I have more questions since buying our home. I am going to need a frame for our guest room. I saw a brass frame (headboard and footboard) at a second hand store. It is a frame for a full bed. Is there any way to make it work for a queen bed? If there is a way I could convert it, I would use Rustoleum's spray metallic paint. It is one of the brass beds that curves at the foot. I haven't found out how much they want for it yet because there was nobody available in the store when I was there and I was in a hurry.
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You might be able to find a professional to extend the bed by cutting it apart and adding to it. It is an expensive process, and you need someone to do the work that is pretty skilled. I would save something like that for a sentimental family heirloom. It will be cheaper and easier to find a newer bed in the right size, especially since you want to spray paint it.This message has been edited. Last edited by: cocok,
Mattress sizes (forgive the large size) easier to read if larger print. This will give you an idea as to the width you would need for a Queen sized mattress. And the headboard has to be a bit larger for the headboard so that the frame can fit.
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Hammerhugger, I know that there are conversion rails (also called converter rails) to widen and lengthen a full to a queen when the rails hook into the wood. I have them on my bed. The first thing most posters will say is that it will look odd. I have had these on my standard full side head and footboard for 8 years and have never had anyone mention that the mattress looks too big for the headboard.
I have never searched online for conversion rails for a metal head and footboard frame but would do some google searches on bed and mattress sites before I gave up on your original idea.
Look for conversion rails--they really do work. I used some on a bed first some 40 plus years ago. The headboard is still in my son's home and still looks great, (His wife doesn't even realize that the headboard and foot were really full size.)
I used these again some years ago when my MIL passed on a headboard to us. What we got was actually the foot board of a double bed she had converted to a headboard. This time I used a queen frame and hooked the double headboard to it. Looked great. Now I don't have a room for a queen so this is sitting in my attic well wrapped for that day when DH or I move to an assisted living place that allows your own furniture. Wish I could stretch it into a king for the one guest room I have left for two adults to share.
I just recalled that you said something about curved foot board...This might create a problem or not.
My friend has that type of brass bed with the curved foot board and it is a real pain to change the sheets. I know that comment doesn't address your original question and I don't want to rain on anyone's parade, but I did want to post because you may not have thought of that issue.
