3.14.2011

Reader Project.

After seeing my last post where I posed the question if bunk beds could be stylish, Jennifer sent me photos of her own bunk bed makeover.

Here's her daughter's existing bunk beds before...


AFTER.


What a transformation!
In her own words, here is a description of how she accomplished the look,

"I attached it to the ceiling by first making a large frame from 1x4's the size of the bedskirt. Then I made a similar frame out of 1x2's that was 1/2" smaller all around and then mounted it to the 1x4 frame. This created an inner rectangle slightly recessed and to that I attached my curtain panels with flat head thumb tacks (This way they can be removed if they need to be cleaned.) The bed skirt was stapled on top of the whole frame and was mounted into the ceiling using 8 toggle bolts."

I love when creative people transform the "Ehhh" in to "Wow"!
Thanks for sharing, Jen!

29 comments:

Handbags*and*Pigtails said...

Thats phenomenal! Esp since Ive always thought the metal bunkbeds are the worst to look at. Shes made a believer outta me:)
XO,
Sarah

Maria Johns said...

wow thats definitely stylish, amazing!!

Unknown said...

ummm wow! This is incredible! What vision:)

The Purse-a-holic said...

WOW is all I can say. Where do all these DIY Divas live? I need to befriend some lol.

Confessions of a Purse-a-holic

Christy @ MCH PHOTOGRAPHY said...

Awesome redo

Anonymous said...

WOW!!! Absolutely gorgeous! Does Jen have a blog?

autumn said...

that YOU for sharing! this is so inspiring...as were the images from your previous post on bunk beds. i have to admit that i don't LOVE bunk beds, but i have seen a lot that are really well done.

Chandra said...

Oh my! Can she come do my kids' room? Seriously! Wow!!!

lemondropdreams said...

What a smarty pants!! That looks soooo much better...

Karen said...

That looks amazing,so pretty. Who knew bunk beds could look so fabulous.

Jenn said...

Thank you so much for featuring this Michelle! I feel so honored to see my work on one of my absolute FAVORITE design blogs! Hopefully this will give me the push to start my own blog. There is such a remarkable community of amazing women creating beautiful things out there that I'd love to be a part of! Thanks again!

Rachel said...

That's so awesome!!!

Caitlin @ Desert Domicile said...

Wow, what an amazing transformation!!!

Mya said...

wow!! saw you on nate berkus show today!!

Jenny Ruth said...

Yay~~ Go Jenn! I am so excited to see your work featured.Very proud of you, friend!

Mindy @ Heart Maine Home said...

Um, LOVE it.

Unknown said...

This is beyond perfect! Absolutely love it!

TLF said...

Wow, it looks fantastic!!

The Tooley Family said...

Wow, your work is A.M.A.Z.I.N.G!!

The Yellow Cape Cod said...

Love it, had to post it on my Facebook page. Thanks for sharing.

Ever - The red house by the lake said...

What a wonderful transformation. Really well done!

Just a bit worried that it will be a lot darker, but hopefully that is just the picture.

Amazing, really!

Tonia Lee Smith said...

AH-mazing! Beautiful makeover.

Marcia V. said...

Super lovely. That's what I call a makeover!

Kellie Collis said...

What a gorgeous transformation! It looks so elegant! Enjoy the beautiful day, Kellie xx

Anonymous said...

wow, thats a lot of pink! Definitely makes bunk beds classy!

Lisa said...

Wow! Incredible makeover. Love it.

Debbie said...

Awesome! I see a Super Hero cave in my near future!!! Amazing!

Unknown said...

My jaw is currently on the floor! Fantastic! Now I'm kicking myself for passing over all those cheap metal bunkbeds on Craigslist! This is fantastic!

Anonymous said...

Wow! Love it!