The piece

What you are building

Platform bed plans PDF to build a low Japanese style floating bed frame from ordinary 2x4, 2x6 and 1x4 lumber, in twin, full, queen, king or California king. If you can put together flat-pack furniture, you can build this: numbered steps with one clear drawing each, a parts list with letters, a cut list and a shopping list for each size.

The build: a low platform bed with the deck about 10-1/2 in off the floor on a slatted deck, carried by a wide frame that sits on a narrow base set in 4 in, so the bed looks as if it hovers. A flat ledge about 5-1/2 in wide runs around three sides, 1-1/2 in above the slats. A tall headboard of vertical slats reaches 11 in past the bed on each side, with optional nightstand ledges at both ends. Queen, king and California king get a center beam on center legs. Every board is a standard 8 ft 2x4, 2x6 or 1x4. The queen is 6 ft wide and 7 ft 4-3/4 in long (headboard 7 ft 10 in wide and 2 ft 10 in high) for a 60 x 80 in mattress. About 9 to 12 hours of work over a weekend, depending on size.

Who these plans are for

First-time builders who can follow flat-pack instructions and want a low, floating Japanese style bed without the designer price, with a shopping list for the lumberyard.

How the set works

Pick your size, check your mattress and the slat gap, read how the plans work, then follow the numbered steps with one drawing each, with the cut list and the shopping list for your size, plus finishing, a budget planner and a yearly check log.

Sheets inside

Pick your size, Mattress and slats, How to read the plans, Tools and hardware, then for each size: the finished piece and the parts (with the cut list), one page per numbered step, and the shopping list and hardware. Also Finishing and care, Budget planner, Yearly check log and a Quick-reference card.