Origami: How to fold a Bed

Don’t you think your own bed is the most comfortable place

to lie down or sleep in?

It’s a relaxing space where you can get healed

from your tiredness at the end of the day.♥

Let’s make some beds with origami paper today!

I’ll show you three types of the origami bed.★

How to fold a bed Ver.1

Even though it has many procedures to fold,

you can do it if you make each crease clear.♪

1. Fold it in half twice to make two creases along the dotted lines.

2. Fold four corners to the middle along the dotted lines.

3. Turn it over.

4. Fold three corners to the middle along the dotted lines.

5. Put two corners back.

6. Fold both corners to the creases that you made along the dotted lines.

7. Fold them along the dotted lines again.

8. Turn it over.

9. Fold both corners up along the dotted lines.

10. Fold both sides toward the middle along the dotted lines.

11. Fold the top corners down along the dotted lines.

12. Turn it over and…..

13. open the bag part and fold it like the pictures below.

14. Turn it over again.

15. Open the top and side parts.

16. Fold both corners at the bottom up like the red circles.

Open them up from the arrows.

17. Open them up towards the arrows again.

Open it up like the picture below.

18. Adjusting the shape and….

19. it’s done!

 
If you make stiff creases on the corners, you’ll make a good bed!
 

How to fold a bed Ver.2

This is an easy one.

Let’s make it with your kid(s)!♥

1. Fold it in half twice and make two creases along the dotted lines.

2. Fold the top corner down along the dotted line.

3. Fold the bottom corner up to the top crease.

4. Turn it over.

5. Change the direction like the picture below.

Fold them along the dotted lines and make two creases.

6. Fold both corners to the creases that you made.

7. Fold it along the dotted lines.

8. Open them up using the creases that you made in No.5.

9. Turn it over and….

10. Fold it along the dotted line and put the corner inside.

11. Fold the corner up to make a triangle and open it up at right angle.

12. And it’s done!

This is a bed with a blanket.

You can put a little doll in it and make it sleep on this bed too.♪

How to fold a bed Ver.3

This bed is wider than the Ver.1.

It has a headboard and it’s so stylish.★

1. Fold it in half along the dotted line and make a crease..

2. Fold both sides to the crease that you made.

3. Fold it in half and make a crease.

4. Fold it in half of the left side to make a crease.

5. Fold the right side to the crease that you made in No.4.

6. Fold both sides to the middle along the dotted lines.

7. Fold both corners. (a mountain fold)  Open it up.

8. Fold it along the dotted line.

9. Fold both corners to make triangles.

10. Fold it along the dotted line.

11. Fold it along the dotted line.

12. Fold both corners along the dotted lines to make triangles.

13. Fold both sides along the dotted lines. (a valley fold)

14. Turn the left side over.

15. Fold it like the picture below.

16. After you fold it, put the part inside, like the picture below.

17. Put your finger into the bag on the right side

and make it stand toward the outside.

18. Adjusting it well and…

19. it’s done!

I shared three types of bed but which one would you prefer?

Each bed has different sizes too.

You can use them as

one of the pieces of furniture in the doll’s house too.♥

【Translated by　 Kana Toda PIERCE】