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title: 'Siebenschläfer Bett Knockoff'
date: '2019-09-13T22:15:52+00:00'
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# Siebenschläfer Bett Knockoff

[![](https://i0.wp.com/gregr.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_20190804_173628-copy.jpg?fit=1024%2C768)](https://gregr.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_20190804_173628-copy.jpg)

When Sarah was in Berlin earlier this year, she saw a cool bed frame somewhere. A little searching revealed it was the [Dormouse Bed – Siebenschläfer Bett](https://shop.schoener-wohnen.de/moormann-siebenschlaefer-bett-mit-kopfteil.html).

Looking at a few websites I got some approximate dimensions for the bed and using photos from the web was able to figure out a ratio of pixels to centimeters and generated some plans.

[![bed frame in the back yard](https://gregr.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/MVIMG_20190731_183938-copy-1024x1024.jpg)](https://gregr.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/MVIMG_20190731_183938-copy.jpg)

I realized though, that European beds are slightly different sizes so I had to tweak my plans to match.

[![plans for the bed](https://i1.wp.com/gregr.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/bed-plans-print.jpg?fit=1024%2C663)](https://gregr.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/bed-plans-print.jpg)

After making the plans I figured out for a queen sized bed I would need just one sheet of 4×8′ plywood. I did several coats of [Ebony Polyurethane](https://www.homedepot.com/p/Varathane-1-qt-Ebony-Stain-and-Polyurethane-271464/203946698) on the sheet of plywood before cutting everything out.

[![detail of bed support system ](https://i2.wp.com/gregr.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_20190804_172619-copy.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024)](https://gregr.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_20190804_172619-copy.jpg)

The support for the bed is pretty simple — two 2×4″ rails were added on the inside edge of the two long boards and then 1×4″ were laid on top of the 2x4s.

[![side table on bed](https://i0.wp.com/gregr.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_20190831_181720-copy.jpg?fit=1024%2C1024)](https://gregr.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/IMG_20190831_181720-copy.jpg)

A couple weeks after building the bed I decided to build some side-tables that connect to the bed frame too. They’re made from offcuts of the bed frame.