King Farmhouse Bed

Distress

I struggled with the same question and I have to admit I'm so very happy I chose to distress.  Believe it or not, the white I painted the bed (Behr - Silk Pillow) before using the stain was the exact same paint I used on my board and batten wall.  Distressing and wipe-staining totally warmed the piece up, but it still flows perfectly with the white in the room (because it's the same!).  We're preparing to build matching Farmhouse Night Stands now and have decided to distress the bottoms using the same technique and use the stain (Minwax Chestnut) on the tops and I'll definitely be posting pictures of those when they're done, too.

Thanks for the comment and Good Luck with your bed!

Josey

Frame Issues

Racheal,

I had the same fears and issues so we decided to not use the metal frame for our bed.  Instead, my husband built a frame from wood.  He screwed the frame directly to the insides of the 4x4 posts that flank the head and foot boards.  Then we covered the frame with the siderails.  The wooden frame was screwed in low on the posts - I believe following Ana's measurements from the floor up (if memory serves, 21 inches from the floor).  This allowed for the boxspring to nestle down and in and then simply place our mattress on top.  Our bed is markedly higher than it was when we only used the metal frame, which we've come to really like.

I hope that helps, if not, feel free to ask more questions.  Good Luck!

Josey

Frame & Bedding Sources

We just built a raw wood support frame that consisted of a 4-sided wooden frame and then attached support beams from 1 side to the other. We then attched this frame to the insides of the 4x4 posts that flank either side of the head and foot boards (my husband placed some kind of paper membrane between the 2 wood surfaces to deal with squeaks - update: rosin paper). The siderails are not functional, except that they keep the boxspring in place, they simply hide the sides of the boxspring - so that's the "dropping down", behind the siderails, that I think you referenced. The bedding is all from Pottery Barn: Quilt & Euro Shams - Silk & Velvet reverse sided pick-stitch in Sandlewood Duvet Cover & Standard Shams - Marie pattern (discontinued but probably still available on ebay)

Hi Tasha, I think we just

Hi Tasha, I think we just used regular 2x4's. The best way I can describe it is that it looked like a very wide ladder. My husband is building a second bed (queen size) for one of the guest rooms now, I will try to remember to take pictures when it happens. We're currently working on a bathroom renovation (including building a vanity) and so it could be a few weeks to a few months before that happens. Sorry I couldn't 'be of more help today!