Not being a fan of mass produced Ikea furniture boringness, I decided I was going to make myself a bed frame. And if I'm going to design and make something myself, I'll do my best to make it something unique and interesting!

I set out to design a bed frame that gave the illusion it was floating, to do away with the usually leg in each corner and try hide the base structure as best I could when viewed standing up...

(Update:

After multiple suggestions to, I added some LED strips lights around the parameter of the underneath.. really adds to the affect! Cheers to those who commented and made the suggestion!)

And this is what I came up with. Six arms reach out from a central spine to support the bed surround and headboard. These arms are pin jointed at the base, with wire rope tensioned between opposite arms to constrain their width and further rigging down to the base to create a static, level structure. The base extends out to prevent the whole thing tipping over when your sat on one edge with minimal flex.

The bed is designed around a standard 4ft6 mattress. The overall dimensions are 2120mm long and 1570mm wide, the surround sits at a height of 350mm.

The CAD model and drawings I created for this can be downloaded here:

I've also entered this into the Wood Competition, so if you feel its worthy, a vote would be very much appreciated!!

Things you'll need.

Supplys:

7 x 2400mm scaffold board

1 x 1800mm scaffold board

Timber for the slats, I used 69x18mm lengths whitewood

Wire rope (not exactly sure how much <20m)

8 x eye bolts

9 x turnbuckles

Lots of wire rope grips and thimbles

Electrical tape

8 x M10 30mm bolts

10 x M10 100mm bolts/nuts

4 x M10 130mm bolts/nuts

Wood screws

Wood Glue

Oil/stains/varnish.

Tools I used: