In case you haven't noticed, i love the rustic looking props and i decided to take a stab at making my own log bed for newborns.
First I started with a slab of wood (that happened to be in my in-laws firewood pile) that was about 13 inches diameter and i cut it to be 24 inches long.
Then for the legs, I cut four pieces of my "mini logs" into 6 inch sections to make the 4 legs for the bed.
I then attached the base to the legs and screwed it all down. I only used one screw per leg at this point so i could twist the legs and make it level. After I got the legs level then I reinforced them with another couple screws.
This is the Foot-Board. I had two small pieces about 3 inches high that I screwed on to the base first, then I attached the top part with loooong screws. ( I think they were 4 inch screws)
You can see the head-board to the right of the bed in the above picture that I had assembled before attaching it to the head of the bed.
You can see the head-board to the right of the bed in the above picture that I had assembled before attaching it to the head of the bed.
The bed headboard was made of 4 log pieces. I assembled three pieces first and attached it to the base but then I thought it looked a bit off balance with the foot board so I added a top piece to the headboard and made it the same length as the top of the foot board.
see the finished headboard above. :)
After everything was really secure and tight, I used a sander to sand down the rough edges of the logs and the base. However I did not touch the bark on the edges of the base since I wanted to keep that rustic looking.
After everything was really secure and tight, I used a sander to sand down the rough edges of the logs and the base. However I did not touch the bark on the edges of the base since I wanted to keep that rustic looking.
FINISHED!!