My daughter needed more storage for clothes as she had a tiny wardrobe. She also still had most of the things that she had since birth and it was not functional for a little girl of 7. She loves craft and Lego and books so we needed more space for all those things and she needed a new bed.
i added two IKEA wardrobes, a desk, a bookcase, a new handmade bed, revamped the old Kallax unit for toys, wallpaper and some fun lighting.
I made a 1.2 M wide desk and white washed the beech top to give it a luxurious feel.
the Toybox is 1 m wide by 600 high and I used plywood and a beech panel top. It holds all the big bulky toys. I finished it in gloss enamel white.
the bookcase is 1.3 m tall x 80” wide. I used a shelf pin jig to put the holes in for the shelves and all the shelves are made from beech panels. I also used white hard wax oil on these to finish them. The little box under the book case is a cubby to house the vast array of soft toys my daughter has!
I am in love with this beautiful wall paper from Milton King. It’s so soft and feminine and I think it will age well in the room. I made it a bit fun by lining the bookcase and wall with twinkly candy lights.
i made the bed using dressed pine and Tasmanian oak. It’s a camp bed design I modified from Anna Whites website. The Tasmanian oak has been oiled and pine finished in enamel gloss white.
i fancied up the Kallax unit with some new brass legs and pink boxes.
she loves it and loves playing in there!
Materials
Spec-rite beech panel 1.2x 600 x 3
Spec-rite beech panel 1.8x 300 x 3
1.2 x 900x 18 plywood
2.4x280 pine DAR X 2
4 Brass hairpin legs
70x70 pine DAR LEGS OF BED
180 x 2.4 Tasmanian Oak DAR
Tasmanian oak Bull nose edging
Tasmanian Oak Tongue and Greove Paneling for bed head
bed hanger set
42x19 DAR FOR SLATS
Tools
