I also needed to get
a king bed that was more robust since my
youngest son is on the wrestling team at school and sometimes he is given to
practicing his skills all over the place, especially on the bed in his
sleep.Dominic Vautier
11/2005
My youngest son used his Spanish style bed frame like a table because the headboard and footboard had lots of room for glasses and radios and iPods and whatever, all of which can spill or fall or disappear in areas unknown. This situation could not continue.
I also needed to get
a king bed that was more robust since my
youngest son is on the wrestling team at school and sometimes he is given to
practicing his skills all over the place, especially on the bed in his
sleep.
Your typical queen bed (60" x 80") is not designed too well for sleeping wrestling teenagers. The slats can break and the rails sometimes have a tendency to just collapse, crushing all the dirty socks and underwear and dogs underneath the bed.
So I decided to sell the bed frame and get a more modest and stronger one--especially one designed for rambunctious teenagers.
But alas, my searches were in vain. There was nothing that was anywhere or at any price exactly what I wanted. So I decided to build my own--ahhhhhhh!.
I got a bunch of 8ft 2/4s and two 3/4" 4x8
plywood sheets. I used wood screws and glue throughout. I put four
12" legs, conveniently back out of the way of toes and high enough to
store things. The structure weigh a lot but total cost was less than
$60. This bed frame eliminates the box spring (which is not a
spring--just a box anyway). My son tested out the new bed frame to his
delight and rare satisfaction.
One small step for a man. One giant leap for
wrestling teenagers.
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