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This is a custom headboard and couple nightstands that were built for the same customer as the Wardrobe/Entertainment Center. It was designed to match in style and color.
Headboard
The headboard was built with raised panels to match the style of the Wardrobe/Entertainment Center doors. I added some custom dental molding under the top lip. This is the same dental molding that I built to insert into the crown molding in the rest of the room.
Nightstand
On this nightstand, we deviated from the normal wood top, to a top that was made from Formica Solid Surface material. It gave the top had a granite look. We also used Formica laminate on a pull out drink tray above the drawers. Each of the drawers used full extension rails with birch drawer boxes. The base molding was a two piece molding, a solid square stock with a base cap on top. This matched the molding that I applied to the Wardrobe/Entertainment Center, with the exception that it was a little smaller.
The Wardrobe, nightstands, and headboard was one of the larger projects that I’ve completed for just one order. I did separate it into two phases, which was separated by a week for delivery. This was to allow for carpet installation and I gave me a little breathing room. 
This is a picture of the Murphy bed built the year befor for the same customer. This is the only picutre I had of it. This is before it was assembled.
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FlWoodRat
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#1 posted 1572 days ago
Nice work Chris.. Looks like you have a very happy customer by the amount of work they send your way.
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#2 posted 1572 days ago
Chris this whole project is great…and that wall unit is crazy exceptional. You do definitely do great work.
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Scott Bryan
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#3 posted 1572 days ago
Chris,
These are really nice projects. Any idea how long it took you build them?
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rpmurphy509
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#4 posted 1572 days ago
Beautiful work. That Murphy bed looks like a very high-class set of built-ins.
How was that solid-surface material to work with?
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Chris Davis
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#5 posted 1572 days ago
to sbryan5’s question: These are really nice projects. Any idea how long it took you build them?
I don’t keep a good record on time, but just guessing:
Headboard 4-6 hours (I outsourced the panel)
Nights stands 6-8 hrs for both
The built-in Entertainment/wardrobe 40-60 hours (outsourced the doors)
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Chris Davis
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#6 posted 1572 days ago
to rpmurphy509’s question: How was that solid-surface material to work with?
Not that hard at all….I oursourced them. I thought about learning how to work with solid-surface material, because it seems real simple and it cost me about $170 for both tops. I wonder if anyone has blogged about that.
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Jiri Parkman
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#7 posted 1572 days ago
Beautiful job.
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Grumpy
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#8 posted 1572 days ago
Beautiful furniture there Chris.
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