Ikea

For the tiny house dweller, Ikea can be a pretty great resource.  We knew we would need to make the most of every square inch of our house, so we started looking at storage beds.  The idea being the storage bed would double as either a linen closet, or as seasonal storage. 

We wound up getting the Brimnes Bed Frame with storage - I really didn't want to get a bed from Ikea, but all of the other storage beds out there were too tall, or had a lot of wasted space.  Of the beds from Ikea, the Brimnes is one of the cheapest with storage.  However, it's the only one where the drawers are on rails.  The other ones, the drawers are just on wheels and roll in and out.  That did not appeal to me with our carpets and other issues. 

Available here

The whole thing took a long time to put together, and for awhile was a six person team.  Two of us assembled drawers, two assembled the beds, and two ran around handing us screws and tools.  Definitely use a drill with screwdriver bit to put this together, and you will also need many regular screwdrivers of the same size if you can.  It has a ton of tiny pieces, so I recommend putting them all on paper plates or in cups to start with to keep them separate. 

We bought the slats but are planning on just using a low profile box spring and mattress (we did not go for an Ikea mattress, so we'll see how this goes), so I think we'll return the slats.  

I'll update once we've actually slept on it and know how durable it is.