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Found this on pinterest
https://www.pinterest.com/pin/298926493991232860/
Looks pretty cool, but didn’t see detailed plans. They are probably out there though!

Few more pictures here from someone who made one.
http://forums.armourarchive.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=166228

David and nginear,

Thanks for your response. I did see this idea. The idea supposedly comes from Civil War reenactment or similar. The one I am looking for is much taller and narrower, and could be placed against a wall as a TV stand.

I received this idea (which is more similar to what I had remembered) from another forum.

Thanks for sharing.

L/W

This may be the same as the others have links to
http://lumberjocks.com/projects/228074

Jim,

Yes, that is the same one others have shown which is not as tall as the one I was remembering. The available space requires something that would set closer to the wall and could be used for a television stand.

Thanks for your input.

L/W

L/W,
Hey I can remember sleeping in a drawer when I was a little smaller does that count!!

Rob,

I’d need a pretty big drawer these days!! ;-)

L/W

I found a downloaded plan on my computer that might be the match for what you were asking for. I realize that I’m quite late to the discussion. But I’ll send it to you if you send me your email address.

It’s about 60 inches high 80 inches wide and 17 inches thick. It has a work table desk which could hold a tv.

It’s a woodworkers Journal 2007.

And I still have it, in my second house :)

Where is the mattress?

LWLL – perfect avatar for these times we’re living in now. :-)

Brian,

I think that sections of foam can be cut and stored in the back portion (section by the wall) of the bed or an inflatable mattress can be used which takes virtually no storage space.

I never made the bed-in-a-box since I found an old camping cot frame to which I added removal slats and place my air mattress when I visit Dad. My last visit got nixed because of the present fiasco. Because of winter travel I haven’t visited since last fall and at 102, I’m not certain if there will be another time.

L/W