Beds

Mix Sand Into Finish to Stabilize Mattress on Platform Bed
May 27, 2025

To prevent a mattress from sliding around on a platform bed, mix a nonskid additive into some of the finish used on the bed and apply it to the platform with a roller.
A Clever Alternative to Bed Bolts
September 30, 2024

Slip tenons and steel bolts secure the bed rails while keeping their knockdown abilities a secret.
Workshop Tip: The breadboard headboard
October 19, 2022

Multiple pegged mortise-and-tenons solve the problem of wood movement in a headboard.
A guide to DIY bed-frame hardware
September 15, 2022

No memes were harmed in the making of this bed-frame.
Build a sled for octagonal tapers
July 8, 2022

Designed to make quick work of octagons, Tom McLaughlin's bandsaw sled has an auxiliary base with a V-groove in it tacked to the main base.
Low pencil-post bed
April 15, 2022

Traditional form gets a trim in this update to a classic
Designer’s Notebook: Scandinavian-style platform bed
September 29, 2020

Blending the traditional four-post bed design with that of the modern platform bed, Peter Lutz designed an elegant bed with an elevated base, angled headboard, and turned legs set in from the corners.
Build a contemporary pencil-post bed
April 6, 2020

Jeremy Zietz gives this Shaker classic new panache with tapered facets, beveled cutouts, and ebonized ash.
Mortising the ends of long boards
April 2, 2018

Whether it's for bed hardware or floating tenons, mortising long boards isn't easy
Contemporary Arts and Crafts Bed
March 20, 2018

Updated design combines solid walnut with veneered panels

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