Rocketship Toddler Bed

Submitted by davec on Thu, 12/12/2013 - 12:55

Did this in January 2013.

Slight alteration of the Traditional Wood Toddler bed:
http://ana-white.com/2011/10/traditional-wood-toddler-bed

Made the rear posts taller so I could cutoff the triangle shape for the rockets. The front is the same with no real headboard just some support and used a custom upholstered padded headboard there for the view from the cockpit. The sides are cut out of thin plywood and screwed onto the bad (eliminated rails). The rocket engines are upholstered circles I cut.

The main bed is cheap, easy, and quick to build. Designing the rockets, and painting and polying the whole thing are what takes most of the time (along with trying to get everything to dry in my garage in the middle of winter). The fabric, stencils, and paint probably cost as much as the wood.

I thought I had more pics and I probably still have my scribbles for measurements and cuts (if for some reason someone wants them).

Estimated Cost
70
Estimated Time Investment
Weekend Project (10-20 Hours)
Finish Used
water based paints and Poly
Recommended Skill Level
Beginner

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