Handmade from this plan

Submitted by colemancj on Wed, 06/06/2012 - 10:55

I decided to make the headboard from this pan for the bed in one of my two guest room. After making the first one out of knotty alder and to full specs, I was so happy with it, that I decided to make it again for my second guest room, this time out of reclaimed and weathered pine and fir, but I needed the full bed frame too. Also due to the height of the headboard and window placement in the room, I lowered the height of the headboard by about a foot and then fashioned a foot board from the original headboard design. Bed rails were made from 2X6 fir and attached with rail hangers which costs about $15.00 I used a driftwood stain and it really brought out the grain of the wood. Thanks for the plans guys this worked out awesome.

Estimated Cost
$30.00
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
Driftwood stain
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner