We have been making some big plans for my daughter’s room! We are envisioning a daybed with trundle under her window, and built-in drawers and bookcases on either side of the bed/window. Kind of like this…
Source: Fiorella Designs
Isn’t it pretty? Now here’s the crazy part…we plan to make all of this ourselves. Yikes!
Why would you do this to yourselves, you ask? Well, there’s a few reasons. The first is cost. I have a slight tendency to fall in love with the most expensive furniture available, and we frankly cannot afford to spend so much money renovating our kids rooms.
The second reason is that my daughter has an extra long twin bed. My kids are gonna be tall, thanks to my 6’6″ husband, and we invested in XL twin beds early on. I’m finding it difficult to find an extra long twin daybed with a trundle that also has the look I’m after.
So, what does Melissa do when she can’t find something she likes in her price range? She designs and makes it herself, of course! Thankfully, I have a very understanding husband…
The Plan
Here is a sketch of the plans for my daughter’s room.We basically will be learning as we go, since we really haven’t done something this big before. We really haven’t built any furniture before, and now we are taking on a daybed, a trundle, and bookcases! It sounds a little crazy when I say it out loud, but I can’t help myself – I dream big.
We went to the lumberyard this past Friday, and bought tons of wood, so there’s no turning back now. We are planning to start installing the side drawer units this weekend, which we bought pre-fabricated. We decided to save ourselves a little time and effort by going with stock drawer units, because this is going to be a huge, labor-intensive project. Stay tuned to see our progress!
UPDATE: See our progress on this project here, here, and here!
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