Carpentry and Woodworking - building bed frames

i would like to know how to build queen size bed frames from wood early american or colonial just frames no head boards going to put air matresses on them for summer home upstate ny and also where to get dressers unfinished or kits to assimble thanks jerry

Hi Jerry,

Thanks for posting in the woodworking forum.

You're question is a bit vague. Perhaps you can elaborate and ask more specific questions about what you need help with. We're here to help, but need to know exactly what you asking.

Thanx

I too, am wanting to build a bed frame. I want a headboard and footboard on mine. I intend to paint them to match existing furniture and probably do some decoupage or artwork of some kind on them. I'm a drapery designer make custom bedding and will be covering most of the bed posts with fabric, but I'd like the headboard and footboard to show. What should I make this with? My mattresses are king sized. I don't want the headboard and footboards to look plywoody. I want it to be inexpensive. I saw a product called MDF which I'd never heard of. Any thoughts on this stuff?

I also want posts, and am toying with using eight foot porch posts or maybe just plain 2 X 4's since I could cover them with large swaths of fabric. I'll probably build some sort of straight canopy so I can do drapery work up there as well.

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