Farmhouse King Size Bed With Storage

by Brittany aka Pretty Handy Girl

I decided to give our bedroom a makeover when we upgraded our mattress to a king size. That decision has resulted in a few "give a mouse a cookie" decisions.

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Every time we needed a new mattress, we discussed whether it was time to upgrade to a king. Each time we decided to stick with our queen.

Besides the savings, I was attached to our oak leaf sleigh bed. The wrought iron leaves are my favorite part of the bed.

This time as the mattress buying decision loomed, I did extensive research and discovered Savvy Rest's Serenity latex layered mattress.

A few sleepless nights later and I had formulated a brilliant plan of how I could use my beloved oak leaves in the new bed.

I ended up altering Ana White's Queen size farmhouse bed with storage drawers plans by sizing it for a king-sized mattress. Plus, I altered the headboard design to incorporate my beloved oak leaf wrought iron.

You can download the plans and get my modifications on the blog post - link at the bottom of these photos.

I knew it would be near impossible to access that drawer without moving furniture, so I added a hinge and a latch so I can tilt the drawer face and access the storage area. As an added bonus, I drilled a hole into this compartment and put a power strip for charging our electronic devices.

I am so glad I was able to save those oak leaf details from our old bed! I also added decorative egg and dart moulding to the headboard . . .

and the footboard.

I hope you'll stop by and see the full tutorial for building a farmhouse bed with storage!

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Crystal Taylor on Feb 03, 2019

how did you do the drawers with the sliders ?

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Pegasus Lighting on Oct 03, 2014
Girl power!! I have pinned those Ana White bed instructions so many times .... one day it'll happen, you've given me hope.

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Lindsey McFarland on Nov 04, 2015
Do you have any suggestions on how to complete this bed with storage for a queen sized bed but with a box spring and a mattress?

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- Brittany aka Pretty Handy Girl on Nov 04, 2015
  @Lindsey McFarland Look on Ana White's site for the Queen plans. With this bed there is no need for a boxspring. Just don't use one. Adding the box spring adds too much height or no room left for storage.
  
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