Tutorial: How to make a wooden looking bed

Dear Readers,

besides beeing very busy at my lab, I started to make another bed for my newest achievement: Bramble Cottage. Finally my Buttercup cow family will have their own house.

You see, Hornbull points out a problem: The walls are a bit low and Daisy wanted to have a country style looking bed. 

So I helped them with making the bed, which should fit perfectly in the gap :D. 

It's a very simple tutorial, you only need cardboard, glue and paint (hot glue would be the best, because it dries fast) and of course fabric for the matress and bedding.

Step 1:

As always, take you measurements. My bed should be about 8,5 x 11,5 cm.

For the side plates: 2 x 11,5 cm

For the bed-head: 3 x 8,5 cm

For the foot of the bed: 2 x 8,5 cm

Step 2:

Draw on the measurements for the side plates - do that six times. Cut them out, stack and glue them together. This stabilizes the later bed.

Step 3:

Draw your design of the bed-head. I made it a bit rounder and added those typical deco ball things^^. Draw it another time, stack and glue.

Step 4:

Cut the foot of the bed two times, stack and glue together.

Step 5: 

Glue the bed parts together :). 

Step 6:

Lay the bed on some cardboard and draw around the inner corners to get the pattern for the "duckboard". Draw it another time, cut out, stack and glue together.

Step 7:

Now put the duckboard into the frame of the bed - best would be to put it in the middle of the sides. Fix it with hot glue from the bottom side.

Step 8:

After drying cover the edges with thin paper (so you the cardboard edges are hidden).

Step 9:

Colour the bed :). 

Step 10:

Sew the bedding (you'll find the tutorial at the end of this post) and the mattress. 

I think I haven't explained my technique for the mattress yet. So here it is: 

Draw a rectangle on your fabric, with the measurements you need. It'll be here about 7,5 x 11,5 cm.

Sorry for the bad lighting, the weather is very rainy again here in Germany.

Add enough(!) seam allowences. Mine is 0,5 cm on both of the smaller sides and more than 4 cm on the longer sides of the mattress.

Turn around the edges of the longer sides and fix them. 

Fold the ends like this, so they're overlapping. 

Sew lines on the right and left side to fix the shape of the mattress.

Turn around the fabric and you're done. Oh, and don't forget the filling :D

Daisy already put on the bedding, so this how my finished result looks:

Sorry for the chaotic looking rug. I really was in a hurry^^.

Also you can see in the picture the upper floor of Bramble Cottage. Here will be the adults and the childrens sleeping room.

And here's the second floor... I love this apple wallpaper :D. I hope I can soon get the furniture... But I'm still not allowed to buy any SF things until my birthday is over^^, so I'll have to be patient.

I hope you're all feeling good. Have a nice weekend!

Many greetings,

yours Kyra