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I want specific dimensions for the bed frame to be minimal width to clear a door opening and to be a specific height so the bed functions as a chair but also has exactly 7” clearance. I’d like no center post on the edge to not stub my toe and I’d like it to be cheap. I don’t care about a head board.

It seems I’d be better off making my own bed.

I was thinking 2x3s as the base frame then rope as the box spring. You think this is a good idea? Seems about 8 2x3s and 200-300ft of rope. So about $50-70.

The alternative is buying a $150 metal frame and cutting it down. The only ones i can find have middle posts on the edges so I’d stub my toes.

I want specific dimensions for the bed frame to be minimal width to clear a door opening and to be a specific height so the bed functions as a chair but also has exactly 7” clearance. I’d like no center post on the edge to not stub my toe and I’d like it to be cheap. I don’t care about a head board. It seems I’d be better off making my own bed. I was thinking 2x3s as the base frame then rope as the box spring. You think this is a good idea? Seems about 8 2x3s and 200-300ft of rope. So about $50-70. The alternative is buying a $150 metal frame and cutting it down. The only ones i can find have middle posts on the edges so I’d stub my toes.

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That's mostly what I use, but without the cable ties and added an outer 'frame'.

  • Place down four milk crates at the size of your boxspring so it would cover the crates exactly. Add four more crates at the mid points for supporting the boxspring/mattress for eight total crates at the perimeter.
  • Screw/attach some flat facing boards into the sides of the crates on the sides and the foot/head. If the boards are only 6" height, add two, one above the other, to cover the 12" high crates. If doing queen, cut the foot/head facing board to length. Top/head can be left open if you want since it'll probably be against a wall, but the mid-crate head support won't be attached to anything and will be floating.
  • Position bed and add one or two floating milk crates into center of the 'void' for support.
  • Add boxspring with 12" skirt over it and the nice wooden facing boards will be visible below it. Then add the mattress.
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If 12" crate + 12" boxspring + 12" mattress (36") is too low of a bed (some prefer higher beds to 'climb' into/onto), add a second boxspring. Or, for softer/bouncier, a second mattress instead.

If a second mattress is used between the boxspring and top mattress, the top/extra mattress can be slid off for an unexpected guest to use instead of them getting a crap sleep on those worthless inflatable mattresses where you wind up laying on the floor by morning anyway due to air loss.