My first project - Bed Headboard and footboard

Man you are off to a great start. Nicely done.

Great Job!

Did you purchase the posts locally or did you get them online somewhere? I have been looking for some good posts for a long time now. What dimensions are the posts?

Looks great, nice job!! What’s next??

-- Jack, Albuquerque

Very handsome bed. Excellent first post.

-- Glen

Where did you find the posts. I am wanting to build a bed much like this one. Is the panel in the footboard plywood? Did you make the rails?

Thanks everyone for the great encouragement.

Grandpa, the posts were actually purchased from Lowes. They were probably $80 each, so that was pretty expensive. My skills weren’t up to make them myself at that point. I got a pretty good deal on the oak, so the headboard, footboard, and rails are all solid wood – no plywood. I made the rails and stiles for the headboard & footboard, then routed the panel to fit inside. To make it easier on me, the bed actually sits on the original metal frame. I bolted the the headboard & footboards to the frame, then connected the rails on the sides to each. It hides the metal frame really well, plus I saved quite a bit of construction by not fully supporting the bed.

If I had to do the posts again, I would probably make them myself like I did the footboard posts. The newel posts I purchased were solid wood, but the footboard posts are just mitered at the corners to fit and are hollow inside. Still very solid and since they were mitered, they look like they are solid.

Thanks – Paul

-- There is a lesson in every project. Play safe!

Thanks for the information. I had planned to box the posts and leave them hollow. think those look better than laminated posts and solid posts are so expensive. If you used something like the drawer lock router bit ont he corners of the posts they should be very strong. Thanks again for the information. You have a great looking bed here.

WOWWWWWWWWWWWWWW great job

-- Richie, PA - " from rough cut to fine rustic furniture "

This is a very nice design, I especially like the headboard detail.