IKEA Gulliver Fence Upcycling Kit - The Frankenbed

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Admittedly pushing DIY too far, but the kids love it, so it's okay.

This is a collection of parts designed to upcycle the fence/spindles from an IKEA Gulliver kid’s bed/crib. Instead of storing the fence or throwing it out, I cut it up and used these printed parts to patch it onto a new setup (a bunk bed with IKEA Trofast stairs).

Basically: Cut the Gulliver fence into pieces and use these printed brackets to mount them somewhere else to create safety rails.

The 3 Families of Parts

1. Bar Fixations: These are the sockets that hold the vertical spindles (dowels).

• Compatibility: Designed for 16.5mm diameter dowels (standard Gulliver spindle size).
• Mounting: Fixed using long wood screws.
• Variations included:
  • Straight Mounts: (3 versions) For vertical safety rails on the bed frame.
  • 45-Degree Angle Mounts: (2 versions) Specifically designed to fit the steps of IKEA Trofast units without blocking the bins sliding out. To mirror in slicer based on your setup.
• Note: All variations have an alignment lip for easier mounting.

2. Top Fixation Parts: These parts utilize the existing fixation system/geometry of the Gulliver upper rail to attach the top of the fence to your new wooden structure (bed frame or whatever).

3. Additional Blockers & Spacers: Various small clips/wedges used to lock your “Frankenbed” together or align the frames while keeping the whole system semi-modular and possible to dismantle.

Instructions / Notes

• Source Material: You need an IKEA Gulliver fence to sacrifice. Which… means more than it seems ^^ I'll let you think about it.
• Hardware: Requires standard small/long wood screws (length depends on what you are screwing into).
• Print Settings: As solid as possible! 100 walls, 100% infill

I don't necessarily expect anyone to download this model, but I am currently cataloging every project I’ve done around the house with 3D printing... because OCD.

Hope it helps someone anyway!

Also I have more IKEA Gulliver related hack/upgrade models here: