Makely

The Top Secret Lumber Yard Project is finally complete, and my husband, Tom, is owed a huge round of applause.  He worked his rear off in the 105+ degree Texas heat so that my dream bed would become a reality.

In all of my adult life, I’ve never had a real bed.  When I was single and on my own, I had a mattress, box spring, and bed frame.  When we got married, the tradition continued.  Even when I made my old toile headboard, it was simply attached to the metal bed frame.  Back in July, I did my best princess pout, and he agreed to build me a real bed.  I have a REALLY good princess pout, y’all.

We found building plans online at Ana White’s website, but Tom did quite a bit of redesigning to make it how we wanted it.  He’s actually going to do a post here soon explaining his tweaks for anyone who is interested.  Tom did all of the designing, measuring, cutting and attaching.  I did all of the sanding, painting, glazing and polying.  This bed is truly handmade.

The grey stain + black glaze was the perfect combination for this room, and it really plays into my modern vintage style.  This is the first piece of furniture I have ever stained, and it was both harder and easier than I imagined.  I’ll soon be sharing with you what I learned in the process.

In the meantime, I’ve put the brown nightstands on notice: they are next items on the chopping block.  Or painting tarp.

Have you ever built a piece of furniture?  Do you ever plan to?

P.S. Every gorgeous bed deserves a great mattress.  Join Sleep Number for a Sleep Better chat on Facebook and Twitter tonight from 7-8 CST.  One lucky participant is going to win a Sleep Number bed!  Sign up here so they’ll know to be expecting you.