Saturday, May 24, 2008

A Pair of Chalkboards Beds

This is a set of beds that were competed on 5-18-2008 shown here with the beds closed. They are built for two boys that shared the same room. These Murphy beds are built with a chalkboard and pegboard front and the beds are separated by a 24” bookcase with drawer and shelves behind a door. A drink try has also been added between the door and the drawers.

This is basically a Murphy bed with a flat face, which I call the Alpine. I painted the lower section with a chalkboard paint that can be purchased at any home store. On the upper section I used contact cement to attach a roll of pegboard material and then built a frame around that. I also added a chalk tray which I milled out of solid maple with a fluting bit.

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