We are on a mission to build a bed

It's easy for us to fall in love with very expensive furniture. It seems once we finally decide on something and fall in love with it, we review the price tag and get that knot in our stomach. "Yes, that bed!" we'll say, then we will look at the $4,000 price tag, think about the cost of tax and shipping and buying a new mattress, and get queezy at the thought of throwing down $7,000 on a bed. Yes! A bed is one of those things you should splurge on, but $7,000 can get us a heck of a vacation, or that new car we need so bad. We love the beds above, and we 100% agree that's the style of bed we want. The first one is from Jayson Home and Garden (of course!), and runs $3,750 before the required additions. The second is from Restoration Hardware and is a bit cheaper coming in at $2,965. The third is made by a company called Hickory White (they have great stuff) and is the most expensive, but we can not disclose the price online. What to do, what to do....

Why, build a bed of course. We decided we are in a position where we must be aggressive. We have a lot of out of town guests coming and we NEED the bed in 'sleep ready' condition (so we can move our Queen into an empty guest room) ASAP. So we crunched some numbers, made some sketches, and here is what we came up with:

Bed Feet: $48 Home Depot

Fabric: $250 Vintage French Linen from various sources

Nail Heads: $30 Amazon (you can find in our store!)

Jig-saw: $70 Home Depot

Hardware: $50 Home Depot

Wood for Frame: $50 Home Depot

Super Think Plywood: $50 Home Depot

That brings us to a grand total of $548 + a lot of labor. A lot more realistic!

We will be posting a step by step guide of what we did, and how you can do it too! Wish us luck!