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THE BUILD-A-BED BOOK


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CONTENTS

Introduction 2

Chapter Headboards

Chapter 2 Four-Posters

Chapter Hideaway Beds 2

Chapter 4 Moduar Beds 3

Chapter Plaorms and Lofts

Chapter 6: Crades ad Cribs

Chapter Kid's Beds 70

Chapter 8 More Than Kds Beds 82

Chapter 9 Outdoor Beds

Chapter Waterbeds 9

Chapter 11 Matresses 10

Chapter 2 Beds and Accessores or eah 114

Chapter ows and Sheets 22

Chapter Warmh

Chapter 15 Bed akig ad Ceig

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Getting the Most from Your Bed

The appearance, convenience and comfort of your bed depends a great deal

on its pacement in the beroom an thefunctions it serves.

Every famiy has ifferent interestshobbies an activities . Take a coseook at what yours oes an ist theactivities that take pace in the beroom Then pan the room whie takinga these activities into consieration.

Your foor space is organi ze partyby partitions and architectura features.Make the most of that space an the ac

tivties that revove aroun your beSince it's far easer to push a pencithan a beframe try out ifferent arrangements on paper first

Use graph paper or measure an rawyour beroom to scae, aowing 1/4inch per foot Be sure to inicate aachitectura etais, such as winows,oors, an coset space Then make tepates of your bed and other furnishingsin the same scae Now you're reay to

start pacing furnishings in the room.

Remember that bedrooms have threedimensions and sometimes an arrangementthat ooks goo on two-dimensiona paperisnt attractive in reaity To moreeffectivey check the threedimensionaeffect on paper, the sie wa, bed and other furniture eevations can be drawnto scae in the same manner as you ithe foor pan

As you arrange your bedroom keeptse pointers in mind:

Keep traffic anes open. The pathsyou take when waking through a roomform the traffic pattern If yours isa arge, mutifunctiona bed, paceit so that it oesnt disrupt thefow of traffic.

Position arge bes cose to and parae to the wa They wi take up essfr space and conform to the ines ofthe room

Group together pieces of furniturethat wi be use with the bed Comfortabe chairs arranged aongsie a, for exampe, encourage conversation and the use of the nighttimeseeping space as a daytime couch

Use duar storage units Thesean other pieces of furniture (whenever appropriate) can serve as moveabe ivier partitons between differenareas in the beroom (especiay convenient in share berooms)

Amost any stye of be can be combine wth beroom furniture if athe pieces have a common unity ofcharacter or form Keep this in mindin the fina anaysis, coor is the eement that may etermine the success of the combination

Buld Your Own

Now, try your hand at a rea introduction to the concepts in the BUILDABED BOOK: construct the simpe frame

shown an designe by Li Brown, a Berkeey craftswoman The frame wi handea twin sie (39 inch x 75 inch) mattress,but you can change the overa imensions for arger or smaer mattressesThe project wi take ony a coupe ofhours an once youre finished

you can ie back and read through the BULDABED BOOK.

MATERIALS

Frame (fir

2 1 x 12 x 41 ends)

2 - 1 x 12 x 9" sides)


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Cleats (fir)TOOLS

- X " X 77- sides) X X 4 ends)

Cross Braces (fir)

HammerScrewdriverHand saw

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Bottom (1 /2 interior plywood)

1 4 X 77

NaisScrewsCarpenter's gue

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Lighted Headboard

What follows are instructions for a

heaboard that will throw more light onthe subject of heaboards. Designed byGeorgiaPacific this heaboard comescomplete with a closed door storagecompartment and night light for readingThis is definitely a heaboard to bproud of.

MATERIAS

xterior plywoo panels (good on thsides)

3 sheets 1/2 4 8'1 shee 3/4 4 6'

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2 pieces I " X II2 pieces 3/4 3/4 12 pieces 3/4 3/4 x 14

Half roun molding

2 peces - /2 x 4

Hardwoo owels

8 pieces /2 -1/ 2

A uminum fasteners

12 1/4 I

Piano hinges with screws

2 - 3/4 X 131/2

Flourescent fixture

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Glue

Wood filler finishing nailsFine sanpaper

Headboards

Stain or interior semi-gloss enamel

paint

TOOLS

HammerScrewdriverHand sawDrill

NOTE: before wiring, consult yourelectrician.

