I need some ideas for the bed
Posted: Sat Oct 31, 2015 1:16 pm
I've been building a sleeping platform for me and my partner, we'll be using a futon mattress 6' long and about 55" wide. I've built a permanent platform that's 50" long, with 18" storage space below. There's a 22" extension to the platform we'll attach when it's in bed mode. We haven't yet determined how it will be supported from underneath. It's supported at the attached end as it sits on a "lip" that's supported by legs. This extension will just slide under the mattress when not being used. We're considering some kind of folding or detachable legs on the end, and also some kind of cable system that would attach to the middle seatbelt bolt and would be supporting the extension from above.
Wondering if anyone has any simple/elegant solutions we haven't thought of? Or seen a similar setup?
Here are a couple pics to give you an idea...
Wondering if anyone has any simple/elegant solutions we haven't thought of? Or seen a similar setup?
Here are a couple pics to give you an idea...