Castle Bed...

So if you follow 

Sweet Sweet Simplicity 

on 

face book 

you would know that I am making a castle bed 

(and see all the progress pics)

for 

Princess Brooke

Ehhhhhh probably 

(it is...let's see how much hair I have left in this head of mine when I'm done ;-) i kid I kid)

the biggest project I have taken on

BUTTTTTTT

Pshhhhh I got this

Here is the basic look we were going for....kind of but not really....haahaahaaha

(I used the Ana White Castle bed plans to get the basic purchase list

...and to get me started

http://ana-white.com/2011/10/plans/castle-loft-bed....

Just an FYI this bed will look nothing like Ana White's)

Lots of changes AND additions are being made as we go along

and some before I even started....Adding stairs and a slide

I am friends with the lady that I am making this for and have 

ehhhh pretty much the same taste as her 

(She has many...manyyyyy of the pieces I have made in her absolutely gorgeous home)

So we are working together to make the changes

One change we have decided is to change the entry....

Stay tuned for that change this weekend

here are a couple of pics of the progress so far

Making the templates for the decorative tops on the castle

When done we will decide if painting or wallpapering will look best

This weekend will be a super busy weekend getting this project moving.....

CAN'T WAIT TO SEE IT COMPLETED!!!!!

UPDATE.....

New Entry

.

Top details cut out....

Bad spots filled....

 

NEW FRONT LAID OUT.....

AND THIS IS WHY I TOOK ON THIS PROJECT :-) !!!

Stay tuned for more progress pics

Progress as of May 31st

Gettin errrr done.....

Next up stairs and slide

Finally weather went in my favor and I was able to get the rest of the wood...

Woohooooo

New higher back added

Slide almost completed

Most of the Steps have been drawn out and ready to be cut tomorrow 😊

Finallyyyy....more progress

Sooooo I would totally love to take credit....but I had to call in a professional....I was a nervous wreck worrying about the safety of a child playing on this beauty....thanks to Mike Rickenbaugh's assistance in helping me.

Side of the stairs need to be added and the slide....then off to princess Brooke's room to be painted and stone wall paper added!!!

 Finally coming together andddddd

Can not wait to see it finished up!!!!

Getting this beauty all primed, painted and wallpapered

AND SHE IS ALL DONE :-) 

All taken apart and ready for delivery

Delivered and being put back together....

finishing touches and touch ups being done

SUCCESSS....PRINCESS BROOKE 

LOVES HER NEW CASTLE!!!!!

Next up.....I walk the line reclaimed pallet sign

Picture of inspiration piece

Pallet to be torn down 

Canvas made from reclaimed pallet  

All that is left is stain, paint and wording

AND

She is done.....

as well as a couple of other signs I completed...

Custom order for Kris

She sent me this pic that she found on pinterest

 and asked if I could do a rush order 

she wanted it for her daughters graduation party

Custom order completed.....

Vintage Stereo Cabinet re purposed into a wine cabinet...

Vintage Stereo Cabinet transformed into a wine cabinet
I received a face book message from Kris on Sweet Sweet Simplicity saying she had seen the vintage cabinet that I had made into a wine cabinet for her sister and that she had a vintage stereo that would never work again and she asked if I would be interested in making it into a wine cabinet as well for her

UMMMMM HECK YEAHHHHHHH!!!!!

Here are pictures of her sisters cabinet that I made into a wine cabinet
Thelma wanted the outside to remain the same but when you open the doors
BOOM BABYYYYYY

LOVED THIS TRANSFORMATION......

BEFORE

 AFTER....and for the record...I LOVE IT!!!!!

NOW BACK TO KRIS'S

We wanted to make it easy access and instead of using wheels I am using a lazy susan (this baby holds up to 1000 lbs...we should be good...lol)

That way she can just turn it

The radio and speaker have been removed and I am ready to go full speed ahead

CAN"T WAIT TO GET THIS BEAUTY FINISHED

 BEFORE PICTURES

WHEN DROPPED OFF

CLEANED UP....

Only to be filled, repaired as best could and sanded and made paint ready

(The stereo would never work again removed as well as speaker)

 Sanded and paint ready

( we painted it because it was to badly damaged to restain

however that would of been gorgeous)

PAINTED AND READY FOR HER TRANSFORMATION 

Kris's home has reclaimed barn wood throughout

so we chose to add reclaimed barn wood where the speaker 

had been and to add barn wood to the top back where win glass holders were to 

be added to hide the the part that couldn't be remove because we wanted it retain the 

look of an old time stereo 

UMMMM FOR THE RECORD I AM IN TOTAL LOVE WITH THIS PIECE

All that is left to do is to finish up this cool wine shelf

and add the spinner to the bottom

AND SHE'S DONE.....

LOVE LOVE LOVE

HOW THIS BEAUTY TURNED OUT

From a vintage stereo that would never work again with a lot of wood damage to 

THIS

VINTAGE RADIO

Give her a spin and 

boom baby....

GORGEOUS WINE CABINET

I know I alwayssss say it butttttt

this is my favorite re purpose yet!!!

I LOVE IT!!!!

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