You’ve looked in every furniture store in town, browsed on-line furniture websites until your eyes are blurred, checked out yard sales, thrift stores, and used furniture outlets, and STILL cannot find that unique piece of furniture for the bedroom.Well, instead of trying to BUY a piece of furniture, consider BUILDING a piece of furniture—something simple, of course, such as a bed.The measurements given in this article are designed for building a bed that will hold a twin-size mattress.
Instructions
Build
1. Decide how high or low you want your bed to be. (See WARNINGS for more information.)
2. Measure ONE part of the plywood thirty-nine inches by seventy-five inches; mark your wood, and cut it PRECISELY to those measurements. This is your bed board. Then, cut off each corner, so that the leg posts will fit to the headboard (see Step 4).
3. From the remaining plywood, measure two pieces, eight inches by thirty-nine inches; mark your wood, and cut it PRECISELY to those measurements. These are your end boards.
4. Measure and cut your leg posts from the four by four lumber. (See WARNINGS for information concerning the height of the bed.) Then, cut a notch measuring two and a half inches in each post. These notches will accommodate the mattress once it is placed on the bed.
5. Measure out seventy-five feet (horizontally); and put a cut bedpost at both ends. Then, on one side, place one piece of one foot by eight feet lumber, eight feet in length, (this is your sideboard) so that it is lying on both bedposts.
6. Measure the sideboard to ensure that the legs are even with the top. Drill holes for the screws, and attach the sideboard to the legs with the screws.
7. Move to the other side, and REPEAT STEP 6.
8. Cut your support rails from one of the two pieces of one foot by two foot lumber, eight feet long.
9. Using wood glue and nails, attach the support rails between the legs. Do one side, then the other. Leave about two and one-half to three inches between the top of the sideboard and the support rails (how much will depend on how thick the mattress is; you’ll have to determine that.)
10. Use wood screws to attach your end boards.
11. Sand the entire bed until it is smooth and there is no danger of splinters or sharp pieces of wood. Don’t forget the corners.
12. Finish the wood in whatever manner you wish (painting or staining), or you can choose to leave it natural.
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