can you add headboards to any bed frame? (xpost)
kateskouros
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Comments (6)Thank you both, mongrel and fori. These are from an antique store and are mahogany. I have tried to find similar -- and see the chairs, but not any beds. Has anyone out there seen this style as a bed? Thanks so much!...See Moreadd center support to antique full bed frame with blocks?
Comments (4)Got it - thanks! I ended up without time to shop, so rummaged around the garage and built a truly redneck center support. It's missing only duct tape. Cut 2x4s into blocks, made 4 stacks of 5 blocks (1 stack per slat), ran a 1" board across the top of the stacks, and arranged so that each slat is supported in the center. Only had nails, so that's what I used. It's quite solid, but looks like something a 10 year old would make....See MoreOT can you add headboards to any bed frame? (xpost)
Comments (5)I'll give you an A for creativity for the question! Unfortunately, the answer is it depends on the particular bed. If the same hardware is used on both the head and footboards, at the same height, it's easy. And some are made that way. Wood frames usually have fancy metal hardware to screw them together. A good woodworker could probably move those, but it would leave a hole. There are usually little decorative pips or escutcheons that cover the hole, with the fancy bolt inside. Special wrench (not just an allen wrench) included. I'd be worried about just using screws because of the pressure put on the joint. There would have to also be some joinery. Metal frames are actually very stable, and don't have give the way wood ones do, but they require big muscle tightening. Otherwise they just come unscrewed after awhile. It might be worth hiring a carpenter to build the bedframe as something that stands by itself. Then he could just attach the headboards as decorative pieces, rather than being the legs that hold everything up. We're talking about a double bed, right? If it's going to be used for sleeping be aware that it's going to be a real pain changing the sheets....See MoreX-post; can you help me design curtains with limited fabric?
Comments (11)Oh yes; the floral panels or Roman shade will be temporary, or just for summer use. I could do a floral Roman shade and add solid drapes, in the proper width, to coordinate with a bedspread, couldn't I? It's the "imaginary" green, floor-length, pleated, full, drapes that will be lined, interlined, weighted, and fussed over. Yes, we've caulked and foamed and insulated and did everything short of casting spells on the new Marvin windows. They're light-years ahead of the old, single-paned (pained?) warped-wood things that were there originally from 1952. As for my bedding...there's a reason I haven't posted photos, LOL. We've been doing so many other projects (ripping out 1970 shag carpeting, refinishing hardwood floors, tearing out the bathroom and redoing it from the studs outward, plumbing, painting, and planning the new kitchen) that the bedroom has suffered. I don't think that's right, and I've set my mind to make the bedroom look at least pulled together and "charming" before summer gets here. It has a new Pergo floor; it didn't have hardwood to refinish. The 1970s paneling was removed; the walls have been repaired and painted. The crown molding and trim is installed and the closet is ready for its shelving system. Once I have the dark sage drapes on the sage walls, I plan on making a couple of quilts/bedspreads that will be various shades of green, ivory, beige, and with touches of either red or purple. I have a dark green plain bedspread, and a beige one, to use with the "temporary" curtains. I can pull out any one of their colors, probably a beige or green, and use a solid bedspread in that color. I'll also be adding a large area rug that will fit under the bed and extend out about 30-36 inches on each side and at the foot. It can be any color that works with the sages/naturals look. For today? I have sage colored flannel sheets on the bed (it's still cold here) with a 1980s mauve pink and dusty blue quilt that my dear SIL gave me. It's topped with a king-size sheet covered with yellow roses. Aren't you glad I didn't post a photo? LOL My Harry/hairy dog naps on the bed. I keep the queen-size bed covered with various flat king-size sheets and change them often. It keeps his hair off the bedding. He's an 80-lb. hunting dog who thinks he's a tiny lap-dog puppy. He's my heart and "no" is a word he does not hear. (Unless his health or safety is concerned.)...See Morejakabedy
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