When you assemble your cinderblock bed, put it on 3/4" plywood so it does not scratch the floor. And have the blocks inset so toes do not get stubbed (about 3").
You could also assemble a wood box around it to make it look better.
I'm seriously considering making this twisty side table that I fell in love with here on Hometalk (By Chasing A Dream), but cutting the wood is a bit too ambitious fo...
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We took the old popcorn ceiling off in our livingroom and thought we could just paint it. We fixed some hairline cracks where the joint in the sheetrock are, primed a...
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Does anyone know what type of hinges are attached to the top of this folding table? The legs fold in toward the back then the top folds down flat against the legs.
I am turning the sides of an old wooden crate into a coffee table top. The wood is similar to pallet wood: unfinished and prone to giving splinters. How might I go ab...
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Hi Tina, here's a tutorial! https://www.instructables.com/id/Cinder-Block-Bed-Frame-Storage-Bed/
This web site will give you all the instructions https://www.hunker.com/13403456/how-to-build-a-platform-bed-with-cinder-blocks-and-no-tools
use this idea minus back then put plywood over 4x4s for much more solid support https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=98mgYmrk0wY another https://www.cheercrank.com/cool-diy-cinder-block-bench/ also adjust height to what works or use combination of different cinder blocks 4x8x16" 6x8x16"and 8x8x16" or even fancier cement blocks are available in place of cinder blocks https://www.google.com/search?q=decorative+concrete+blocks&safe=active&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS750US750&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=KQqhMs6S7wSorM%253A%252C3fgKYeNxKRQc_M%252C_&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kRG6haBcvCnmqZCFSm71UZ1YY49lQ&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwj5vd3w0dfhAhWdJDQIHeTBCx0Q9QEwBXoECAkQDg#imgrc=KQqhMs6S7wSorM:
Tina, I found...15 Inventive Beds You Can Make Yourself
https://www.bobvila.com/slideshow/sweet-dreams-15-inventive-beds-you-can-make-yourself-45808
When you assemble your cinderblock bed, put it on 3/4" plywood so it does not scratch the floor. And have the blocks inset so toes do not get stubbed (about 3").
You could also assemble a wood box around it to make it look better.