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  1. 03-09-2009, 11:56 AM #1
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    A bed for my girl

    It's not fine woodworking but my wife and daughter love it. It's just 3 sections of mdf boxes with a slat down the middle ( it was not screwed down in the pics). My wife is going to buy baskets for the cubbies. They saw a pic on the pottery barn website and that's how I came up with the idea.

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    The bed looks great and your little girl looks very happy with the out come.
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    It also keeps your kid from using under the bed as a place to shove everything when you tell her to clean her room.

    Good thing my parent's didn't have a bed like that for me. I was a master of cramming everything under the bed.

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  5. 03-09-2009, 3:29 PM #4
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    LOL's but there are cubbies on the other side with about a foot of clearence to the wall, I am sure those will get used as cramming location in the future,

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    It also keeps your kid from using under the bed as a place to shove everything when you tell her to clean her room.

    Good thing my parent's didn't have a bed like that for me. I was a master of cramming everything under the bed.

    Nice Design
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  6. 03-09-2009, 8:46 PM #5
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    I think that is an outstanding and practical solution for a child's room! Bravo. Nice execution!
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    Very clever idea that turns dead space into useful space. Nice job...

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  8. 03-10-2009, 10:10 PM #7
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    Bob, that is one of the simplest yet most attractive projects I've seen in a while. Well done. Perhaps you could share details on your finish - was it sprayed?
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    If all the toys fit under the bed,,, then the room is considered clean right?

    Good job on the bed, She looks like a princess on her throne..
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    Bob - great idea! Your daughter looks very happy with her new bed! Love the 'Princess' colors!
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  11. 03-11-2009, 2:02 PM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by Shawn Christ View Post
    Bob, that is one of the simplest yet most attractive projects I've seen in a while. Well done. Perhaps you could share details on your finish - was it sprayed?
    Shawn,
    It was just rolled on with 2 coats of zinger primer and 2 coats of paint. The paint job looks pretty good up close.

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