by Jron C. Magcale
Well with all the modern bed out there in the market, it's like it pushes you to do more. Give it an edge, like, why not build your own. So what are the things to consider when you want to build a modern bed yourself? The design, it is probably the most important thing to consider on the project. This is where you should spend a good deal of time. There are a lot of things that go into the design process, including, but not limited to: the space your bed goes into, your budget, your handyman skills, and green products or not. You get the point. This particular project shown above was for a good friend. The budget was around $300, the space was small, and I was fairly handy and had access to quite a few tools. It can get a little bit higher if you consider doing a better design on it.
You have to know and consider that the actual bed is two separate parts, the top, and the base. We'll start with the base. Try to make the skeleton out of cheap 1/2" plywood. It eventually got covered with the nice walnut as show in the picture above. The base was made out of 4 separate pieces that were bolted together. Try to maximize portability in case they ever moved and wanted to break it down into small parts. The main thing to consider is to be flexible and know the basis of the parts that you are doing, so that the idea on it will be good in terms of re-modeling it in the future or once you try to move the furniture out, it'll be rather easy to fix it up.
If you look closely the top didn't get the mitered 45 degree corners the base got. It was just a 90 degree but joint, which doesn't look quite as nice, but it makes putting the finished walnut on a lot easier. Then try to make it out of four different parts with the base which was then bolted together. Do this for the sake of portability in the future. The overall dimensions of the top are about 6" wider per side, and at the bottom to get the overhang I wanted. It sits flush at the top of the bed to save space in the room. The measurements however are important so you have to be knowledgeable on it as well. The portability of the bed should also be considered in this portion.
Next is probably the hardest part, using walnut ply cover everything that will be seen. This means using mitered edges where all the plywood joints meet. Try to use a tablesaw with the blade at a 45 degree angle, but you could use a circular saw with a straight edge clamped to the plywood. Take your time and think about everything three times before you cut. The spaces in the middle of the bed try to span it with multiple 1x4 pine slats. To finish it use water based minwax polyurethane. Put a coat on, sand with 600 grit sand papers, repeat x 3. On your last coat sand with 1200 grit sandpaper for the glassy finish. Then you're all done, Modern bed of your own design is finished. Let it be known that making one is not easy and sometimes expensive, but the thought of building it yourself gives you the satisfaction and pride that it is your own creation.
Jron Magcale
http://modani.com/store
Well with all the modern bed out there in the market, it's like it pushes you to do more. Give it an edge, like, why not build your own. So what are the things to consider when you want to build a modern bed yourself? The design, it is probably the most important thing to consider on the project. This is where you should spend a good deal of time. There are a lot of things that go into the design process, including, but not limited to: the space your bed goes into, your budget, your handyman skills, and green products or not. You get the point. This particular project shown above was for a good friend. The budget was around $300, the space was small, and I was fairly handy and had access to quite a few tools. It can get a little bit higher if you consider doing a better design on it.
You have to know and consider that the actual bed is two separate parts, the top, and the base. We'll start with the base. Try to make the skeleton out of cheap 1/2" plywood. It eventually got covered with the nice walnut as show in the picture above. The base was made out of 4 separate pieces that were bolted together. Try to maximize portability in case they ever moved and wanted to break it down into small parts. The main thing to consider is to be flexible and know the basis of the parts that you are doing, so that the idea on it will be good in terms of re-modeling it in the future or once you try to move the furniture out, it'll be rather easy to fix it up.
If you look closely the top didn't get the mitered 45 degree corners the base got. It was just a 90 degree but joint, which doesn't look quite as nice, but it makes putting the finished walnut on a lot easier. Then try to make it out of four different parts with the base which was then bolted together. Do this for the sake of portability in the future. The overall dimensions of the top are about 6" wider per side, and at the bottom to get the overhang I wanted. It sits flush at the top of the bed to save space in the room. The measurements however are important so you have to be knowledgeable on it as well. The portability of the bed should also be considered in this portion.
Next is probably the hardest part, using walnut ply cover everything that will be seen. This means using mitered edges where all the plywood joints meet. Try to use a tablesaw with the blade at a 45 degree angle, but you could use a circular saw with a straight edge clamped to the plywood. Take your time and think about everything three times before you cut. The spaces in the middle of the bed try to span it with multiple 1x4 pine slats. To finish it use water based minwax polyurethane. Put a coat on, sand with 600 grit sand papers, repeat x 3. On your last coat sand with 1200 grit sandpaper for the glassy finish. Then you're all done, Modern bed of your own design is finished. Let it be known that making one is not easy and sometimes expensive, but the thought of building it yourself gives you the satisfaction and pride that it is your own creation.
Jron Magcale
http://modani.com/store
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