How to Make Bed Risers for $2

How to Make Bed Risers for $2

I have been saving this post for a rainy day – it’s supposed to rain today And it’s always on those days that we like to organizing, right? Well, here’s something quick and easy for you… something that I like to call How to Make Bed Risers for $2!

Here are the supplies I used:

Please forgive the state of these photos They were taken looooong before I really knew what I was doing on an old point and shoot…. Aaak!

Step One: Determine how high your risers will be. We cut ours to 6 inches each. Basically, sliced our 2 foot post into four equal parts. Make sure at least one end is as flat as you can get it because then it will sit better on the floor.

Step Two: Using your large drill bit, make a 1/2 inch to 3/4 inch (or deeper if you really want) indent in the top of the wood.

Step Three: Double check to make sure your indent is large enough to hold your bed frame leg without too much wiggling around. If it’s not, then just use your bit to expand the hole ever so slightly. You want it to be snug so it’s safe.

Step Four: If you don’t mind the treated wood look, you can be done now! But I chose to make ours look like gold bricks. Using gold metallic wrapping paper, I cut pieces to wrap around the risers. I applied Mod Podge to the paper and lined up the bottom of the riser to the bottom of the paper. Then I kept applying Mod Podge and tightly rolled and wrapped the riser. The last step was to fold the remaining paper around the top, kind of like a present, and trim the excess away from the indent.

Step Five: That’s it! Lift up your bed and put on your risers!

Here’s the beauty part about this – the cheapest or most inexpensive risers we found in a retail store were $10 for 4 inches. Some of the nicer wood ones cost as much as $35. These DIY ones cost $2. Yep, just $2! That’s all the lumber yard charged us for the 2 foot piece of post.

One thing I didn’t do, that I guess you could do if you’re concerned about them scratching the floor is to glue a piece of felt to the bottom. That also might help the bed glide better if you want it to move while making the bed or whatever.

So there you have it! A super simple, done in 30 minutes storage solution!

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