The easiest way to put this onetogether is to buil each section as aseparate unit. The measurements givenare tse for a king-si ze bed soremember to alter your measurementsaccordingly.

First buil the storage units (A &B) rouning the side pieces as shownNext construct the upright okshelvesdao where indicate and round the corners. Drill for shelf brackets.

Finally construct the overhead lightunit dado where indicate in the diagram. Mount the flrescent fixture tothe plywood top panel.

Then ust follow the illustration andsecure each dule in its proper placeusing "e" clamps. Drill holes throughthe units an assemble. Before makingthe final assembly fill the eges of theplywood where necessary san and finisheach of the dules iniviually.

Mor Light

f you areay have a satisfactoryheaboar but are witut sufficientlight try using a flexible table lampwith a havy base an stury stemRemember that focuse soft lighting isbest for concentration an reaing Fora mutifunctiona be eaing working


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to explore the ssiblty of addngthck draperies to your canopied ouster. Draperies also tend to begood soud absorbers, sulatng yourom uwated street ad neighrodnoise Desge sheets or Indian bed

spreads, sewn to the curtan create avery pleasg eect

Build a Four-Poster

Remember that many fou-postesad canoped beds are 7 eet or ghe.Whi Ie they w II fit in most rooms, these

gradose beds look best arge roomswith high celgs Just movng afour-poster can be a probem when youspace sn't right he story es thatthe seveteeth-century Frenc statesma, Rchelieu, commissoned a magnifcent bed to be made When the untarrived, the craftsme were horifedto discove there were no openigs nthe castle large enough to pass the bedthrough Richeieu, being a man oaction, solved te problem y knockng out a wall

I your room wll accommodate one otse magnicently arge ds wtutrequirg demotion of a wa, ook nourt he our-poster, desgned ySerta ad shown here, looks as f tstepped out of a New England satxwth al its tradtioa charm.

Al thats equred to make thsquee-sze classic are basic hadts(o nails are necessary) and avaabe

precut umber

MATRIAS (al wood s clear pne)

Headboard

1 3/4" X 24" 54 cearboard

or widboard

1 - 1-/8" X 73/4 54

Bedposts

16 -- 3/4" 3/4" 6'-11"

4 - 5/8" X 3" dow1

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2 13/4" 13/4 611 screen

stock

2 3/4" X -3/4 55" screen

stock

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2 - 1-1/8" X 73/4 78 1/4"

2 11/8" X 73/4" 52"2 -- X 2" 68 1/2"

2 -- 1/4 X 3 dow

2 5/8" 3" dowl

Bed Slats

12 -- 1 4 5-3 1/2"

Carpeters glue x 2 Wd screws4 casters (optioa)Stan or pait

OOLS

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For very smal bedrooms with a common wall, a doule-decker unk can free up neededspace. Each nk aces into one room ony

Ceiling Hideaway

Fred Gass has a very unusual butfunctiona soution to cramped ivingquarters: a bed that is stored on theceiing. Caed the Jefferson Bed,G ass' unit is suspended by an eight

rope, sxpuey

"fai-safe" supportsystem (if a rope breaks, you won't fa out of bed). Nothing s attached to anypart of the exstng room six expansibe two-nchalumnum spars suportt seepng unit. A counterweightets you rase and ower the bed wthease. For the ess hardy a smalmotor does a the work.

Wall Beds

If hding your d on the ceings not your stye you might consderroing it nto a wa and using theexposed end as a char. At eastthat's the soution engineer Bi

Rockwel came up with. Mr Rockwelreserved the space under a ow sopingbedroom ceiing for his disappearngbed The engineer has reaced the fouregs of the meta bedframe with threenchtruck roers which carry the bed intots hdeaway on homemade wooden trackshe tracks on whch the bed ros aremad of 1 x 2" mahogany


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Instructions

Firs making sure o aow for sawcuts, mak out and cut the pies fomt /4 inh plywood pane Now cu the

hand hoes in he ou end pieces. I'saking shape aleady

Nex cu he 2" x edges andatah o he inside o the sid panlsmeasuing hee inhes om h op(Use th glue and nais) Assembl hewo plywood ames once again using hgu and nais Aach he inocingblock in each cornr beow he dges

Now cu a 6" x 84 eange fomeah of he wo paiclad panelsDrill he ventilation hols and a hepanels in pae Atah he conehinges and oure don Congaula-ions!

