How did you get your bed to raise that high? Im hoping to fit my dresser under my bed(that is about the same size as the basket organizer you placed under the bed and I dont know how to get my bed to raise that high. I told my mom I could use bed raisers but she told me they would raise high enough?! HELP! Any Ideas?

Wow-great use of space,creativity. Will definately try this in my daughters dorm room. Private place in room to avoid distractions is great!

This is really a great idea! I love the colors!

My daughter has moved into an apartment this year and a girl going to University of Texas bought the bedframe from me and I will be delivering it later this month. I have some drawings if anyone would like to make their own. just email me. lureec@hotmail.com

This is exactly what I had in mind... excellent!

Wow the room is amazing! thanx for the instructions

omg thanks so much! and you will deffinately be hearing from me.

Wow.... i spent a bit doing this.....posted it and it was all wrong!

please email me at
lureec@hotmail.com and I will send you some drawings and info on how we built the bed! My daughter is getting an apt and will not be using the bed frame. We live near Austin, so if anyone is interested let me know I will sell it.
sorry about the diagram.... i hate computers sometimes!

Hello Again!
Sorry if my descriptions aren't very good! I will try again to be more visual.
The footboard of the bed is all one piece, and has plywood (lightweight all the way to the floor. We did this because I didn't want the underside of the bed exposed, because her bed was up on the highest level. We drilled holes near the bottom of each in the plywood to slip heavyweight zip ties thru and around the leg of the bed. The frame for the headboard was made so that the 1X4 frame would fit over the leg of the bed. l--------l the dotted lines is the headboard of the exsisting bed, the (l is the frame 1X4.

--------------------- <-Top of headboard
l l
l l <- Outside frame of 1X4
l <-------------l--All this area is padded
l l
l ___________l <-Top of mattress level
l l <- Bottom of padded plywood
l l (just below the mattress level

I read all of you comments and I'm stll not quite getting it. Does the foot board have 4 legs or is it more of a hucth type thing? I know that you said that you zip tied the bottom, but I can't picture the bottom at all! Lol. Do you have any pictures of you making it or of your enitial plans? Also how is the rod adding extra support? And how did you attach it to the wall? And omg one last question lol...did you assemble it on site/in the dorm? And how long did it take? (I guess 2 more questions lol. Thanks in advance! :