I have been bugging my husband for a month to help me build this bed - he builds houses for a living, so the last thing he wasn't to do with his time off is deal with more saws and drills!
But, when it came to making Christmas lists this year, all I asked for was his time to help me with the bed... guilt trip!
So, Friday after work we went to Blue Store to pick out lumber - He thought rough cut lumber would be THE WORST THING IN THE WORLD, or at least he acted like it... so we got what we had to out of framing lumber, and the rest was premium white wood. We were lucky enough to find 4x4 fir posts too!
All in all, we spent about 5 hours making the bed (little did hubs know, he would thoroughly enjoy building furniture, and now explores this website for new projects!) and I used BM Antique white to finish. I wanted to try Ana's method of sanding edges and using stain pen, but I really do love the bed in just white. Still needs a poly coat, but that will have to wait until after Christmas!
Completed just in time for Christmas company!
The only suggestion I would make is when putting the top 2x6 on the footboard, make the back edge (closest to mattress) flush with the 2x4 below.... We centered it, and the mattress fits too snug to easily adjust blankets and sheets!