How Do You Make A Princess Bed?
Many children resist going to sleep at the end of the day. But bedtime becomes more inviting when you make your little princess feel at home in her own princess bed. Made of pine, the bed has a headboard padded with pink satin, shaped like a crown and decorated with jewels and lace. Buy one sheet of pine 2 inches by 12 inches by 16 feet and one sheet of pine 2 inches by 12 inches by 8 feet to build the bed. The average twin mattress is about 76 by 38 inches. Because mattresses vary, select the mattress first and measure before you purchase the lumber. From the smaller piece of pine, cut the headboard in two 12-by-42-inch sections. Attach them using straight brackets. This piece will be cut so the edges are rounded in Step 3. The headboard will be covered, so no division in the wood will be visible. Cut 2-by-2-by-12-inch legs to support the top of the headboard. Attach the legs to the headboard using brackets. From the larger piece of pine cut the side rails, foot board, slats and strip
