ᐅ IKEA Mandal Bed on Industrial Casters?

Hi. I’m planning to build a “self-supporting” bed frame with drawers on casters. The Mandal frame seems suitable because the drawers are guided within the frame and it looks great, especially in pine. I know the bed doesn’t have any spring support and that it is no longer offered by Ikea. I plan to get a high pocket spring mattress.

Questions:

Will the frame hold up if I screw solid casters with brakes at the corner points and in the middle? Five casters total. Possibly even two more in the middle along the long side on the outside?

Since I’m not too concerned whether it’s 140 or 160 cm (55 or 63 inches) wide, is the 160 cm option riskier in terms of stability?

Is anyone in the greater Berlin area looking to get rid of their pine Mandal bed?

Thank you ☺

MANDAL is made of birch. With a sufficient number of casters and support for both boards at the corners, I wouldn’t have any concerns. If you notice some give under load, you just need to reinforce it.

Not anymore in Germany, and apparently not new in Austria either. But used ones do exist. Birch with white elements and pine mostly with black. Beds are less often made of pine, but dressers and wardrobes can be found more frequently.
Thanks for the assessment ☺

I have completely dismissed the idea of the black drawers. The white drawers look much better, not like a coffin bed.

I am also considering it. I have pine floorboards... Birch would look strange. But you can always offer the drawers for exchange :-)

The furniture should not be recessed into the floor. I think it is better if the floorboards and furniture are made of different types of wood.