bed technology question

[rm]

We're looking at getting this bed: http://www.target.com/Black-Bed-Frame-Queen/dp/B00160LE8U/qid=1222873889/ref=br_1_8/601-0852730-7904930?ie=UTF8&node=368295011&frombrowse=1&rh=&page=1

Currently we have a futon mattress that we'd like to hang onto for now (or even replace with another futon mattress).

I'm realizing that the way the bed is designed won't really support the futon. Is there something weird and random we can do to make a futon work in this thing? I keep thinking about those slats they have in some Ikea beds, the measurements look wrong. Thoughts?

Comments

[weirdquark]

Every Ikea bed my roommates and I have ever had crapped out after a year. But even if you haven't had problems with Ikea beds, yeah, I don't see mixing and matching going well.

I'm not sure how well plywood would work with a metal frame -- you'd be balancing it on the frame and I don't know how stable it would be. Especially if the plywood was cut in two pieces -- if the support down the center isn't very wide, or if the plywood has room to shift around inside the frame, it might tip if you're moving your weight around.

My bed is a platform bed which uses plywood on top of a frame with drawers. The plywood is screwed into the frame, which makes everything stay put. So if you can find a way to attach the plywood to the frame, then you should be fine.

[marcmagus]

One would presumably attach thinnish pieces of wood to the plywood spaced such that they would run just inside of the bedframe along each side. These would keep the plywood from sliding around, without having to physically attach it to the frame itself.