It's taken me a long time to build this thing. So long in fact, that I have a hard time writing up anything about it. I can't think of specific things that you might want to know. I'm just in love with how it turned out.
It was definitely lot of work. Countless trips to Home Depot. Many hours (although, altogether I think I only spent seven or eight days working on it).
We had one major set back when we built the first "bench" wrong. A couple pieces were just half an inch off, but since everything was glued together there was no way to salvage it. It wasn't a fun day.
Finishing it, however, was a very fun day.
I think everyone would want to know how much it cost to build. The short answer is: I'm not really sure. I'd estimate around $400-$500. That includes the big mistake we made (which definitely cost a good bit of money in materials). We made other mistakes too. They were smaller, but fixable. A king size Stratton Bed with drawers from Pottery Barn retails for $1800. I think the savings were well worth it.
Of course we used these plans produced by Ana White. And the corresponding plans for the drawers (then we added 1/2" trim to the faces). The drawers are HUGE by the way! Which makes them a pain the neck to build and haul around, but super for all the extra storage.
I was a little worried that our mattress would feel firmer when we put this bed in place. But it's fine. It sleeps great. Even the dogs approve.
Definitely a job well done. Have any questions you'd like me to answer?
It was definitely lot of work. Countless trips to Home Depot. Many hours (although, altogether I think I only spent seven or eight days working on it).
We had one major set back when we built the first "bench" wrong. A couple pieces were just half an inch off, but since everything was glued together there was no way to salvage it. It wasn't a fun day.
Finishing it, however, was a very fun day.
I think everyone would want to know how much it cost to build. The short answer is: I'm not really sure. I'd estimate around $400-$500. That includes the big mistake we made (which definitely cost a good bit of money in materials). We made other mistakes too. They were smaller, but fixable. A king size Stratton Bed with drawers from Pottery Barn retails for $1800. I think the savings were well worth it.
Of course we used these plans produced by Ana White. And the corresponding plans for the drawers (then we added 1/2" trim to the faces). The drawers are HUGE by the way! Which makes them a pain the neck to build and haul around, but super for all the extra storage.
I was a little worried that our mattress would feel firmer when we put this bed in place. But it's fine. It sleeps great. Even the dogs approve.
Definitely a job well done. Have any questions you'd like me to answer?
p.s. And of course I'll be sharing this finished product in a bunch of great parties. Make sure you check all the parties out in my sidebar so you don't miss any of the other great projects around the blogosphere!
