My New Bed

When we bought our new mattress set almost a year and a half ago we did not purchase a bed frame because we figured we would buy a bed in the near future. Well we couldn't find anything in our price range that we liked so our bed sat on the floor for a long time. Not so pretty that way. Then about a year ago I came across Ana White . Love her site. She has tons of plans you can build. The best part they are free. I chose a bed months ago but I wanted to modify it but didn't have the tools that would make the change easy so I held off. Then she made this bed for her mom. I loved it and the shopping list was made. She made hers queen size and our bed is king so I had to modify the numbers and it turned out great.


I used pine. Not my first choice because I am not a fan of the way it stains but it was good on the budget (which was $130, not bad eh!) I wanted to used gel stain but I couldn't find the color I wanted so I used a dark walnut stain I had at home from previous projects. Then I sealed it with a satin spray. My next door neighbor has a full wood shop in his basement and he is serious about his stuff. He happened to stop by and give me pointers plus he lent me a nail gun. THANKYOU! My advice, have the right tools, nail gun and miter saw. He saw me cutting my miters with a handsaw and a miter box and about died. So he helped with that too. I think it turned out awsome and my hubby is proud of me, not too mention I saved him hundreds of dollars.

Next project will be new nightstands.