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Free Woodworking Plans to Build a Solid Wood Clark & Addison Twin Bed for $60

Submitted by RyTurner / The Design Confidential

Project Details

Unlike the Clark and Addison designer bed sold at Land of Nod, this bed is a fraction of the cost and can be any color you desire. Midnight blue is the only option available for purchase and the cost is well above the average cost of materials used for building this bed. With the money you will save by building this bed, you can build several other pieces of furniture and have yourself a Merry little Holiday Season...in style!

Estimated Cost

$50-$75

Tools

Tape Measure
Square
Sander
Drill
Saw - Optional if you have your local lumber supply cut your boards.
Kreg Jig - Optional

Lumber

2 - 1x6 at 10'
2 - 1x6 at 8'
1 - 1x6 at 6'
1 - 2x3 at 8'
1 - 2x3 at 6'
3 - 1x3 at 10'
2 - 1x3 at 8'
2 - 1x2 at 8'

Materials

1 1/4" Pocket Hole Screws - if using a Kreg Jig
1 1/4" Wood Screws
2" Wood Screws
Wood Glue
Wood Filler
Sandpaper
Finishing Supplies

Cut List

7 - 1x6 at 41 1/2" (Headboard, Foot board)
2 - 1x6 at 77 1/2" (Side Rails)
2 - 1x6 at 40" (Front and Back Bed Frame)
2 - 1x3 at 47 1/4” (Headboard Legs)
2 - 1x3 at 15 1/2" (Footboard Legs)
2 - 2x3 at 47 1/4" (Headboard Legs)
2 - 2x3 at 15 1/2" (Foot board Legs)
2 - 1x2 at 75" (Side Rails Cleats)
10 - 1x3 at 40" (Slats)

Instructions

Before beginning to build, always check in on my site to make sure you have the most up to date set of plans, I occasionally update and change the plans to make the building process easier or to allow for less expensive purchasing of materials! Read through the entire set of instructions and all comments before beginning this project. If you print out or save plans, be sure to check in on my site to be sure you have the most up to date set of plans, as I occasionally update things for ease of building or buying. If you are new to building, read through the GETTING STARTED section and other articles found under the BUILD tab in the menu on my site, it has valuable information about how to get started, tools and techniques. If you are unfamiliar with the finishing process, visit my Finishing school for some tips and tricks for painting like a pro and for special finishing practices. Use glue to secure your joints and Consider Painting or Staining individual sections prior to assembling. This makes the paint application virtually flawless. Coat with a spray on Poly or Wipe on Poly to protect your finish and your piece and it will last for ages. Adhere to all safety standards and guidelines, and be sure you follow safety protocol throughout your build. If you are unsure about whether you are building safely, run a quick online search for the tool or technique you are using, or contact me via email or post to the forum before you move ahead. My contact info can be found in the menu of my site.

Step 1

Build your Headboard. Use your pocket hole system to join the Head board rails to the inner Legs and your 1 1/4" pocket hole screws. If you aren't using a pocket hole system, simply fasten your rails to the inner leg using a countersink bit and 2" screws.

Step 2

Fasten the Outside Leg to the Inner Leg. Fasten from the inside of the leg, use glue and 2" Screws. Build the foot board in the exact same manner, place the rail 1/4" back, from the front of the Legs and will sit 1 1/2" from the back of the front legs.

Step 3

Build the Bed Frame. The Front and Back of the Frame will sit inside the side rails. Fasten the frame together using glue and 2" screws, then fasten the cleat to the side rails using glue and 1 1/4" screws. The bottom of the cleat will sit flush with the bottom of the side rails. Fasten the Frame to the Headboard and Foot Board. The top of the Frame should be fastened at 15" from the bottom of the Headboard and Foot Board Legs. Fasten using 2" screws to the legs, the Headboard, and the Foot Board rails that it will sit against.

Step 4

Cut your slats and fasten in place using 1 1/4" screws. They should be spaced approximately 4-6" apart.

Finishing Instructions

Fill any Screw, Nail or Pocket Holes, Sand and Finish as Desired. For Finishing Tips and Tricks visit my Finishing School

Disclaimer

**Disclaimer: Some rights reserved. Private use only. Feel Free to link to any of my plans so long as you provide an adequate link back to the appropriate post! Plans from this page are not to be used for commercial purposes or republished without the express written consent of Rayan Turner, The Design Confidential I hope to provide accurate plans, however, I cannot guarantee each plan for accuracy. Not every plan that I post has been built and tested, so you are building at your own risk. It is recommended that you have a clear understanding of how the project works before beginning any project. Please contact me if you find an error or inaccuracy so that I might fix it.

Comments

DIY + Projects Roundup: Lighting by Lindsey Adelman

Submitted by RyTurner / The Design Confidential

So, there are DIY Lighting Projects, and then there are DIY Lighting projects…if you know what I mean… These my friends, would be the latter. Behold, Lindsey Adelman, that sweet sweet new bff of mine! I swear it’s mutual? Ok, I mildly promise? Alright, it’s a one way street, what can I say, I am her newest stalker! I came across this first project a while ago, maybe a year ago now, but alas it was lost in the pile of rubble that was my last computer… BUT, then I re-found this, thanks to Pinterest, and was once again reunited with my long lost DIY partner in crime (yes we already covered the fact that she has no clue who I am…let’s move on from that alright! Let a girl dream can’t you?) anyhoo, as I was saying… only to discover that she has 3 full DIY projects with parts and diagrams for 3 separate and AMAZING Light fixtures! *Sigh* I heart her… a gal after my own DIY heart and one whom I greatly respect for not only making an amazing array of lighting that she sells, but finding a way to give back to us little people (as in me, I’m little…) and throw us a little DIY bone! Can I get a Yahoo? Amen

Did I tell you? Amazing…I have my eye set on the first one, without doubt! Though I am always loving a little clamp on light fixture.

Sources

Images via: lindsey adelman and project instructions can be downloaded here, here, and here

Note

This post brought to you by Down Lights Direct, for a full range of gu10 led lamps visit the downlightsdirect.co.uk website

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Free Woodworking Plans to Build a Single Hemnes Bookshelf

Submitted by RyTurner /

This project is really, really simple and pretty darn cheap to make. In fact it’s also cheap to buy, except when you want to have yourself and entire library full of bookshelves. Now that can get pricey. So, we begin with the Hemnes Collection of pieces, because I need a library of shelves. Yes, this may be selfish, or shelfish? hehehe but I am sure we are still doing something for the greater good of mankind here..are we not? We are providing our fellow men with the satisfaction of building something with their own two hands, and saving them money, lot’s of money, also…we are giving them custom furniture pieces. That’s right, anyway you slice it, it’s exactly how you like it! We make it your way!

Free Woodworking Plans to Build The Door for a Single Hemnes Bookshelf

Submitted by RyTurner /

If you liked the plan we covered yesterday, which can be found here, this will so nicely compliment it and add something special to a very simple bookcase. To purchase the bookshelf, it will cost you $130 plus shipping and tax if you aren’t close to an IKEA. To build the shelf it will cost an estimated $50-$75 and most likely will come in closer to $50 than $75. Now, if you want to purchase the shelf with a glass door…well that price shoots up by $100 to $230 for this single simple bookshelf. Well that by my standards is not an easy price to swallow. So, with these free diy plans you can add a “glass door” using acrylic inserts and it will increase your building cost by around $40, and perhaps less than $30! Now that, is more my speed, and financial wherewithal. How bout you?