Job Completed

Finally! I started this job about 8 weeks ago with the customer understanding that I do not put in full time days in mid 90's heat.

We delivered the 14 separate pieces of the bed in two trips on Friday and on Saturday morning we returned to remove the old king sized box springs and bed frame and moved the new bed into the bedroom. Then we moved some other pieces that I built a few years ago. About an hour later we were done.

She is happy, he is happy, and apparently the two cats are happy.

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Reply to
Leon
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Beautiful work, Leon!

Reply to
Michael

Leon wrote in news:Ntadnf4fNI-YNCHKnZ2dnUU7- snipped-for-privacy@giganews.com:

Reply to
Doug Miller

Furniture looks good but the walls are hideous and are likely to induce nightmares. You could have done them a favor and 'accidentally' damaged the walls beyond repair. ;-)

Reply to
John McGaw

Looks great, Leon!

Bill

Reply to
Bill

THANK YOU Michael!

Reply to
Leon

Thank you Doug, I appreciate that.

Reply to
Leon

Thank you!

There has been a discussion on that wall paper. Apparently they got a really good deal on close out. AND it looked 10 times lighter in the catalog. AND no refunds.

Reply to
Leon

Thank you Bill.

Reply to
Leon

Looks Great Leon. I especially like the quality of workmanship that went into it. I remember those nightstands. :)

Question: Do your heels ever kick the drawers when getting out of bed in the morning?

Sweet!

Reply to
OFWW

Did SWMBO quilt the spread, too? ;-)

Really nice, Leon!

Reply to
krw

Thank you! Yes those night stands were in the picture too. :!)

No! I/we typically step further out. Now having said that our personal bed has a double set of slightly shorter drawers, 18 total. My calf sometimes hits the handles but I never notice. Ours was the first attempt and I did not design the drawers to actually stop, they will in fact push all the way through.

Thanks again!

Reply to
Leon

His SWMBO did, she is also a quilter. In fact Swingman designed her quilting studio, an 11 or 1200 foot addition to the back of their house.

Thank you! And I may have another to build sooner than later. My son wants a second for his home.

Reply to
Leon

Leon was heard to mutter:

Very nice work! You know it's never truly approved until the cats approve it and you got that too. ;)

Reply to
Casper

Yep, too hot & humid to do much of anything outdoors.

Looks great. What brand and color of stain was used?

Sidenote: While in the shop, the other evening with the radio on, someone called in a song request and mentioned they were sewing a Mardi Gras blanke t. I thought of you/your wife, wondered if your wife had ever did those t ypes of event blankets. That blanket and wall decor (unique subject matter , I like it) look nice, also.

Sonny

Reply to
Sonny

Nice job. Since I am building a (much, much, much simpler) bed for my daughter, I have been sharing your build pictures with SWMBO to show her what real woodworkers (with real shops) can do.

Earlier on she thought the bed was "over the top", too fancy, etc. When I showed her the final product, along with the matching nightstands, she took back everything she said earlier and now really likes the outcome.

Please stay on your side of the country. I can't afford to have SWMBO start talking to you. ;-)

Reply to
DerbyDad03

Thank you! I understood that the cats mentioned it was the "cat's pajamas". ;~)

Reply to
Leon

Thank you!

The stain on the bed was General Finishes Candlelight GEL stain. With Old Masters gel varnish.

the two night stands beside the bed were Lawrence McFadden Candlelight GEL stain and Old Masters gel varnish.

We were very lucky that the stains matched as well as they did. I had no idea that she was going to want the bed when I use the last can of Lawrence McFadden stain and they went out of business about 5 years ago.

I do not think that she has done a Mardi Gras blanket. The quilts on the wall in the picture were done by the customer. ALTHOUGH my wife may start quilting the tops for this customer. We recently upgraded my wife's "long arm" sewing machine to be robotic, so quilt stitching designs are very precise. A lot like a CNC.

Reply to
Leon

Thank you.... With the right enough of passion you will get there.

Well tell your wife thank you also. ;~)

So y'all want to visit here and see what I do? ;~)

Reply to
Leon

"Passion" ain't gonna build me a 3 car garage filled with green tools. :-(

Will do...

If I'm ever out that way I'll get in touch.

How far from Vegas and/or Reno are you? We may be headed out there in the fall. (I have a son in each city.)

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DerbyDad03

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