Modern Bed, Part 2

Fashion and furniture designer Todd Oldham shows how to make a floating bed platform. Part 2.

Wooden Tile Headboard and Floating Bed Platform

Designer Todd Oldham shared this craft for a modern, one-of-a-kind queen-size bed.

Wooden Tile Headboard

Lumber Shopping List
3/8-inch AC Plywood:
Two 29-by-81-inch pieces
Sixteen 16-by-16-inch pieces
Two 16-by-20-inch pieces (vertical grain)
Two 16-by-20-inch pieces (horizontal grain)
1-by-4-inch Pine:
Two 77 5/8-inch pieces
One 52 3/4-inch piece
Two 51 1/4-inch pieces
Two 24-inch pieces
2-by-4:
One 51-inch piece

Wooden Tile Headboard How-To
Download and print the blueprint and step-by-step process for the headboard.

Floating Bed Platform

Lumber Shopping List
3/4-inch AC Plywood:
Two 31-by-82-inch pieces
Two 62-by-41-inch pieces
2-inch-wide Lattice:
Two 82-inch pieces
One 62 1/2-inch piece

Floating Bed Platform How-To
Download and print the blueprint and step-by-step process for the floating bed platform.

Resources
This process is from Todd Oldham's book "Handmade Modern: Mid-Century Inspired Projects for Your Home." Martha and Todd used SamaN water-based stain (color No. 205, Colonial). To locate a dealer near you, visit saman.ca.

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