/2"
iv - 1x6 @ iv-1/4" (measure and cut to fit)
2 - 4x4 @ 30-1/2"
1 - 2x6 @ 63"

FULL SIZE BED FRAME Cutting LIST

two - 2x4 @ 80" - cleats
1 - 2x4 @ 51" - center back up, top
1 - 2x4 @ lxx-75" - measure and cut to fit - eye support, middle
2 - 2x6 @ ~75" - measure and cutting to fit for best fit
thirteen - 1x3 @ 23 - 3/four" - shorter slats
14 - 1x3 @ 31-3/4" - longer slats

Cutting Instructions

Cutting longest boards outset.

Preferred method of cutting is a miter saw or chop saw or similar.

Y'all tin can also substitute a round saw, but use a straight edge or guide to help you cutting square cuts.

Do NOT cut tiny pieces - instead, cut tiny pieces from a larger slice, then you lot can safely clench the board while cutting.

The 4x4s will require a larger saw to cut. If y'all do not accept a larger saw, flip the 4x4 over and cut from the back side to finish the cut.

General Instructions

With many beds, you may wish to prefinish the headboard, footboard and siderails earlier associates. And so you can move into the room for final assembly and not take to paint or stain in the room.

Instructions

Pace 1

Layout the pieces for the headboard panel. Cutting the cease pieces to fit.

Glue and nail together with ane-1/4" brad nails.

Annotation: If yous are using a Kreg Jig to join the panel to the legs in Stride two, carefully identify nails so you can drill pocket holes (encounter side by side pace) on the stop 1x6 boards marked iv-ane/4" long.

Step two

Attach panel to the legs with either pocket holes (preferred) or 5" self borer wood screws and gum.

Step three

Attach 2x6 header with 2-1/2" screws and mucilage to the tiptop of the headboard.

Pace 4

Repeat steps to build footboard.

Add additional 1x6 trim to the inside of the footboard as this will be exposed in the last production. Nail on with ane-1/4" brad nails and gum.

Step v

Cutting cleats and attach to footboard, flush to bottom of 1x6 panel.

Then attach to headboard legs. Spacer blocks from fleck forest can help elevate the cleats while you piece of work (or use clamps).

Step 6

Since this bed is a full size, middle support is recommended.

Attach a 2x4 close to the top with 2-one/2" screws, two per joint.

Step 7

Add siderails to the cleats.

Pace 8

Measure out and cut the center back up. Identify as shown in the bed (this is washed get-go to conserve wood when cutting the slats)

Pace 9

Cut slats and lay in bed. You can smash down (volition be harder to remove later) or spiral down (screws take longer to install and are more than expensive but will be easier to remove). Use a 1-1/4" to ii" long fastener. Practise not use glue as it will be impossible to disassemble without damaging the bed.

To conserve fastners and fourth dimension, I oft volition just nail the sides downwards and go out the middle floating on the slats.