Amazing DIY For Your Swing Bed:

Hanging bed ideas are gaining immense popularity worldwide, for fun, fashion, comfort, and style. Great swinging beds offer so much more than any other furniture! They work as a therapy for people in many ways; people love Floating Beds because they also provide health benefits. 

 

So the idea of an outdoor hanging bed is amazing! - and the easy way is to buy one online. But if you want to go with DIY ideas to make your outdoor round bed, and enjoy the beautiful outdoors, weather and nature, here are the DIY steps and tips.

 

"Note: Your DIY bed can be a great project for you that can provide you with fun, relaxation, and comfort." 

 

The DIY Floating Bed is an interesting idea, as it should be cheaper than a factory-made one. Yet hanging beds come with several caveats. If you attempt DIY, you will benefit from some expert guidance. Be realistic about what a DIY bed, and the process, will be like.

 

First, a hanging bed is potentially the best bed there is, even indoors for year-round use, but for that, they need proper support in the ceiling. Hanging beds may or may not weigh much, but people do; therefore, the support you are going to hang it from needs to be strong, so that it can hold the extra weight with people on it. For this, it is important to get help from someone; ideally, an architect, or an experienced person, to learn the requirements for both vertical and horizontal support, since the bed will be in motion. The stand, or support structure, for an outdoor hanging bed has to be strong as well.

 

The next thing to consider is the amount of swing, to determine how much room it will take. You can figure this out with proper measurements, and math, based on your height, and partner or family size. You need to decide yourself exactly “how much space is enough,” inside the bed, and around it for swinging, especially if you have never been on one.  (Also, you will probably want to create some ”bump protection” around the perimeter.)

 

To build an Indoor or Outdoor Hanging Bed, your next step is to work out the design, planning, and building of the bed, so you do not miss any details. Consider this as a job.  Decide if you have time, tools, and expertise to carry it out. Can you scout around for the right materials at the right price and buy them, then build it, without mistakes? Will that be an enjoyable job for you?  Or is it better to get paid at a job you know, and buy a nice, well-designed, and pre-made one?

 

You may find inexpensive rope, for example, but check the weight it can carry. Learning  about the right rope is a longer task. It should not stretch over time, or get stiff or brittle due to sunlight (do not get nylon rope for example, because of that). These are other problems with other kinds of rope for this type of use.  Once you have found the right rope, decide how much, and how to tie the preferred knots, that will not slip, but still can be adjusted, and what is the ideal way to attach them, at the top support and frame at the bottom.

 

Next, you have to find, or make, the frame. Some people have tried to re-purpose a trampoline to make a hanging bed. While this sounds like a great idea at first, there are drawbacks. First, it has to be the right size, not too small, or too large. Next, when you remove the legs from a trampoline, it becomes weak. Those legs on the ground were the only thing keeping the frame flat, and strong. People are finding that hanging trampoline frames bend, or even break-in time. If you have 3 – 4 friends in it, possibly 1000 lbs all together, and suddenly everything gives way, that is a bad scenario. Finding (or building) a stronger frame is a much better plan. We want you, and your friends and family, to be safe.

Next, you need a surface to relax on, which of course is the entire point. However, trampoline mats are not good for this purpose. If you have ever laid down on one, you know that they sag, and you roll to the middle, sinking into a little “valley.” If you are on it with someone else, this problem gets worse. That is not a bed for two. Trampoline net D rings often come undone at the perimeter, another problem.

 

If you are going to all the trouble to make a hanging bed, you are better off finding a stronger round hoop frame, plus a better mat or net than a trampoline - unless you just want it for a kids toy, or for a curiosity piece. Sagging is not comfortable, and breaking is dangerous.

 

If you actually want to sleep on it, instead of just using it occasionally for half-hour or so, you will need to come up with a mattress of some kind. There are several options there, depending on how much you want to spend, and how you want it to look.  Do you want it to be waterproof, or just take it off for storage when no one is using it? You can get away with something cheap, but a high-quality mattress can cost $1000 - $2500, if you want it to actually be comfortable, and to be a proper bed. Finding or making around one is another step.

 

Last, if you want it to actually look nice, you will want to come up with some practical, custom sewn fabric items to fit, and for comfort – possibly sofa pillows, shades, and more.

 

You definitely do not want a large, unused, unsightly deteriorating piece of junk in your yard in a few years that you have to dispose of somehow. The WAF (Wife Acceptance Factor) should be high, or you could have that problem. DIY means DIR - do it right, or not at all.

 

Of course, inexpensive pre-made hanging beds will have some of these same problems, and those are not built to last either. Most are 6’ or less, much shorter than a twin bed, which is too small for adults – and they still sag. Do you want to enjoy it yourself, or with your family?

Compare that to a high quality floating Bed, which come in several sizes, some even over 8’ tall.  Their support does not sag at all, even with several people in it. They are really comfortable, and ideally even include a quality Memory Foam mattress.  If you are buying one, it is smart to do some homework, and call the manufacturer to learn about the quality first, before you waste your money and are disappointed. There is a huge difference in the looks, build quality, and comfort, between the three options: a proper Floating Bed, a DIY bed, or a cheap copy.

 

To sum up, a DIY Outdoor Hanging Bed looks simple and easy, but it is work finding the adequate materials, which you will have to find, and buy at retail. What you get with a higher quality factory-made Floating Bed, IF it is designed and built by an experienced team(metalworkers, welders, weavers, seamstresses and more), with the right machinery and materials, is a truly amazing bed, that you could never make on your own, even if you spent much more money to make it.

 

Therefore it is recommended that you make your decision on the DIY idea by first considering what you want from it, and consider all the factors, such as safety, weight, material quality, longevity, looks, expertise, and more.

 

Gentle rocking feels truly amazing; there is nothing like it. Your bed should ideally be designed, built, and installed properly, so it is safe, and can provide you the comfort and relaxation you expect.  If you are quite handy and have the time, you can definitely make a hanging bed, and you could be well satisfied with it too! Just realize that it will not be like a high quality hanging bed from a reputable online website, with years of experience building them, and phone support to help people set them up.