The Emmerson Standard Build-A-Bed is a solid alder bed that pairs the clean, Shaker-inspired Emmerson headboard with your choice of four footboards, on standard rails made for a box spring and mattress. It's a natural fit if you're keeping a box spring you already own, and the box spring raises the mattress for anyone who likes their bed up a bit higher. Keep the foot low and open in a smaller room, or finish it with a taller footboard where the bed anchors the space.

Key Features

• Standard Rails — Side rails with support slats, made to be used with a box spring
• Adjustable Bases — Adjustable-base rails are available for Queen and King in place of the standard rails; order the bed and our store will reach out to confirm
• Four Footboard Choices — The Low Profile or Tapered Low Profile footboard (13½"H) to keep the foot of the bed open, the matching Emmerson footboard (28½"H), or the Portland Plank footboard (20½"H)
• Solid Alder — Built from solid alder, a North American hardwood
• American-Built, Amish Finished — Built in the United States, with the manufacturer’s finish options hand-applied by skilled Amish craftsmen.
• Finishes — 25+ Amish finish options in stains and paints, or unfinished or with Custom Local Finishing
• Also Available As — The Emmerson Platform Build-A-Bed, on platform rails and slats with no box spring needed
• Coordinates with the Emmerson Bedroom Collection — Matching nightstands, dressers, chests, a lingerie chest and a mirror, plus the Emmerson elevated storage beds, in the Emmerson Bedroom Collection

Dimensions

• Headboard: 53"H
  • Twin: 43 7/8"W
  • Full: 58 7/8"W
  • Queen: 64 7/8"W
  • King: 80 7/8"W
• Bed length: about 79"L for Twin and Full, about 84"L for Queen and King
• Footboard height: Low Profile and Tapered Low Profile 13 1/2"H, Portland Plank 20 1/2"H, Emmerson 28 1/2"H
• Top of slats to the floor: 8 5/8"

Whether you keep the foot low and open or finish it with the Emmerson or Portland Plank footboard, the Emmerson Standard Build-A-Bed is built around how you actually live.

On-screen colors are intended as an approximate guide only. Our finishes are hand applied, and variations naturally occur due to individual techniques and the natural color tones in the wood. What you see on screen should not be considered an exact match to the final product — we always invite you to stop by the showroom to see finish samples in person.

Price is for the bed only. Additional pieces sold separately.