The Daybed
A small bed for cuddling with the boys and other zen moments
Background
This is one of my more ambitious projects, right up there with the walnut table. Lots of new things attempted here, joinery I had never done before. I modelled this out in Visio (kinda like Powerpoint), and got to work.
The Daybed ordered by the customer (Debbie), is going into her yoga room, so she wanted it painted a serene warm colour. I am not a fan of painting wood, but in this case I think it worked out well.
Cutting the boards to make the slats was fun. Lots of curved pieces had to be thrown out. I learned a lot about wood movement here, the most important thing being that there is so much of it.
Construction - Big Glue-ups
The Daybed
Yes, Daybed is to be spelled in with a leading capital in this context.
Because!!!
Big glue-up are always fun. Ten minutes is what it says on the bottle. Yikes, with this many moving parts, well that made it exciting. The customer pitched in though and we made it thru.
Almost Ready
Waiting for paint.
The thing that made this one a bit of a hassle was that it was winter, and there was no way to do this in the garage this time of year.
Painting
I had to clear out the main shop to make room to paint this, thankfully almost everything is on wheels. So everything was moved out, then a big paint tent was setup, and I sprayed it in there. I was wearing something akin to a haz-mat suit, too bad I don’t have a picture of that (not really).
Painted
Now just some plywood for the foam to sit on, and then lug it upstairs.
Moving Day
My buddy Mike helped me lug this up the stairs from the shop to the yoga room. Was worried for a couple of minutes there that it wouldn’t fit, but we made it.
In Place
Ready for cushions, blankets, and pillows.
All Done
The Video
Daybed - 180° View
Materials
- Maple hardwood from Robert Bury
- Satin Latex Paint from Benjamin Moore
- Festool Domino for the joinery