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Making this for my daughter. We are surprising her when she comes back from spring break with a “teen” room. The idea came from the teen version of that store related to pottery and barns who had this bed priced at $700 plus a headboard. I said “I can do that same thing cheaper. And better of course. It made from 4 sheets of 3/4” MDF. roughly $85. some paint and some hardware, another $30. The cubbies will get baskets to store her “stuff”. Those were about another $100.
We are still upholstering the headboard. It basic, 36” high with an arced top edge. It will be flush mounted to the wall with key-slot hangers which I may switch over to D-ring picture hangers depending on how mounting goes.
Dimensions, sides: 60l x 18.5h x 15.5d, foot: 56l x 18.5h x 18d to fit a double mattress.
The second pics are of the spraybooth I setup in the driveway to paint these.
Like most of my projects the greatest expense is the new tool I buy. I justify that buy saying how much I saved on the project. This projects new tool was a Dewalt 1/2” compact cordless drill :-)
Finished the bed in time for her to come home….totally blown away. We were very happy with her reaction(she screamed) and She was thrilled with the new room
-- Gary, Matthews NC
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Scott Bryan
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posted 595 days ago
This is an interesting post. I hope you had help moving it in there. Four sheets of mdf are HEAVY. This gives her a nice bed and some needed storage. But I strongly suspect that she has more “stuff” than the cubbies will hold. How about some matching shelves too?
By the way nice move on leveraging the savings into a new tool. Keep this up and you will have your shop stocked up in no time. :)
Thanks for the post.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
Garyswood
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posted 595 days ago
LOL, take a look at my too list :-) When my wife asked me to build her a dining room table I got a bandsaw out of the deal. She ended up falling in love with a table she saw at a store before i even started. I still have the bandsaw.
-- Gary, Matthews NC
Hawgnutz
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posted 595 days ago
How did you fasten the MDF? Special screws? I know McNeelys has some screws specially designed for MDF, but I have never used them.
Good looking bed, too! I am with Scott; now you need some shelves…. maybe you can justify a Kreg pocket screw jig for that…LOL … just kidding.
God Bless,
Hawg
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Garyswood
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posted 595 days ago
Everything is biscuits and gravy….Titebond gravy. I suggest shelves to my wife, she said no, its just more room to collect “stuff”. There is one on the wall opposite the bed that is a hollow torsion box floating shelf. 10” x 8ft. The Kreg jig…..been looking. almost did it for this project but decided not to use screws. Its tough to justify the kreg jig on bowl projects too.
-- Gary, Matthews NC
trifern
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posted 595 days ago
Looking good. I looking forward to seeing the finished project.
-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.
jockmike2
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posted 595 days ago
Great idea and well done. You have the skill already, yes dear, I CAN MAKE THAT BUT I’M GOING TO NEED A NEW…... well constructed unit. Your daughter will love you for it. Believe me, I have a honey too. mike
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GaryK
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posted 595 days ago
That’s a cool looking bed. Lot’s of storage, that’s for sure.
-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.