HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN BEDFRAME! DIY Crate and Pallet Bed Frame — Pinterest Inspired

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hello my name is Kat and today I’ll be
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showing you how to make your own DIY
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palette and crate bed frame it’s an
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ideal frame for storage purposes and
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will save you tons on an expensive bed
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frame because I’m working with minimal
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space I will be working right where I
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put my bed first I have to move
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everything out of the way and create
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room for me to make the frame my cats
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decided they wanted to help me move
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stuff to get started you will need to
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measure the mattress you will be putting
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on the frame for my bed I needed four
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crates on either side and I was lucky
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enough to have found some at a garage
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sale awhile back when I was driving by
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in order to know how many crates you’ll
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need for each side you’ll have to do
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some math because a few of the crates
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are different sizes you can find some at
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Michael’s Walmart or Target for around
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$10 each or you can hit up your local
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thrift store to see if they have any you
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will also need some boards that are the
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length that the width of your bed is I’m
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using plywood that I cut into one foot
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sections you can leave everything wood
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colored if you want a rustic look or you
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can paint them I used some cheap regular
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white wall paint to get a finished look
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be sure to paint every piece of wood
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twice so that it’s a nice thick coating
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if you decide to paint at all
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once all of your boards and crates are
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painted let them dry for at least a few
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hours I let mine dry for four hours
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total and had a fan blowing on them to
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speed up the process then you will start
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securing the crates together I decided
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to line mine up the long way because it
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was perfect length for my bed but if you
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need to you can put them together the
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short way to secure the crates together
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you will need some long screws I’m just
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using decking screws I’m also using a
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hammer drill to make the screws go in
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easier you can also pre-drill the holes
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so that the screws don’t split the wood
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but with a hammer drill it’ll go in
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easier don’t forget it’s not a bad thing
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to put in a bunch of screws the more
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screws you have the better it will hold
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together and so you won’t have to worry
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about repairing it later on
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when you have secured all of the crates
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together lay them down so that the open
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ends of the crates face away from the
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middle then lay your boards on top of
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them
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I suggest measuring one last time to
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make sure everything is the right size
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before screwing the boards on I also
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made sure that the pieces where where I
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wanted them to stay so I wouldn’t have
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to move the bed frame later I am doing
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this project all alone so if it’s a
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heavy bed frame I’m not going to be able
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to move it on my own very easily
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the last step is to screw the boards on
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to the crates it is important not to
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screw where other nails or screws might
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be so check where you’re putting them
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first
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you should put at least three screws
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into each board make sure all the boards
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are spaced out well so your mattress is
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supported throughout once the final
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screw and then you can put the mattress
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back on and set your bed up how you like
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the large opening in the middle is a
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great place to store clothing for the
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offseason or crafting items that you
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don’t
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and here’s the finished product it’s
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simple to do and you can do it on your
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own if you don’t have a way to cut wood
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remember you can always get it cut at
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the Home Depot for a small fee I’m
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really happy with how this veteran
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turned out if you need more storage try
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out this VI line thank you so much for
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watching and if you make the bedframe be
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sure to share your work with me on
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Instagram and please leave a like
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comment if you liked the video thank you
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all for watching and I’ll see you next
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time bye
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