Reclaimed Barn Wood: Toddler Bed

Papa made Levi his first big-boy bed.

Toddler sized, but full of awesome style!

These boards were interior ones, from the stalls for the animals. 

It's from the last barn we had on our property, that sadly had to come down a few years ago.

He started in on it about a week and a half ago, planing down the wood and cutting the pieces he would need.

The mattress sits down in, leaving a little rail then about 4" so he won't fall out of bed.

The cut outs allow for the mattress to be even with the opening so he can get out of bed without help.

We tried to copy this one.  Except we didn't do the cutout star, and made a couple other minor changes.  And that's because Audrey will use the bed next and it wouldn't fit her bedroom theme.

We think it looks plenty like a cowboy, though, all rough and ready, with the hand-sawn details of the wood showing through, even though it was planed and lightly sanded afterward.

We love every worm hole, every knot, and ever little nuance in color and texture in this 120-year-old treasure that barn left us.  

The legs were made using one old hand-hewn beam, that was ripped into four posts, then run through the planer.

Made even more special because Papa lovingly made, then signed it.  :)

The natural color variations in the wood are left as is, and then only a polyurethane finish is added, to show it off.

I think it's pretty special, beautiful, actually, and I had promised to show you, so here it is, our second project.

(Here is the first project.)

We are pretty thrilled with it and we think Levi and his mom and dad will be, too!

I will let you know how it went, I'm delivering it to him, soon!  :)