NOTE: be su o measue maess obe used as i ma difer fom dimensionsswn

To finish, use eith pain o sainFill and sand xposd plywood edgesbfoe paining o applying a veneer

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Drawers into Beds

Designed or funcion and lexibi iy moduar dawe units shown on hispag an be used o cae a chs bedin a mae o minutes he DaweSystm, a Katll dsign b Beyleianis ldd o oug gade esin Thestud draws stak veiall wihouusing any hadwae and can positionedo open in any dieion

You can arrange he drawers in annube o oniguaions, ove wih awoodn slab and oam atess cu osiz Sine drawers do no add up osandad maess sie, oul need a

wood fille pane o come ou ven onwidth and ngh dimensions

When you aren't using these modular stak-ng drawers to create storage cabinets. youcan fashion them into pratia beds n amatter of minutes (Photo courtesy Beyeri-an Ltd)


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Modular storage such as the systemescribed here can give you twice thetorage in one-half the space. Systemsuch as this also help to free up coninuous flr space and make the room

eel larger.

Work/Sleep System

For dwellers of studio apartments,hs unit designed for a San ranciscoouple could be the inspiration you needo solve your sleeping/working needs.

Fourteen sections lt together to formny number of patterns. When fullyssembled the unit nearly fi ls a 12

by-3 foot room.

Fourteen bot-together unitsmae up the basic parts toths apartment work/seepcenter You can arrange theunits into many systems.(Designed and photographedby ennier Clements Architect)

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Close to the apartment's window overlooking a busy street, the sleep areais protected from city noise by thedesk an d its work area. (Photo courtesy Jennier Clements, architect.)

The owners have arranged thediferent sections to make the most of

their living space. Desks have beenplaced around the perimeter of thesleeping area to receive natural lightfrom t bay windows. The desks asoserve to insulate the bed from streetnoises. A closet is conveniently located next to the bed orming a dressing area. Additiona storage areasare located under the bed and in thedesks. Bookshelves stretch ave theadboard and beyond the side desk.

Student Bed

his next bed is ideal or studentson the ve: a crescent wrench is the only tool you need to either put ittoget her or take it apart.


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ofty Lofts

For a somewhat loftier perch, you cannstruct your sleeping platform on top

f a set of dresser drawers. Dependingn the si ze of your sleep spce you myant to push two or more dresser drwersgetr in ny combintion that suits

our needs. Be sure the pltform iscurely fstened to the units below andt the dressers cn support thembined weight of you nd the bed

Best wy to get into your bed is withe aid of a ft stool. And becuse

our mattress takes up only the toprtion of the dresser drawers, you

ill have esy access to materials that

ou store in the unit.)

If your room is small but hs a highiling, a truly tll pltform bed my

the solution to your spce problems.properly constructed pltform (lot

ed cn double a rooms capcity. Ifou envision stnding, as well as lyingrone on the pltform, llow yourself 61

between the platform nd the ceilingust for crawling into bed, llow four feetetween the sleeping surfce and the ceil

g. This distnce will give you amplepce th to sit up comfortbly and toke your bed Regardless of distances

eparating the pltform from the ceiling,'s recommended that the pltformself have a minimum with of 2' 3.

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Lofts wor best in rooms with higheilings, but even people in homes orprtnts with low ceilings have foundt lofts add space and interest whenrected ve indoor gardens orngeniously designed storge res.tform, loft bed, sleeping balcony -all them wht you will, they are ll

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t same thing. But, while numerouslndlords and tenants, cught in thesqueeze tween tight money and tightpartments, hve opted for the spcesving superstructures, some controversy

exists over their legl sttus. SomearesI zoning regultions regrd them asa shelf. Put a ok, pot, a person on one, itIS still a shelf But put astereo, a bicycle nd a pet ldfish uptre, and, technically, wht you end upwith in some res of the country is amezznine. If you hve any doubts, checfirst with locl building inspectors.

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A very enterprising individulneeded a big sturdy ineensive loft inhis aprtment. Not particulrly skilledwith sw nd hammer, this individulconstructed his loft from ngle iron.Like a gint erector set, he lted theapproprite sized lengths together toform the frme. Presto: instant sturdylot d.

