Floating Platform Bed

This week I completed constructing my bed frame, and then installed it in my room. I designed a bed to create a "bed room," where the bed fully fills the space. I also designed it as a floating platform style that would be very sturdy for the 12" memory foam mattress inspired by images on pinterest. Installing it was more of a challenge than I had expected. Before constructing the frame, I had taken exact measurements of the space as well as the radiator. I hadn't accounted for the small deformities and curves in the wall and floor.

The floor was warped, and there were some nails and cracks in the walls. I shaved down parts of the foot board, and readjusted the screws in the frame to account for the inconsistencies. The bed ended up sitting sturdy, and the foot board sat flush across the two walls. I then realized I didn't have the right tools to cut the memory foam to size, so I had a fun afternoon of carefully slicing through the material with kitchen knives.

Everything came together nicely though, and installing the lights underneath the frame was the most exciting part. Feeling the illusion really come through, and make it look like the whole bed was floating across the roam was amazing. It looked more real then I expected, with friends asking me if I had just balanced the bed between the two walls. The bed itself was incredibly sturdy. I expected maybe a bit of tipping or wobbling if I were to get up from the very edge, but even jumping on it, the bed didn't budge at all. I'm very proud of this project, and its the most comfortably I've ever slept in my life! As a finishing touch, I also attached a table top to the radiator, which doesn't work, as a bed side table. It has become very useful, and currently has a monitor which streams netflix and hulu from my desktop in the other room.