Hard to think with the volume cranked up to 11, so the photos'll do the talking. I LOVE finishing these projects!
Background: In May 2010, Brie and I sat down on the concrete floor in Home Depot for FOUR HOURS trying to figure out a way to custom build a futon with the weird dimensions of the single bed-frame left after Bessie's demolition.
We pulled pieces of poplar off the shelf and arranged them on the floor. We smuggled measuring tape, pencil, and paper and we brainstormed forever. We were having fun. A distilled version of our final product is below. It looks hair-brained on the paper, but remember this was the final cut!
We left Home Depot that day with all the parts and pieces necessary to build that funky futon and they sat in our house for eight months until Brie and I had an epiphany. We decided we had over-thought the bed and were clearly procrastinating.
We went back to basics. We drew up a plan of the bed while in bed and I headed to Home Depot to return the previous lumber and hardware (they took it all!) for what we needed. This is what I got.
And this is how I arranged it.
And this is how it came together. The goal is to make a double bed in the space that was once occupied by only a single bunk that took up the footprint below.
Can you tell where we're headed yet?
Hell yes that fits.
And that's how it works. It's a big ass drawer. For a bed. A draw-bed!
The craftmanship comes under scrutiny...
The craftmanship starts shakin' its groove thang.
And that beautiful smile means an A+.
Look we even have room to slip into the terlet when the bed's down.
So a couple adjustments needed to be made. Kickstands were built to support the hanging edge of the draw-bed, and I replaced the front lip of the bed cuz it was too short. Also the pretty oak veneer I got for the flat support was uber-weak so I swapped it for 1/2" plywood. The kickstands in progress...
And boom. We done. Brie would like us to leave so she can take a nap now.
OK Brie, we out. Back with a mattress soon.
Simplicity and elegance reign supreme.