Child's Loft

Here are plns for an interesting lofthis sturdy sleep spce was built by SnFrncisco crftsmn Rob Henke. Theprents of the child, to whom this lot isboth bed nd play spce, hve consideredtrnsforming the lower storge area intoa puppet stage and little theter.

MATERALS

Frme

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If two beds aren't enough, yu canuy bunk beds with a third "pp-up" unitolling ut frm the base of the bed.

This bed f curse is a trundle bed.

eparate "ppup" trundles can be purhased commercially to Check ith

your local furniture stre With thesenits you can modify many f the bunkesigns in this section t accommdatehee kids Most trundles are a minimumf 70 inches lng with widths f 3nches t inches Be sure to buildccordingly In their foldeddn

position these trundles may be as highs 18 inches which can include 4 inches

of foam mattress

Kids grw up f curse here maybe a time when they feel bunk beds arent"grwnup" enugh If you anticipatethis happening, you shuld plan aheadwith a bunk bed that breaks dwn int twseparate twinsized beds hese untsare commercially available and makemoving a less cumbersme task

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CHAPTER 8

MORE THAN KID'S BEDS

No backyard to romp in. No countryde to explore Where's a cty chldoing to go? Usually, the answer s tohs room. No wonder that chldren'sooms ave become a center of attention.

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This bunk doubles as a desk - as an entirpyhouse. in fac And the arts siogethe: you don ' need any nas orscews o buid it (Photo couresy American Pywood Associaion)

The need for th sl an laysae n ty apartmnts s on rsonfor the rown popularty of te loftbed. Tat spae-san soluton hasspawned enronmental strutursENVIRONMNTAL structurs YsThese are onstrutons that ol t edesk and counter an closts an storaeshelves and drawers nd sls an laders and n placs an more Theyturn a room nto an ndoor lyroun -

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CHAPTER 9

OUDOOR BES

After a hard day's work during thewarm months of the year, what betterway to relax than to stretch a hammockbetween two trees. Then le back andrelax f you can keep the kds outof the hammock!

i- lng f d living nd ing. (Ph yTwin O .)

Hammocks are a challenge to growing youngsters. The swayng mton ssimlar to the rocng moton of a smallat on rough seas and taes a greatdeal of body coordinaton to staaard Chldren n hammocs -- whentheYre not sleepng -- can pretend theyare stranded at sea on a lfe raft or ona space voyage temporarly endangered byan on storm.

Hammocs are extremely versatle andcan b used in a wde varety of stuatons: from backpackng to puttng up

overnght guests.

Hammock Features

The netted sleepng spaces range nlength from eleven feet to fourteen feetIn the larger hammocs up to fe feetwde two people can stretch out

crosswse or lengthwse wth room tospare. Even a hammock ffy-fournches wde will aequately suprt twofolks. A fortyeght-nch wdth scomfortably and s ieal for areas wherespace s limted A most comfortaberestng poston is when yourestretched ou at a danal so thatyour dy is nearly leel.

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Generay the bed of the hammock ismade of flexibe cotto or yon rope.If you pa to ue your hammock primariy outide, ook for one costructed of a soft, rai and su re

sitat ettig. Weather-reistatysythetic rope i midew adrotreistat Be ure the hammockcome with eough rope for hagig.Kotted eds are best heateaed othey do ot urave ad, uaouced,dump their sumberig occupats othe groud

Attach the eds of the hammock 6fet 6 iches to 7 feet high o the supportig surface this wi give theargest of stadard hammock, whestretched the proper ditace, at eat2 feet cearace from the groud Besure the upportig trees or was casupport the maimum weight the hammockwi be dig Some hammock come witha fodig frame ad do't eed wa, tree

or ceiig supports

For the advetureome hiker adcamper, a sma hammock is a ideacmpaio. The smaest weigh es tha oe ud, yet ca provide a bed egth

of 8 iche. These ightweight, turdyseepers wi II comfortaby support a perso of ay weight ad i ze. They cabe ued for seepig (with or without aeepig bag), ittig, or for upedig suppies.

