If you are into wood working, and have the basic tools and knowledge, these plans will enable you to build that bed that you have always wanted for your family and your home.
Some of the beds listed require basic lumber such as pine while others suggest the use of exotic lumbers. If you are new at wood working, consider building the bed using less expensive materials. Once you have honed your wood working skills you can start working with the much more expensive exotic lumbers.
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Slat bed from Women's Weekly in Australia has detailed instructions including sequence of construction.
Lowe's has excellent detailed plans, instructions and a bill of materials to construct an Oasis Platform Bed
Tauton publishers provides detailed instructions on the build detail of a bed shaped like a sleigh. This bed will turn into a beautiful piece of furniture.
Woodsmith provides detailed drawings but few instructions for this basic platform bed.
Contemporary bed from Popular Mechanics is made of a number of different exotic woods.
Movable modern platform bed from HGTV has instructions but there are no detailed drawings.
Workbench Magazine has detailed plans, instructions and a bill of materials to construct a platform bed. This bed is truly elegant.
