We recently moved back to my hometown and bought a beautiful farmhouse that was built in 1908. We knew Ana's Farmhouse Table plan was perfect for our dining room! We followed Hillary, from The Friendly Home, advise and black tea stained the wood, then sanded it with an 80grit paper. The next step was to apply the oxidizing solution, made up of 000 steel wool dissolved in white vinegar. We will continue to use this finish technique on other builds so we now keep a massive mason jar in the basement. If you decide to do the same, remember not to tighten the lid. The mixture creates a gas expansion in the jar that could pop the top! Once this was applied we let it dry completely and started sanding again. This is the fun part. The love of my life, who had never attempted to build anything before, felt like an artist! It was so much fun to hear him exclaim he had created another masterpiece! Once we had all the pieces sanded , we put the whole thing together and applied 2 coats of min wax. Unlike Hillary, we did not add color to our wax, but decided we liked the color just as it was.
Comments
Kate (not verified)
Wed, 01/11/2012 - 17:15
That looks great! The
That looks great! The natural finish looks really great with your bedding. I love the higher headboard - we're planning to do the same with the farmhouse bed I'm planning so that my husband will be able to sit up in bed without hitting the back.
Did you end up using the boxspring, or is the mattress just in slats? I couldn't tell from your picture.
moldah
Wed, 01/11/2012 - 18:23
Box spring
Hi, thanks for the positive response :) The mattress and box spring both are on here. In fact, I kept the bed itself on the original metal frame below, and added the side rails to hide it. Purchased the hardware for the side rails from Rockler
MichaelAndMelissa
Fri, 01/13/2012 - 08:42
the lights!
All I can say is wow. Definitely showing this to my wife today. We had plans to do something like this but yours is up up and away! Excellent job!
moldah
Fri, 01/13/2012 - 15:48
The lights
I'm glad you like the lights. I go back and forth on them. I hated that I had to drill holes into the wood to run the cord, as it does not give us the option to remove later on. Also, if you go with the lights, you might want to put some double sided tape on the back. Thanks!
RyanJ (not verified)
Tue, 01/17/2012 - 11:15
Bed Frame
The bed looks great. The routered edges are a nice touch.
Did you attach the bed to the original metal bed frame at all?
moldah
Tue, 01/17/2012 - 14:20
Bed Frame
Yes, the 2x4 I put between the headboard legs for support, I did drill a hole on each side, and attached the top of the bed frame to that with bolts.
Szetoklin (not verified)
Tue, 04/03/2012 - 09:41
My husband just forwarded me
My husband just forwarded me a link of your bed.
It is SO SO beautiful!!! Love the reading light. Where did you get that by the way?
The bed is so pretty. Love the natural wood look and the knots.
We too have mostly dark wood stain in the house and love this light color look. Did you stain it or coat it with something?
igapo
Sat, 04/28/2012 - 15:26
question about dimensions
Hi Moldah,
Very impressive and great addition with the lights. Can you tell me how tall your final headboard and footboard are? Thanks.
Elizabeth "Lizzie" (not verified)
Sat, 06/16/2012 - 04:46
Farmhouse bed frame
LOVE IT! I love doing things like this and I am inspired by seeing your pictures!! I am especially impressed with the Star Wars case noted on your endtable LOL Right there I know you have great taste in films, too!!! I am going to do this project! Great job!
Usmc3mama
Fri, 08/09/2013 - 20:35
Bed
Since there were no plans we are making one similar. Thanks for sharing
Marybaileycole
Wed, 09/04/2013 - 17:10
Farmhouse bed
Wow, this is so beautiful! Great Job! We are very amateur builders and I had a couple questions. Do you have a blog with more details? How did you achieve the routered edges? And also, do you mind sharing the cost of the project? Thanks!
rangers_31
Sun, 11/03/2013 - 08:44
Alterations
By how many inches did you increase the height of the headboard and footboard? I am thinking about doing the same when I build this bed and was hoping for some guidance.
Ksnurse2012
Thu, 03/12/2015 - 11:31
side rails
how did you attach and how long are they
Arwsgirl
Sun, 12/18/2016 - 06:00
Support Question
We don't have boxsprings. How would you modify this plan for that?