DIY Under Bed Rolling Storage Drawers

by Annette Belnap

Hi Everyone! It's Annette from Tips From a Typical Mom and today I'm sharing with you this simple tutorial on how to make a DIY Under Bed Rolling Storage Drawers.

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My husband is really good at building things. And he is passing that knowledge on to my kids and I. So we usually do these projects together as a family. Although he did all the figuring and cutting, we learned how to use a biscuit joiner, the Kreg Jig, and the kids had fun learning how to use the drill and how to put things together so they will last! We made these drawers with a cut out for their hand to go through so pulling out the drawers will be easier. We also used a wider wood for the front of the drawers so they can't get pushed all the way under the bed.

Let's start out with the wood we used and the measurements we used. **You will need to figure out the measurements yourselves because every bed sits at different heights from the floor. Here are some tips for measuring.

Measure from the floor to the lowest part of the bed.

Now figure out the width of wood you could use adding the measurement of the castors and the thickness of the plywood that will be on the bottom of the bed. Our castors were 1 1/2 tall, and the sideboards which were 6 wide pine and our plywood was 7/32 thick. So we had 7 1/2 tall drawers, and those fit perfectly under our girls beds. (Technically the side board wood is only 5 1/2 inches wide, I don't know why they call it 6wide pine, so make sure you really measure and don't assume it's really 6, because it's not!)

The final measurements of our drawers are: Front of the drawer: 37- Side of the drawer: 24 so that is the size we cut our plywood because the plywood gets screwed to the bottom of the drawer frame.

Here's what you'll need: (this makes 4 drawers that fit under our twin beds side by side)

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1- 4 x 8 sheet plywood which is 7/32 thick

2- 8 foot 8 wide pine

4- 8 foot 6 wide pine

Kreg Jig (for the screw holes) -or-

Biscuit Joiner and Biscuits(optional)

1 screws

32-1/4 screws (for the casters)

Wood Glue

8 Drawer Bumpers

16 Casters

8 Drawer Pulls (optional if you don't want the cut out)

I love the fact that these roll on casters. It makes it much easier to use them.

Head over to my blog for the full tutorial.

Enjoy more storage space!

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Hannah V on Dec 02, 2015
I SO need these in my room!

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Carolina on Aug 04, 2017

Well thought out. Much appreciated the details of the cut out, the wide front board, the casters.

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