It's always nice to sleep in your own bed. But it's immensely satisfying to sleep in your
own bed - that is, the bed you made yourself.
The Brunswick Patchwork Bed Bed is finally complete! After some delays due to bad weather and being busy working on
other things, I've finally finished the patchwork headboard.
I thought the headboard would be the easy part, since it didn't need to structurally support anything, but in fact it offered a whole new set of challenges. The plans I used were Ana White's
Reclaimed Wood Look Headboard, only mine is made of actual reclaimed wood, found in the hard rubbish collection along with the wood for the bed itself. The original plans called for eight planks running the entire length of the headboard, while I wanted to use smaller pieces to create a patchwork look. The first challenge was getting the patchwork panel to fit
together. Luckily I used
to be an avid Tetris player.
Designing the layout, with wood from discarded beds and other headboards, pallets, and miscellaneous found wood
Once I worked out the basic layout, each piece had to be marked with its place, since the space limitations of my flat meant it all had to be put away at the end of the day.
Then it was time to hone my handsaw skills.
