TWIN BED MADE INTO A BENCH STEP #3

Well this bench only took 3 days to make with the total cost of 33.00 dollars cool ha. well i did box in the bottom for storage and i have to say my wife was right.so i wont have to sleep on the couch tonight.I completed all major work on bench and ran out of white parts-so i still had to make the door cover for the bench.What to do.Well i decided to use the board slates that would hold up the mattress.They i think worked out fine.All i did was laqure them.Well check it out and let me know what you think. SEE-YA-DAVE

TWIN BED MADE INTO A BENCH STEP #2

This one is so eazy.The hard part is to find these frames cheep.This one cost me 20 bucks.I took the foot board and cut two pices out of it to made the side arms. I decided to make the sides 12 and a half inches wide.I like this size because it will have a good bench seat added.I took the head board and drilled two 3/8 in. holes to put in dowel pluges in it to attached side railes.I took the side side railes and drilled the 3/8 in. hole in them to match the hole in head board. I put wood glue on the dowels and attached the side arms to head board.To make the bench stronger I also went to Lowes and picked up some 1and 1/2 in. L brackets for extra support.I let this set for two days so that the glue sets.These pictures show where we are know.i was going to add the seat and my wife came in and suggested to also make this benck a storage bench.So instead of just adding a seat I will added a seat with hinges that will lift upto have enterance to storage compartment.Well check out pictures of were we are so far and should be able to see finished bench in #3.

TWIN BED MADE INTO A BENCH STEP #1

Hello its been a little time since Ive been on-but here I m.Well over the week end I went out and hit some yard sales and loard and behold I found a great twin bed frame to make a bench out of.I think that this one is going to be so cool that my wife will take it.THIS IS THE PICTURE OF THE FRAME WHEN I BRANG IT HOME.