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This is a bed that was designed by a customer. They basically told me they wanted drawers, a panel headboard with rosettes on the corners in black. I suggested using the oak wood for texture and using a red undercoated instead of black for the base. This allow me to rub through the finish and...

This is a 6 drawer unit that was completed for my showroom in June 2009. It is part of the platform group with different sizes and types of drawer pedestal. This one is 9 ¼"h overall. It is built using oak and epoxy coated side mount rails. I originally designed this type of drawer unit to...

Easily my biggest feat of engineering, this garage storage loft was built this summer with the help of my dad and my brother. Having moved to Tennessee from Ohio, I was used to having a finished basement to store all my "stuff". No such luck any more. So, if you cant go down, you have to go up...

Here is my arts and crafts style Wedge and Strap bed, named for the backsplash detail. It is designed to look like a wedge driven laterally to tighten a leather strap, but is actually a walnut inlay. The headboard and footboard feature angled stiles and solid frame and panel construction. The...

This was the most massive project I have undertaken to date. It was a break away from furniture making into other areas of woodworking. I was asked to construct a 4 metre by 4 metre competition Olympic weightlifting platform for the Alberta Weightlifting Association. The association was...

This was my first project ever. Had some help along the way, but very quickly picked up this expensive hobby. Haven't done a lot of projects yet, as I've been doing bathroom remodels, etc, but more is on the way! I need to take a new picture. My wife would hate me putting this up - the room has...

I wanted to thank everyone for posting their pictures of projects. I am going to build all new furniture for the bedroom and it helped looking at other peoples designs. This is the first thing I worked on. It is an all solid cherry bed except for the large panels on the headboard that are...

This bed that was built in September 2010 was designed for lots of storage. It has a total of 12 drawers in the pedestal, double doors at the foot, and two large pullout bins under the headboard. This is a version of my Storage platform bed The customer didn't want the bookcase headboard...

Finally after several months of delays, we have completed building a new bed, and my wife is very glad to have the mattress raised off the floor. The bed is a standard queen sized bed, with 3 drawers on either side. The panels are ash surfaced particle board, that we reclaimed from the dance...

The project was to make a king-size platform bed at a specific height with storage access underneath at the foot of the bed. Also to have a headboard with a shelf on top and strong enough to lean against for sitting up in bed. The idea is to have it look like it's floating and have a clean...

This is a reproduction of a platform bed that I normally order in. The last pictures shows the original. This customer wanted some storage drawers. Instead of modifying the stocked version, we built it from scratch. I love the design it is a clean look to it. The pedestal is a 12 drawer...

I've been looking for a new furniture project for a few weeks, and always need stuff for the dogs, so when the newest issue of Workbench offered general plans for a platform bed, I figured that I could scale it down for my Black Labrador's 8th Birthday. I used particle board for the platform...

After I completed my shed, I decided to move my grills out of the carport. This was a 4 hour project. I did not anchor it down, or have footings. I used 4X4 posts and leveled the frame leaving it where I could move it in the near future. I replaced the screen door at the same time. That door...

This is a twin size platform bed made from oak wood. It has 3 drawers for storage and a MDF platform edged in oak. The three drawer pedestal has drawers on one side for those small rooms where the bed must go against the wall on one side. The other side is just a false panel. The false panel...

This is a platform bed that was completed in October 2009. It has a 15 ¾"h drawer unit for storage, a panel headboard, and a small frame for the platform. The finish on it is a simple Danish Oil to keep that natural look. For more building pictures see my Current Projects link at wwbeds.com...

So it's been a while since I've posted or been online, mainly because I have had a lot of electrical, plumbing and sheet rock projects, but I did need to make my daughter a platform bed by Christmas, since I did promise her. I used all recycled 60 year old lumber that I pulled out of my...

Keller Williams in Decatur GA hosts an annual event called "Taste of the Towns" that is taking place on Sept 10th 2015. It is an event that focuses on raising funds for several charities. I made this Sofa Table as an offering to their silent auction. This is the first piece of furniture that...

These are some platform beds that were competed in October 2009. They both use full size mattresses, but the platform is about 75" wide. I made a row of cabinets to where they fit on the side of the bed and they fit on top of the platform. I made the cabinets in 3 pieces, but where they...

This is a toy storage/bookshelf for my grandson. Made with mortise and tenon joinery from solid walnut and walnut ply. It's approximately 42" wide x 48" tall. Finished with 5 coats of Minwax wipe on poly and 2 coats of Briwax. The last picture shows the method I used for the adjustable...

This was a bed that I built in April 2003. A customer fell in love with this design and the company that sold it went out of business. They brought me an old black and white newspaper ad and I built it from that. The reoccurring theme that ties the pieces together is the curved sides and the...