How to assemble IKEA NORDLI Bed Frame with Storage

Step-by-step assembly

1. 

   Step 1

   Hammer 12 feet (106043) into the two long base panels.

   Six per panel, with the panels face-down. Then turn them over.

   ▶ Watch this step (0:18)

2. 

   Step 2 · manual step 2–3

   Push 8 dowels (101350) and 8 connectors (153507) into the short base panels.

   Use 101350 here — not 101372.

   ▶ Watch this step (0:26)

3. 

   Step 3 · manual step 4–5

   Push the long panels onto the short ones; lock 8 cam locks (110630).

   Turn the cam locks clockwise with the flat screwdriver.

   ▶ Watch this step (0:33)

4. 

   Step 4 · manual step 6

   Screw 16 cam bolts (118331) into the base.

   Turn them in all the way with the Phillips screwdriver.

   ▶ Watch this step (0:41)

5. 

   Step 5 · manual step 7–9

   Fit the 4 dividers onto the bolts and lock 8 cam locks (110630).

   4 dowels (101350) in each divider first — 2 at each end.

   ▶ Watch this step (0:47)

6. 

   Step 6 · manual step 10–12

   Push in 8 dowels (101372), fit both end panels, lock 8 cam locks.

   Cam locks 110630.

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7. 

   Step 7 · manual step 13–14

   Screw the 12 drawer rails to the dividers and end panels.

   6 × 139164 and 6 × 139163, 2 screws (100349) each. The manual shows which side each goes.

   ▶ Watch this step (1:06)

8. 

   Step 8 · manual step 15–16

   8 dowels (101372) in the end panels; 16 cam bolts in the long top panels.

   Lay the top panels face-down on the rug. Cam bolts 118331.

   ▶ Watch this step (1:15)

9. 

   Step 9 · manual step 17–18

   Turn the long top panels over, lay them on, lock 16 cam locks.

   Cam locks 110630 — in the end panels and the dividers.

   ▶ Watch this step (1:23)

10. 

    Step 10 · manual step 19–20

    Fit the 2 slat rails and fix them with 12 screws (100229).

    4 dowels (101350) on each rail first. Use the Allen key — and 100229, not 100295.

    ▶ Watch this step (1:32)

11. 

    Step 11 · manual step 21–22

    6 cam bolts (118331) in the short top panels; 4 dowels (101350) in the ends.

    Lay the short panels face-down.

    ▶ Watch this step (1:42)

12. 

    Step 12 · manual step 23–25

    Lay on the short top panels, lock 6 cam locks, add 4 screws.

    Cam locks 110630. Screws 100224 with the Allen key.

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13. 

    Step 13 · manual step 26

    Pull all 12 drawer rails out.

    See the detail in step 26 of the manual.

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14. 

    Step 14

    Now the drawers — they have their own manual (AA-2027326-1).

    There are six. We’ll build one step by step.

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15. 

    Step 15

    Screw 4 cam bolts (118331) into the drawer front, 4 dowels (101372) into the sides.

    Drawer manual, steps 1–2. Lay the front face-down.

    ▶ Watch this step (2:07)

16. 

    Step 16

    Stand the sides on the front and lock 4 cam locks (119030).

    Drawer manual, steps 3–4.

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17. 

    Step 17

    Slide in the bottom, put on the back, hammer in 4 screw-dowels (110519).

    Drawer manual, steps 5–7.

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18. 

    Step 18

    Press in 4 caps (139251), then turn the drawer over.

    Drawer manual, step 8 — it shows which holes.

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19. 

    Step 19

    Build all six drawers the same way.

    Drawer manual, steps 1–8.

    ▶ Watch this step (2:36)

20. 

    Step 20 · manual step 27

    Set each drawer on its pulled-out rails and push it in until it clicks.

    Press down at the back (2×), then at the front (2×) — see step 27.

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21. 

    Step 21 · manual step 28

    Lay the slats into the frame.

    ▶ Watch this step (2:51)

22. 

    Step 22 · manual step 29

    Drop the 12 strips (139431) into their grooves.

    See the manual, step 29, for exactly where each one goes.

    ▶ Watch this step (2:57)