Take a look at Ikea.We have an Ikea bed, it's modern, low to the ground (I wish it wasn't, it's colder and I miss my storage!)
Judith
jasimar
December 05, 2006
For an astoundingly cheap fix for a modern low bed... buy 4 legs (the 4" ones reserved for well, beds), purchase 2 - 2x4s. Screw 2x4s onto your boxspring's underside vertically. Fasten legs appropriately to the corners onto the 2x4s. Drape a size larger flatsheet over said boxspring upsidedown and with straight pins, straighten out the corners, gathering edges so that you're creating a cover for the boxspring. remove and sew on a machine (or by hand if you're mad) and cut excess. Slip adorable cover over boxspring to hide the 2x4s and slap on your mattress. Taa. Fabulous for under $30. bucks.
Well, maybe not ideal, but definitely worth the price.
meanjanine
November 18, 2006
I've been setting the boxspring and mattress on the floor, sans frame, since high school to achieve the low-rider look. It's a cheap, but not necessarily chic. The platform beds look terrific but but I love the stability of the floor.
bruno
November 17, 2006
Just linking up VintageSwank and Creede's posts on how to make a modern bed for cheap:
It's amazing to see how talented and responsive our Curbly community has become. Keep up the good questions and answers!
creede
November 17, 2006
Here's another How To that may give you some ideas http://www.curbly.com/creede/posts/100-Affordable-Modern-Platform-Bed
miranda
November 16, 2006
I'm a craft blogger, new to this site, and aggravated already, because I have just written the same helpful comment to this post twice. The first time, I did not have an account (or know that I needed one to comment), and while I went through the process of getting an account in a different browser tab, waiting to be able to log in and post my comment, my comment was lost. In other words, it was lost during my login.
The second time, I posted an even more helpful (therefore longer) version of my comment, and received a feedback message that it was "too long" - the only problem was, no version of my comment was offered for editing, it was simply lost in the ether, and there was no indication while I was writing it that it was near to going over any arbitrary "limit."
I would love to participate in this site, but at the moment I feel its programming isn't up to par. I shouldn't have lost a lengthy comment TWICE in the normal course of things.
erinn
November 16, 2006
Yes, west elm.
Or we just bought a metal platfrom bed from BrandsPlace.com. But I found a bunch of platform beds at this site that I thought were reasonable. Some decent designs.
JudithDial
Take a look at Ikea.We have an Ikea bed, it's modern, low to the ground (I wish it wasn't, it's colder and I miss my storage!)
Judith
jasimar
For an astoundingly cheap fix for a modern low bed... buy 4 legs (the 4" ones reserved for well, beds), purchase 2 - 2x4s. Screw 2x4s onto your boxspring's underside vertically. Fasten legs appropriately to the corners onto the 2x4s. Drape a size larger flatsheet over said boxspring upsidedown and with straight pins, straighten out the corners, gathering edges so that you're creating a cover for the boxspring. remove and sew on a machine (or by hand if you're mad) and cut excess. Slip adorable cover over boxspring to hide the 2x4s and slap on your mattress. Taa. Fabulous for under $30. bucks.
Well, maybe not ideal, but definitely worth the price.
meanjanine
bruno
Just linking up VintageSwank and Creede's posts on how to make a modern bed for cheap:
Build a Modern Bed by VintageSwank
Affordable Modern Platform Bed by Creede
It's amazing to see how talented and responsive our Curbly community has become. Keep up the good questions and answers!
creede
miranda
I'm a craft blogger, new to this site, and aggravated already, because I have just written the same helpful comment to this post twice. The first time, I did not have an account (or know that I needed one to comment), and while I went through the process of getting an account in a different browser tab, waiting to be able to log in and post my comment, my comment was lost. In other words, it was lost during my login.
The second time, I posted an even more helpful (therefore longer) version of my comment, and received a feedback message that it was "too long" - the only problem was, no version of my comment was offered for editing, it was simply lost in the ether, and there was no indication while I was writing it that it was near to going over any arbitrary "limit."
I would love to participate in this site, but at the moment I feel its programming isn't up to par. I shouldn't have lost a lengthy comment TWICE in the normal course of things.
erinn
Yes, west elm.
Or we just bought a metal platfrom bed from BrandsPlace.com. But I found a bunch of platform beds at this site that I thought were reasonable. Some decent designs.
Our bed.
Happy sleeping!
nicko
nicko
I used to have a platform bed from West Elm and liked it. Most of their furniture is a little more reasonable than Design (just out of) Reach.
Here's an example, check out the others as well.
VintageSwank
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