I recently posted pics of the kids rooms. On the weekend, I fell in love with this antique bed that came home with me. However, I did not realize that people were apparantly much shorter years ago as this bed is 5 inches shorter than our twin mattress. lol
So, I am torn between finding a new bed and selling this, or having a custom mattress made for it. I am not sure how it is working in this room. The room itself is a funny layout.
Thoughts?
Mara :)
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I'm glad you got to keep the bed.
Terrific solution!
BTW... love the quilt on your son's bed... very cute!
The bed looks great!
Looks like you found the perfect solution and bonus on the fort.
Wonderful, love the bed (and the room). The mattress was a steal for $50 with minor adjustments. Keep us updated on your DD's room.
I am glad you solved that problem. That really is a nice bed.
Update.....We went with a foam mattress and here is the outcome. We managed to find a company that had a great memory foam mattress they wanted out of their showroom, so we bought a $400 mattress for $50...Lucky us. So I unzipped the cover, cut it to size. It was actually a twin XL so was 80 inches instead of the standard 75. Then the bed was 5 inches wider than the mattress, so I halfed the piece I cut off the end and wedged the two lengths in beside the mattress, forced the twin matress protector over it, added a double fitted sheet and tucked the axtra firmly underneath since the mattress is now quite fitted in the bed. So we have a bed that is 5 inches shorter and 5 inches wider than a twin. We'll buy him a new table and I think he is set for a few years. He is only 3 now so I think we have some time before he outgrows the length.
BTW, an electric kitchen knife cuts foam mattresses beautifully. I did price having new rails made too and it would have been about $250, However, I can always do it another time and re-piece 5 inches of the mattress back on to the end since we kept it to use anyways.
So, now my 3 year old lies playing under his bed since he has a "fort" now.
Mara :)
itsjustme, I am just east of Toronto if you want to look lol
I might be inclined to store the side rails for resale later on with the bed, and make some new ones that fit a standard mattress. In doing so you may consider adding slats to the new side boards to support the boxspring too. You could play around with stain on some scrap board to get a plan for a close match to the headboard/footboard, or you could paint the side rails in a soft black or med-dk blue.
I had a smaller bed for my boys when they were younger and I wouldn't spend tons of money on a smaller bed they grow out of them very quickly. My youngest by the time he was about 10 years old found the bed to small also thye aren't any good in the guest room after the kids are done.
omg! I'll take the bed!
Oh decisions decisions. I am lining up my choices. I have listed it for sale on Craigslist and Kijiji in case I have interest there. I have contacted a carpenter to see about lengthening the rails, although then I change the original rails, and am considering an IKEA foam mattress that I can unzip and trim. Thanks for all the great ideas. I really just have to decide if I want to keep this bed and then go with the best option I guess. I just need to make a decision and stick with it and stop being so ho-hum and indecisive.
Thanks again
Mara :)
Oh I love the bed! Another alternative it an Ikea twin mattress, it has a zipped cover, so all you have to do is unzip, cut some foam off, and rezip it, and tuck it into the frame. Or resew the other side of the cover to make it fit again. Easy and not expensive.
did someone mention the sheets too.....I know I am customizing a loft bed for my son and the designer said you can easily have a mattress and sheets made.....you buy regular sheets and take them to a seamstress
(sp) to modify and then the mattress can be made at a foam place as mentioned.....good luck
Check the Sears Catalogue as they have a really good selection of non-standard mattresses. Before you go looking for a smaller mattress though I would figure out what that means when it comes to finding sheets (fitted). If using the mattress you have now makes more sense see what it would take to make new rails (vs cutting and adding to the originals). It's probably no big deal to a carpenter to reproduce those rails only longer. That way you would keep the integrity of the bed by having the one piece sides.
Also, if memory serves you need some other support in there. They used to have metal frame/springs to hold up the mattress or wood slats because otherwise the mattress can fall through. The alternative is to use a normal metal bed frame with box spring and build the bed around it. That way too, you could cut (I say that with trepidation since it's an old piece) those side pieces and extend them and not worry about losing the strength the one solid piece offers.
Nice bed BTW. It's a keeper.
That looks like it is a 3/4 bed which you can still get a mattress for as I did a few years ago for my antique bed .
Measure it and I will tell you if it is. :)
You could go buy a mattress at Ikea and trim it pretty easily, I would think. I own the [URL=http://www.ikea.com/ca/en/catalog/products/50073386]Sultan Forstad[/URL] mattress and find it very comfortable. The twin is only $179. It is a regular foam mattress that has a layer of memory foam on top. It comes in a zippered cloth cover so you could just unzip it and trim away.
Great bed!!
The first thing I thought of, also, was to extend the side rails... but I see that they have a a detail at each end (where it's easiest to add wood). If you take the rails to a master cabinet maker/wood worker I'm sure he can find a way to extend them AND not ruin the special detailing at each end. I'm thinking he'd be able to cut them (perhaps the middle?) and add a piece - these woodwork experts know how to do something like that and you can't even see the joins.
Good luck! :)
it goes great in the room. You can check out foam companies; I know there's one in Missisauga that I used to buy my foam from but the name of it escapes me now, they did custom mattresses & it didn't seem too over the top. Although I think Amanaka's idea of having the side rails extended would be my first option! I like how high the bed is, looks like you can store some toys under there!
It would be worth checking out how much a custom mattress would cost, the bed is adorable.
I have no idea how much it would cost to have a custom mattress made but what about having the side rails extended so that a regular mattress would fit? I would think that would be cheaper!
I think it fits with the "rustic" feel of the room.