{"id":510,"date":"2016-03-24T10:35:29","date_gmt":"2016-03-24T10:35:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/?p=510"},"modified":"2024-05-31T12:00:31","modified_gmt":"2024-05-31T12:00:31","slug":"project-building-a-king-sized-bed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.projectsmallhouse.com\/blog\/2016\/03\/project-building-a-king-sized-bed\/","title":{"rendered":"Project: Building a King Sized Bed"},"content":{"rendered":"

I found a bed that I just loved. Except it was a Full and we needed a King. I had looked for a long time and I couldn’t find a King-sized bed I liked. Or just didn’t hate.<\/p>\n

I negotiated with Warren Morris of Mesa Custom to make it work. I made a drawing and he built it.<\/p>\n

\"Before:<\/a>
Before: I was looking for a headboard that would fit this King-sized bed and go with the other furniture in the room.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We already had the bed; box springs and a mattress on a metal frame. Warren widened the headboard and footboard with wood that was the same thickness.<\/p>\n

\"After:<\/a>
After: Full Bed turned into a King Bed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

He replaced the side rails to surround the existing bed frame support.<\/p>\n

Then he stained and finished it so you cannot tell where the old finish meets the new finish.<\/p>\n

It is almost perfect. I would like the metal frame to be lower. It would fit better if it were 6″ or so lower. But I haven’t won that argument yet.<\/p>\n

\"Project<\/a>
After: Full Bed turned into a King Bed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"Project<\/a>
After: Full Bed turned into a King Bed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

 <\/p>\n

\"Project<\/a>
After: Full Bed turned into a King Bed<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I found a bed that I just loved. Except it was a Full and we needed a King. I had looked for a long time and I couldn’t find a King-sized bed I liked. Or just didn’t hate. 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