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Building a storage bed for my wife… So far only the headboard is anything but lumber.
I still have a lot to do to the headboard but hey – you guys will keep me honest so I don’t get lazy right?
Footboard starting to look like furniture. Sorry about the egg and dart crown in the picture – That’s actually going on the tops of these once I finish putting them together and patching all my holes.
Wow that is awesome. Mice job. Cant wait to see the rest
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Looks nice.
Looks really nice, are you going to stain it?
Moxy that’s lookin good man!!
Sweet job Moxy….keep posting dude, love to see what you come up with and the finish process!
Great work, your half way there.
Justin Hernandez wrote:
Looks really nice, are you going to stain it?
OK here’s my plan… she loves the old worn out look. So I’m going to stain it with the steel wool / vinegar and black tea mix. That should get the wood nice and aged looking, then I’m going to give it a few coats of different milk paints using the bees wax and Vaseline methods for the chippy paint look. Once that’s finished i’ll sand it down in a few places to show the oxidized stain job. I picked up some egg and dart crown to go under the top piece of wood and started the making foot-board last night. Once I get them both together I’ll post another picture. Should be this weekend fingers crossed!
Moxy wrote:
OK here’s my plan… she loves the old worn out look. So I’m going to stain it with the steel wool / vinegar and black tea mix. That should get the wood nice and aged looking, then I’m going to give it a few coats of different milk paints using the bees wax and Vaseline methods for the chippy paint look. Once that’s finished i’ll sand it down in a few places to show the oxidized stain job. I picked up some egg and dart crown to go under the top piece of wood and started the making foot-board last night. Once I get them both together I’ll post another picture. Should be this weekend fingers crossed!
Sounds like you got it all planned out, can’t wait to see the finished product
looks great! you got quite the plan to stain it!! make sure to post a picture of it when your done!
Lol – I’m not worried – they could use a little upsetting once in a while.
Moxy wrote:
Building a storage bed for my wife… So far only the headboard is anything but lumber.
I still have a lot to do to the headboard but hey – you guys will keep me honest so I don’t get lazy right?
that looks fantastic! sounds like it’s gonna look even better once you’ve finished. i’d like to see pics of each step of the staining process if you took them. i have this mental block that keeps me from doing any project that involves stain… probably made a mountain out of a molehill, but if you’ve got the time and interest this could be an awesome chance at a tutorial for the forum/DIY newbies.
Still a lot to do but I finally got to a place where I can see a layout of what it will look like finished. I have another level of the drawer boxes on the sides to build, a drawer in the front that will slide out from under the food board. I have molding and a topper to add to the head board and food board. and then a support frame and slats for the middle of the bed. Then I have to trim the boxes, make the drawers, stain, paint, and move it into the house. Whew! I’m a long way off I think.
Bed is looking ACES! Looking forward to the next update!
-Steven
lookin good! i think about this project every other day when my wife nags me to buy a new bed. thanks for the update, and keep us posted!
Looking good. A furniture store would sell that bed for 3 grand and the quality would be nonexistent, where as you build it yourself you save money and get a much better product
Great rustic look. Can’t wait to see it finished.
Well I slipped… I made it over a month without telling her what it was I was making. Last night I was exhausted, and a little frustrated trying to explain something and I said, “…at least I can work on the bed tomorrow.”. So she said… “What bed?”… I knew my goose was cooked… Just so happens I cooked it a couple weeks too early. Lol – anyway. Thanks for the support guys, hopefully now she lets me keep with my original plans until it is finished, but I suspect some of it will change.
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Finally got the trim pieces on the Headboard…. and my workspace now looks like this lol…
That head board and shop look awesome moxy!
I don’t think it was even a month ago when I was showing how nice and clean my shop was…. ahhh dreams. lol
Finally got back to working on this after some back problems… and wouldn’t you know it, I caught someone sleeping on the job! I also finished all the drawer frames and attached the 2×4 cleat (not in the picture) for the cross supports. I have a few more things to finish and I’m ready for stain and paint!
Everything is looking great…..you’ll be ready for some R&R in no time 🙂
Wow Moxy! Awesome job dude, love the unserved storage. Are there going to cabinets or open faced?
Looks nice, what color stain?
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Looking good!! Its going to feel so relaxing once you finish building it and you get to sleep on it.
Just like everyone else said great job moxy!! Ur at the finish line bro.
ChrisK1970 wrote:
Wow Moxy! Awesome job dude, love the unserved storage. Are there going to cabinets or open faced?
Uh oh… I hate to break it to you… those are going to be drawers. I wanted to make sure the frames were good and beefy so frames are all 2×4’s and 3/4″ purebond plywood. When it’s all said and done – there should be about 13 drawers. Although one isn’t technically a drawer. It’s just a flip down door under the foot board to store the fold away dog stairs my wife requires…
jimboslice wrote:
Looks nice, what color stain?
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I’m staining it with coffee/tea mix and steel wool in vinegar. Should make it look good and aged. Then it’s getting some distressed paint – per the wife’s orders. I started making this for our anniversary and she had no idea. We went to a furnished home show and she was pointing out all the storage beds she wanted. I knew i was on the right track. At first she said she wanted raw wood with just a clear coat but then she started seeing ones at the show with some nice old wood and the popular chippy paint finish and said that’s what she wanted. I was pretty set to finish it in secret… then one night I was tired and spilled the beans inadvertently. So she’s been “directing” the project ever since. Now I just say “Yes Dear” and go about my business.