When you live in a house with limited closet space you really have to use every nook and cranny! With our king-sized bed placed on risers, I can fit several storage boxes under there that hold out-of-season clothes and my kids’ school mementos from each year. I LOVE having these items out of the way but easily accessible.
After I created a base, I measured the space for the wheel to sit into, marked it,
and attached the pieces together the old fashioned way (too lazy to drag out the compressor and nail gun for this little project!)
It’s much easier to place the risers into position of you flip your mattress and box spring up first. This is a bit cumbersome but you can do it yourself.
The bedframe, before risers….
….and the frame on risers, adding 2″ to the storage space under the bed. I placed a piece of non-skid rug underlay around each wheel so they would fit in there nice and snug.
Now I know some of you are thinking that with movement (get your mind out of the gutter!) the wheel could pop out sideways and the bed will come crashing down. With that in mind I put my risers to the test and invited three (surprised and delighted) offspring, ages 14, 12 and 10, to take turns doing the old run-jump-land onto my bed to ensure it’s sturdiness, and I’m happy to tell you that the bed didn’t move a centimeter. The wheels are in their risers nice and tight, but if you are concerned you could add another piece of scrap wood to the sides.
Dana Frieling says
Climbing out of the gutter! 😉 Once again, you're such a clever girl.
Cathy Wall says
You go girl, that is one clever solution!
marty (A Stroll Thru Life) says
Super idea. I love this. Hugs, Marty
pam {simple details} says
Still laughing! 🙂 I love a girl that will move a king size mattress and box springs on her own instead of waiting for help! Great idea!!
Carrie @ Hazardous Design says
This would kill two birds for me. The casters on of our guest beds don't lock so the bed is constantly rolling around. So annoying! This would be the perfect solution!
Jennifer @ Dimples and Tangles says
Such a great idea! I tried to think of a way to make some risers, but the $10 Wal-Mart set won out. What a great option if you need a really specific height.
Bethany [at] Powell Brower Home says
lisa – what an easy way to do this – thanks so much for the tutorial. i have a bed in my home that could take your advice!
Rachel O. says
Awesome – I need to make some of these for our bed!
Kelly @ View Along the Way says
So smart! Love the idea to use the nonskid thingies to hold it all snugly.
Sundry says
Thank you so much! We searched and searched for risers that would fit our futon. Two of the legs are 2x4s and two are 2x3s. This was a great solution and we made them with scrap wood in maybe an hour and a half!
Now the bed is higher–for a month-long visitor with back issues–and we have more storage underneath. I put a sheet under the mattress that functions as a simple dust ruffle.
Kay says
What length is the 2×4? Can’t wait to try this out. Thank you.
Lisa says
Hi Kay! I used scrap wood for this project so the wood is various lengths but 8-10″ long should do the trick!