Our homemade bed

After putting it off forever, I recently

 got new carpet!  And I LOVE it!

One thing it made me realize though, was

that I had way too much crap.  

I really already knew this but, I think

I was in

denial to a certain degree.

I did try to downsize some, and 

I am still working on that. 

While getting the carpet I realized it

was time for

a new bed as well.  The old one

being about 15 years old...it was time

to upgrade.

I had talked about wanting a 

homemade bed and looked 

up some pics, but one day,

my boyfriend said...is this the kind of

bed you like?  He showed me 

a picture of the bed below.

 BINGO! 

Yes!  

This is EXACTLY what I wanted.

I said YES!  I want THAT bed.  

He did some calculations in his head, 

and we went to Lowe's a couple of 

times and BAM!  We have a bed.

I did at least stain it and try to help 

with some of the woodwork, but 

I tend to just be in the way, so 

I really was just there for moral support.

This is with just the base finished.

This is with the base stained.

This is with the back stained but still

wet.  It was shiny until it dried.  

I didn't want it to be shiny, but you 

could add a layer of shine if you want

it to be.

It turned out better than I imagined. 

I have got to work on my colors and get

some pillows to set it off, but the

bed is just perfect.  And weighs 

about 3 tons.  It is built super sturdy.

It will last forever.  And my favorite part

is that he(we) built it.  ha :)