Now i know we had talked last time about how we where going to make our bed. Thanks to our dad he had the saw and the right equipment for us to be able to use to start it. My brother Lucas and i had decided that we needed 5 10 ft long 4×4 boards which all together costed us $20 in order to have enough to make our bed. Knowing that we did not hesitate to go to our local lumber store and buy the 4×4 boards. The next day we rushed to our parents house where our dad had the right equipment and tools to help us start this project.

Unfortunately the board that our dad had that we where going to use for the top piece was to short and warped out. After finding that out we had no choice but to go to the Lumber Yard and buy a piece of particle board. Now that we had all the things we needed to get this bed done it was time to get to work.

Finally after we got our bed frame done we helped our dad put the pool cover on the pool to prepare for the winter. we rushed back to our home town to our local Walt-Mart to look at mattress foam options. On our way to the mattress isle, we stopped to pick up a staple gun and staples which totaled at $12 for gun and $2.50 for the light duty staples. Make sure that if you purchase heavy dusty staples they are for a heavy duty staple gun and light duty for the light staple gun. we decided to go the cheaper route and buy three packages of queen size mattress foam pieces at $11 a piece. We made sure to grab a black bed sheet before leaving to our parents house so we didn’t have to spend anymore money on a bed sheet.

Patiently we decided to attach the foam in the parking lot in the event that we did not buy enough foam and it was not going to be soft enough. We stapled all three foam pieces and cut off the extra for sides to act as a pillow on both sides. We then took the extra left and stapled it to the sides and the bottom of the frame to create extra padding and comfort. It was now time to bring the black bed sheet in the mix. Started from one side and stapled a tight fit all the way to the other side. As you can see here our method worked out really well considering our low budget. I couldn’t wait to get home and add all the extra blankets and the brand new matching color sleeping bag with the body pillows.

Once we got home we remembered what dad had mentioned. We originally where going to use the extra 2×4 board from the bed frame to build a computer work station, but instead he thought it would be a good idea to put in an already built desk inside of it. Nick had Noticed that the desk that was left in the trailer we live in might fit. Luckily we bought a tape measure from the dollar store turns out it ended up being the exact measurements needed except for the height. So we cut off the legs and here are the results. The sliding droor is an added bonus for storing equipment. We salvaged a lock and attached it to the droor to prevent it from sliding open while taking turns.

Over all we managed to get a lot done in a very short time this is because of our drive to work on something we are actually interested in because when you love your work or what you are working on, its not “work” anymore.

Until next time,

Lucas Alumbaugh