Natural Beds

I warm weather the Austraiaarigie frequety seep o thegroud beside their fires, settig upwidbreaks of eafy braches, sheet ofbark, or moud of grass; or they myfahio a makehi ft eato for a fewights rest by erectig sheets of barkagaist a ow tree brach. A hoescooped i the side of a ad due ad

covered with brache make a goodsheter or so oe anthropoogit acquaitace maitais. More painfu tothik aut are the Idia adhus orhoy me Thee men ive i dire

poverty dependig o hadout as theywader throughout India performig marveous feats uch as yig o a bed ofthor or upright nai to attractcrowd

Coer to me ad much morecomfortabe were the bed of theAmerica Idia The heenne andArapoho had bed raied evera inhe off the groud. They ued to 4 inh or5 ich diameter og feet on abed side. Log at the head and footcompeted the frami ng T he pe inbetwee was fied with tip of fir orcedar ugh. Thee oft end piee erepaced verticay butt end do tipup startig aaint the cro o atthe head of the bed Thi a an etremey comfortabe bed and hen thetip packed dow, they were eaiyrepaced Severa of the tribe aoused skis betwee the ground and theugh to prevet eceive dampnefrom creepig u coe to the eeper.

For rea comfort, a paet of buffaohides frequety as paced o top ofthis atura "mattres

Whe campig i the wids moderwoodme ti make their bed fromthe feather (eede of the Mountai Gooe, a tree that i found fromLabrador to the orthet rder of

New Egand and from Ne York tate tosouthwet Virgiia North Caroina andTenesee Its ao found i Aakaad aog the wet coat dow toGuatemaa To the anadia MountaiGoo i kow a api r, to the Indian

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You can bud a simple waterbed framerom 2" x 6"s cut to sze and thengued an naed together. You cana a bottom cut rom 1/2" pywoo(Drawng courtesy Mahna Sonoss)

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Floating at Sea

Many people enjoy sleeping on awaterbed because t remnds them of the

sea Jay R. Benford & Associates Incinternatonay recognzed nava archtects and consutants secazng nacht desgn have actua taewaterbeds to the sea. Their orgnadesgn the Waterbed 3 comes equedwith a king sze water bed!

Mr Benford's own yacht a 34 ootketch caed Sunrise s outtted tha seepng sace rght out o the moveSouth Pacifc Forard o the Susesmain cabin the focse th ts oueberth under the arge teak sghtprodes a deghtfuy ivae aea orstar gazing and admrng the overhearigging Outard to port a staaocketok size oksheves mae mnight and eary mornng readng conenent A hanging rod near the entranceway to starard paces cotheswthin easy reach of the berth A sheat aong the head of the berth easto a urther stowage ocker forad othe berths head where two fuoescent

ights are wel paced for readg; f one erson wants to read whe the othersumbers one ght may be turned oleang haf the berth in shaow hiethe ight on the other sde st umnates the berth

youre a saor but your essehas the more common ariety of seeingaccommodations - e. buns thentheres a od chance youve been tossedout of bed and onto our ear in rough

seas On the U.SS Consttuton theprobem of sudden fights from ed assoed n the sck bay by hangg ooenboxike beds ke swngs so the oudstay lee A simpe modern souton toths "airbourne" robem at sea s theaddton of bunk ards. The bun adspictured on the net age are eas to unsta use and stow They mae


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check the sheets you buy for thesefeatures.

Satin and Linen

With the risng populary ofMae West in the 930s, thepopularity (and sales tental) ofsain sheets also rose Orginally, sansheets were made from slk, but theprice of silk today makes their common,everyay use a thing of he past Mos

satin sheets are now made from nylon.

Linen, a word long associated withbedding, s probably one of the bestlong-term beding investments Lnen ismae from the flax plant and has ecomea luxury that only the wealthy canaford. But, ke a good oak bedstead,t value of wellkept linen will holdits on in the money market You may be

ale to pick up some goo linen buys fyou pay attenton to seasonal sales Thebest time to buy sheets s durng thesem-annual whte sales, when you cansave up o 40%

Sheet Sizes

If you want to tuck in your modernsheets all the way around the be framesat me, buy the correct sizes Thefollowing able wiII be useful in yoursearch for the perfect, flat sheet:

Cot 63 x 108

Studio 6" x 108"

Single: 6" x 108

Twin: 2" x 108"

Bunk: 2 x 108"

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You can add six inches to your bed withthis mattress extender. So if you haveking-size shees but only a qeensizebed, the etender allows yo to useyor sheets without any crmpling oretra folding (Photo cortesy BetterSleep Inc)


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