DIY bed frame with storage
It can be frustrating living in a small bedroom and feeling like you have to choose between storage space and an aesthetic room. I found myself in this exact situation and thought, why not both? This is a must-have solution for all small bedrooms: a storage bed. And for those who don’t want to pay top dollar for one, here are steps to build a DIY bedframe. This super easy IKEA furniture hack makes a storage DIY storage bed that is useful and aesthetically pleasing.
Emma Courtney | Design & DIY on Instagram: "This was a long one and honestly hard to explain quickly. Basically this original room (prior to someone making 2 rooms into 1 big room) was smaller, so the change in floor level was never an issue. However, I wanted the 2 finished bedrooms to be a little more equal in size. I came up with the idea of making a built-in bed to disguise the fact that there is a change in floor level. At the front are IKEA fridge cabinets with drawers, then the change in floor level is right behind it. There was still a bit of space between the upper floor level and these IKEA cabinets. So, rather than cover it up and have a hollow space, we decided to make some storage out of it. Yes it’s going to be under a mattress, but we won’t access it often. Think seaso