Diy Wood Futon Frame

Build one for an extra bedroom the family room or that college bound scholar.

Diy wood futon frame.

The next it s a comfortable bed. If you select a different size mattress you ll need to adjust the frame dimensions accordingly. Build one for an extra bedroom the family room or that college bound scholar. The next it s a comfortable bed.

One minute it is a relaxing sofa. What more do you need. You can spend a wide range of money on futon sets from an inexpensive diy futon or slightly more with an ikea model all the way up to expensive pottery barn wood versions that look like a million bucks the kind they use in fancy hotels. You ll find that the futon gets lots of use and that you ll be the genius who made it.

Either way our sturdy frame supports its fluffy futon mattress in the greatest of style. Place another piece of wood next to the first piece approximately 3 inches 7 5 centimeters away. This is worth it. Construct the frame lay down the two beams along their width 2 feet 76 centimeters apart from one another.

Let s start with the slots and mortises in the legs. Futon frames mattresses and duvet like cover choices are nearly endless. We built our frame around a 54x75 full size futon mattress. The wood i used was pine as it is cheap relatively strong yet a little springy to make the futon a bit more comfortable.

My local hardware store cut the planks for me at no extra cost but depending on where you go they may charge 10 extra. One minute it is a relaxing sofa. The type of wood you use is up to you but in my opinion pine works best.