I screwed the frame into the shelf in just 2 places, the weight will hold it all together but I just needed to keep things square. Sand and paint the outside edges of the vertical 2x4s so they blend better with the KALLAX white.
This piece isn’t load bearing so I wasn’t concerned with strength, just to keep it square as its visible. Solid 2×4 vertical as to be a clean line from the outside with a 2×4 on edge (sideways) along the top. I built a ‘spacer’ frame to go behind the front shelf. With a 2×4 on edge behind the front shelf and a 2×4 on flat behind the bed, the dimensions were perfect, not planing needed to trim them down. This one is load bearing (sort of), so I added a few vertical supports. The rear side is T’d into the center support and is again sanded and painted to match the white. I left this roughly 1/8″ longer than the length of the KALLAX shelf just so there would be some wiggle room for putting it all back together if we move it. The vertical supports were just left over lumber and I centered them on the shelf ‘dividers’ so there is the opportunity of sliding long objects through the bed. I build the inner ‘wall’ out of 2×6 to take pressure out of the floor and all more distribution surface area for the plywood. I banked on the plywood sagging that gentle 3/16″ and not noticing it. As a side note, all measurements were done to the outside edges of the KALLAX as the end pieces are slightly larger than the inners. The shelf is just a touch smaller than a queen mattress so it works near perfect.
The bed will comprise of 3×4 unit shelf kits. I had the luxury of building in my garage first as I am a firm believer that my first cut will always be wrong.
Plus, a 40’s house has virtually no storage as you only needed 3 pairs of pants back then. The casters on a normal bed frame put a lot of pressure on a small surface and we didn’t want it dented or damaged if things started a rockin …. We bought an old house with original hardwood flooring from the 40s so we were very concerned about damaging it. For difficulty reference, I am no carpenter (electrician actually) and I built it with my right hand in a cast. I built this prior to knowing this website existed, this probably would have saved some contemplation.
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