I built this bed for around $100 and is probably my most favorite piece of furniture in my house. The plans are pretty simple but i did change the way the side rails were attached to the head and foot boards just to make it a lil easier for anyone else to put together or take apart. I used a metal framing clip to incase the 2x10. that way the side rails can easily be taken off and on they just slide in or out of the clip. Also I had to make the 4x4s as I couldnt find any in or around augusta,ga that were not treated..So I took two 2x10s and glued them together and ripped downt the board to get a 3 1/2"x 3" post.
To get my distressed look. I stained all the boards with dark walnut and then put two coats of Snow Bound (color) paint over it and then simply used a wet sand block and slowly sanded all the paint off to get my disired look. I did each board separate then then put everything together.
This project was alot fun and will probably be building a few friends one soon as im getting alot of request to make them
