River view and storage cabin bed

Jules Yap·
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Materials: Malm/ Mandal? plus Expedit, Traby and Snack. Plus large screws.

Description: The aim of my latest hack was to give myself lots of storage and a better view of the river from my bed. An expanding family meant storage in my small flat was ever decreasing and I had bought a very low, superking size bed in a sale, which was about as useful as a chocolate teapot. The simple plan then was to raise the bed up to kill two birds with one stone…

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So keeping the original mattress, I bought what I believe is either a Malm or Mandal bedframe- I think this is now discontinued which would explain the cut price cost that I bought it for. Also part of the puzzle was an Expedit bookcase and two Traby shelf units.

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The bed frame was put together in the usual way, except the small feet were left off. Instead, the Expedit bookcase was bolted to the bottom of the bed, and the Two Traby units to the top two corners, facing outwards to provide storage. For extra support I made a leg to support the central bedrail on the floor. 3 Snack boxes on castors look and work well, and leaves a massive storage space under your bed for all sorts of junk…

~ Pods, Newcastle

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11 Responses

  1. Where did you get the damask wallpaper? I absolutely love it and I can’t find anything similar.

    Please post back here with some info! Thanks!

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  2. This, along with the rest of your work is incredible. I found your site today whilst searching for traditional christmas decorations and I’ve enjoyed reading through all of your blogs. Your creations are very inspiring and impressive and I look forward to seeing what else you come up with! All the best wishes for you.

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  4. Great hack! Simple and functional. I agree with Phil that it could look a bit “smarter” but I don’t think it needs doors or anything. Just painting the bed frame black as well would make it look more unified.

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  5. Great hack! I’m getting ready to move into a much smaller flat too, and was looking for just such a solution. Would it be possible to see a close-up photo of how you secured the bed frame to the Expedit bookcase at the foot of the bed please?

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  6. Yeah, the boxes are called ‘Snack’. I have searched high and low for them on the ikea website but can’t find them anywhere. They definately still sell them though, castors are extra and they are stackable. As boxes go though, they’re not cheap!

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  7. What are these snack boxes on castors? Did you get them at IKEA as well? I would love to buy some of these and use them for toy storage. Thanks!

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  8. Yeah, along the length/sides. Something like this: http://www.aluminumcabinetco.com/gallery/overhead02.jpg

    Alternatively, a cheap and very quick solution would be to attach some curtain material similar to the room divider you’re using. That could fit in with your room yet still hide any untidiness. IKEA sell some great curtain material. You could cut it to size and staple it straight to the wooden bed frame. Just double it over to hide the staples. Since it’d only be a short bit of material, it’d be easy to lift it up to get anything out.

    Shame the view wasn’t published!

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  9. Thanks for the tip Phil! Do you mean put doors along the length/ sides of the bed? The boxes are dead handy and frequently used, I think generally a good tidy would probably smarten it up and some nicer kit on show! I did send in a picture of the view but this hasn’t made the final cut!

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  10. Great idea! If I were you I’d try to make it a bit smarter looking though because the little I can see of your wall and decorations looks quite smart. You could maybe get some MDF and cut long horizontal doors (easy if you have a circular saw or know someone with one) Paint it black and add some hinges – have a look at the hinges used for up top kitchen cabinets, the ones that open upwards and have a support to keep them open.

    Also, you mention this view, where is it!!

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