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Art Deco style bed. Art Deco style bed. Art Deco style bed. Click the pictures to enlarge them

This was definitely one of the more challenging projects I’ve done. It was a commission. The client had seen an Art Deco bed (an original from the late 20’s) on a web site and wanted something similar. I took a few elements from the original and worked them into my design- sort of a basic DNA thing.
All the curved veneered elements were vacuum pressed over forms. The tops of the nightstands were shaped using 1/4” MDF patterns and a pattern cutting bit. The curved top of the headboard is solid maple. I found a bowed board at the lumberyard (imagine that!) and clamped it for several weeks on a form to make the bowing more pronounced. It’s a shallow bend, so lots of clamps and glue did the job. Wood’s pretty flexible, after all.
The nightstands and attatched backs are connected to the headboard with bed hardware. The footboard houses a TV lift. That was one of the trickiest parts of the whole thing. Getting the lift to fit right and have access to it with a removable cover took a while to figure out. Needless to say, when it all worked okay, I was much releived.
Installation took several hours because of all the parts involved. Fortunately. the bed itself fit inside the frame the way it was supposed to.
All in all, a very satisfying but nervewracking project. Lots of flop sweat going on.
You can see more photos of the bed on my website- alancarterstudio.com. Click on Portfolio, then Bedroom Furniture, then Custom Deco Bed.

-- Alan Carter, www.alancarterstudio.com


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Jimboe

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posted 178 days ago

Wow …beautiful …love the view too

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trifern

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posted 178 days ago

Extremely cool.

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acanthuscarver

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posted 178 days ago

Another great project! I love the choice of figured veneers.

-- Chuck Bender, period furniture maker, www.acanthus.com

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GaryK

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posted 178 days ago

Great bed. The TV lift is great also.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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Scott Bryan

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posted 178 days ago

Alan,

This is a beautiful bed and I love the lift. The veneers are absolutely gorgeous.

I can well understand how challenging this project was. You certainly earned your commission on this one.

Thanks for the post. I really appreciated seeing this one.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

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DAN

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posted 178 days ago

another cool piece of work. makes me wants me to change-over to the deco style.

-- ..... art for lifes sake

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grovemadman

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posted 178 days ago

Mighty fine job, the hidden TV is pretty slick!

-- --Chuck

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cajunpen

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posted 178 days ago

Great looking bed. I’m with everyone else with the TV lift. Bet they get up at first light each morning :-))

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

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Thos. Angle

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posted 178 days ago

Great project. Well done and an exciting finish. I doubt I would want the TV with what appears to be a great landscape out the window. Excellent!!

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

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Mario

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posted 178 days ago

Great looking design. Beautiful look peice

Thanks for posting.

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unknownwoodworker

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posted 178 days ago

W O W ! ! !

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motthunter

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posted 178 days ago

how cool. great sense of design

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Douglas Bordner

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posted 177 days ago

You do some really high end work there. Great art.

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JasonK

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posted 177 days ago

Alan,
This may well be one of the finest pieces of furniture I’ve seen on this site. Beautiful! I love your style of furniture.

-- Measure once; Cut Twice, Three Times, Four Times...

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odie

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posted 177 days ago

What a gorgeous piece of furniture … Nice Work !

-- Odie, Confucius say, "He who laughs at one's self is BUTT of joke".

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Chris Davis

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posted 177 days ago

That is awsome. I’ve been looking for a reason to build a TV lift style cabinet. They are too expensive to do one form myself. Great work.

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Alan

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posted 177 days ago

Thanks, everyone. My ego just exploded! The TV lift mechanism is expensive. The cheapest one I could find was on Rockler’s website. I think Woodcraft carries them also. The one I used was around $1500.00 but some I saw on the web were $3-4000.00. It was an indulgence on the part of the clients. I had suggested it because I thought it would be a cool thing and they went for it. It seemed to me when it was all done, though, that the TV would be awfully close- maybe 6’ or so away. They liked it, though, so alls well…..

-- Alan Carter, www.alancarterstudio.com

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woodgrain411

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posted 177 days ago

this is textbook master craftsmenship awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Nick Solimine

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posted 101 days ago

All i can say is i am jealouse. I hope one day i can come close to this kind of craftsmanship

-- Nick , North Carolina

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DanM

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posted 101 days ago

Looks like a piece from a 1930’s movie set. Simply stunning

Dan

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