Beds to small

[Rileysam]

G'day Woodies,
I was looking around on the net for a simple king single bed design for my overstretched 11 year old. I stumbled on this site and thought what better than to join up and see if anyone can point me in the right direction. I've got a shed full of tools and a head full of half plans but this place seems like a great starting point for an amateur woody like myself!

[munruben]

Welcome aboard. You should get plenty of advice about beds on the forum. some of the guys have made some real beauties.

[Christos]

Welcome to the forum. I have not made a bed myself and you could post in General subsection for a start.

WOODWORK - GENERAL - Woodwork Forums (http://www.woodworkforums.com/f11/)

[mikm]

g'day Rileysam,
my feet started to hang off the end of a single bed as a teenager. my solution was to build a bench (length = bed width, height = bed base height, width about 300 mm or so) and put it at the foot of the bed. i then pushed the mattress down over the bench and packed up under the pillow with a block of foam. with the top end of the mattress in the non contact area between shoulder and head, the set up just felt like a normal bed.
these days, i just manage to fit for length on a queen size. if you have the space to spare in his bed room, i'd just go for a queen bed - he'll love the extra room and it will probably be easier to get linen.