when charlie and i sold our home in tennessee, part of the 'deal' was that the furniture sold with it. this was a sad, sad day as i had worked many overtime hours while we lived in california to buy my beautiful furniture. it was a good lesson in the fleeting nature of material goods, however. our impending move this june (for charlie's residency) has me thinking towards how, on a small budget, i will furnish our home. since living with my mom, i have become more and more like her in the idea that i can make/do anything i set my mind to. granted, this is not always the case, but the positive attitude helps and sometimes you achieve great things! this was one of those things. i think i am still going off the adrenaline of my happiness with our final product. the Lord blessed us with a gorgeous weekend and the fam (my mom, dad, charlie, smith, luna, merckx, and i) built a bed. i used this tutorial and followed it pretty close for the frame...modifying it some for the upholstery part. the fabric is FABULOUS from ikea for like $9/yard. (thanks to my mom-in-law for running the errand in houston, paying for it, and mailing it to me!!!!) smith was quite the little helper as you will see in the following pictures.
the final product!!! really, i do not think the picture does it justice, but here it is anyway. of course, the mattress and bedding is not in place but i feel like i have such great options for bedding, wall color, etc. because of this fabric. cannot wait to put it to good use. THANK YOU to my mom and dad for the major help and tools and big house/driveway that made making a piece of furniture do-able.
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