I’m nonetheless engaged on the bed room and lobby, making an attempt my hardest to get all of those small (and principally boring) tasks checked off of my record earlier than I can name these areas completed. The one massive undertaking that also must be completed is stitching the draperies. I bought another panel completed (aside from the hem) yesterday, in order that leaves another panel. Then I have to hem all 4 of them. The opposite lamp is sort of completed as properly. So issues are shifting proper alongside, however they’re not enjoyable and thrilling blog-worthy tasks at this level.
The undertaking that I’m the proudest of on this bed room is clearly the upholstered mattress. The brand new hasn’t worn off but, and I can’t even inform you what number of occasions I stroll into the bed room simply to have a look at this mattress. It’s additionally seen from the music room when the bed room doorways are open (which they virtually at all times are), so I discover myself stopping within the music room as I’m passing by simply to admire the mattress. 😀
I used to be curious to see how a lot my DIY upholstered mattress value me, so I took a couple of minutes so as to add up the price. Observe that that is how a lot it value ME, as a DIYer who typically has leftover supplies available from earlier tasks. So this isn’t how a lot it might value somebody who’s simply beginning out and has no leftover supplies available. However while you DIY nearly all the things, you’ll at all times have a stash of leftover supplies that you just’ve already factored into the price of a earlier undertaking. So when you may make the most of these scraps, it’s virtually prefer it’s free! 😀 So right here’s how the price breaks down for my upholstered mattress:
- 5 yards of extra-wide cloth – $345
- Plywood for headboard – $45
- Additional wooden for headboard body – $0 (available)
- 2″ foam – $70
- Spray adhesive – $13
- 3 packages of excessive loft batting – $54
- Cording – $0 (available)
- Staples – $0 (available)
- Cardboard strip – $0 (available)
- Plywood for base – $0 (available – leftover from closet cupboards)
- Screws for base – $0 (available – leftover from closet cupboards)
- Additional lumber for base body and slats – $88 (some available from bed room wainscoting)
- Furnishings ft for base – $31
- TOTAL COST – $646
Over half of that value was the material. I may have used cloth that I had available to cut back the price by half. (I’ve 13 yards of cream Crypton upholstery cloth that I’ve held onto for years.) However a stable cream mattress wouldn’t have had the identical impact of the material that I purchased. So I used to be keen to pay extra for a totally customized look.
This Elenora customized upholstered mattress in a queen dimension from Ethan Allen is $2564 plus $350 for delivery. I don’t know what number of cloth choices they’ve as a result of they don’t have them on-line. It’s a must to go to one in every of their Design Facilities to see all the choices.
I discovered a few different locations that supply upholstered beds the place you may select from an assortment of materials that they provide, however all the costs have been fairly comparable to those. So at a minimal, I saved $1000 by constructing it myself. Not solely that, however as a result of my cloth choice wasn’t restricted, I’m fairly certain I’ve a totally customized, one-of-a-kind mattress. And I even have the satisfaction of with the ability to say, “I made that with my very own palms,” every time I cease to admire my upholstered mattress. There’s actually nothing that compares to that.
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Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I transform and adorn the 1948 fixer higher that my husband, Matt, and I purchased in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is unable to do bodily work, so I do nearly all of the work on the home on my own. You may study extra about me right here.
