DIY Reclaimed Wood Queen Bed and Side Tables
Most of the wood used for this project was salvaged. It is very unlikely I would have made head and footboards out of 2x12 stock but it was free and I needed bedroom furniture. The salvaged wood came from four very large pallets each consisted of one 2x12, two 2x6′,s four 4x4′s and a couple 2x4‘s all in non standard lengths. The 4x4′s came with the corners beveled off. I don’t know why they were that way but I decided to bevel the edges of the boards used in the head and foot board and the top of the end tables so they all had a similar stylistic feature.
The only wood that was not salvaged was the 4x4 legs for the bed, the rails and the drawer fronts. The pallets had several carriage bolts holding them together which means there are holes in some of the table legs and all of the 2x12′s. At first I was going to fill them with dowels but ultimately decided against it. I oriented the legs so the holes weren’t visible from the front. When I applied the finish I made sure the stain covered the interior of the holes to prevent the glaring sight of unfinished wood from any viewing angle.
This was my first attempt at making drawers. They aren’t super smooth opening but overall I’m very satisfied with the look. After completing the project my wife suggested that maybe carving bear paw prints in the head board would have been a nice touch. I agree. I’m not an experienced carver and ultimately just didn’t have it in me.