How to DIY a Queen Size Bed How to Build a Wooden Bed Frame

[ Introduction ] How to DIY a queen-size bed is part of a series of tutorials on building a wooden bed frame. The tutorials also include a standard queen-size bed, a hardboard bed, and a single captain's bed. Follow this tutorial on how to DIY a queen-size bed on Juqiao.com to learn how to build a wooden bed frame.

Are you still using your old metal bed frame? Or do you use no bed frame at all and just put your mattress on the floor? Are you a little envious of other people's wooden bed frames that don't make a harsh metal friction sound when you turn over, but you are short of money and can only sigh at the price tags in furniture stores? This article provides you with a very simple DIY guide, through which you can learn how to build a completely customized wooden bed frame yourself.

How to DIY a queen-size bed is part of a series of tutorials on building a wooden bed frame. The tutorials also include a standard queen-size bed, a hardboard bed, and a single captain's bed. Follow this tutorial on how to DIY a queen-size bed from Juqiao.com to learn how to build a wooden bed frame.


  1. 1. Purchase the necessary accessories and materials. In addition to referring to the accessories mentioned in the "What you need to prepare" column at the bottom of the page, you should also go to a local home improvement store to purchase basic materials. Because the bed frame you want to build should meet the standards of a "standard king-size bed" (that is, 60 x 80 inches, about 1.52 x 2.03 meters in size), the main materials you need are:
    • Bed hooks
    • board
    • Wood Screws
  2. 2. Use bed hooks to assemble the wooden boards to form a bed frame. Bed hooks are very important parts. They connect various parts of the bed - especially the places where the bed side panels and the headboards are connected - to ensure that your bed will not fall apart. Therefore, before officially starting to assemble, you must repeatedly check the connection of each corner to ensure that all bed hooks are installed in the correct place.
    • Not all hardware stores carry bed hooks. If you can't find bed hooks at a nearby hardware store, you can try Taobao.
    • Generally speaking, bed hooks are sold in sets of 4.
    • If you can't get bed hooks, you can use 8 extra-long wooden bolts instead. They are much easier to find than bed hooks, and they also work very well if you tighten them well.
  3. 3 Install the support frame. Use screws to fix the support frame to the bed side board. There should be 12 inches (30.5cm) between each support frame to maximize the weight of the bed.
  4. 4 Make a metal sheet for the support beam. Cut a concave groove in the middle of the metal sheet. The concave groove is located in the middle of the bracket and is 1.5x3.5 inches (3.8x8.9cm). Of course, the size of the metal sheet groove should be proportional to the size of your support beam. If your support beam is wider, you should also cut the concave groove larger.
  5. 5 Install the metal sheet on the side board of the bed. As shown in the figure, fix the metal sheet to the middle of the headboard and footboard with screws.
  6. 6 Build the basic frame. Use bed hooks to connect the side panels of the bed to the headboard.
  7. 7Install the support beam. Insert the support beam into the groove reserved in the metal sheet.
  8. 8. Lay the wooden plywood mattress. Place the wooden plywood bed board on the plane formed by the bed side board and the support beam. If all the previous steps are correct, the size of the bed board should be able to fit into the bed frame. After the bed board is in place, you can put the mattress on it.
  9. 9At this point, all steps are complete. Enjoy your new bed!

Materials that may be used

  • 8 bed hooks
  • 4 pieces of 4x4x21 inch (10.1 cm x 10.1 cm x 53.3 cm) wood (head and foot posts)
  • 2 pieces of 2x6x60 inch (5cm x 15.2 cm x 1.5 m) wooden boards (headboard, footboard)
  • 6 2x4x8 inch (5cm x 10.1 cm x 20.3 cm) wooden boards (support blocks)
  • 2 2x6x80 inch (5 cm x 15.2 cm x 2.032 m) wooden boards (side boards)
  • 2 2x4x80 inch (5 cm x 15.2 cm x 2.032 m) wooden boards (support boards)
  • 3 2x4x80 inch (5 cm x 15.2 cm x 2.032 m) wooden boards (support beams)
  • 2 pieces 3-1/4x5, 3/4 inch 8.2 cm x 12. 7 cm, 1.9 cm offset
  • One box of 2-1/4" (5.7 cm) wood screws
  • A box of 1-1/4" (3.17 cm) wood screws (if the bed hooks you purchased already come with the corresponding screws, then these are not necessary)
  • Saw
  • Drilling Machine
  • sandpaper
  • Wood dye (optional)
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