Bedroom furniture

[Sawdust]

The carcasses are all built in 19mm ash faced MDF, all shelves are edged with solid ash and the panels are edged with ash veneer. The doors are solid ash frames, mortice and tenoned with 6mm ash faced MDF panels.

The door on the right covers up a chimney breast and mounting the TV was fun!

The dressing table was built to match, also of a combination of solid ash and ash faced MDF. The top is solid.

I made two identical (ish) bedside cabinets.

And of course a bed

The legs taper in just about every direction and the back is a solid frame with a veneered MDF panel.

A couple more shots.

And finally (if you're not already bored). I rebuilt my speakers with some of the spare MDF and ash.

Thanks for looking and any comments are welcome.

Cheers
Mike

 

[mailee]

Now that looks great Mike. I do like the clean look of Ash. I like the idea of building with the Ash veneered MDF. I can't seem to find any of it in my neck of the woods. I better not let SWIMBO see this post or I will have more work to do. :wink:

 

[Sawdust]

Now that looks great Mike. I do like the clean look of Ash. I like the idea of building with the Ash veneered MDF. I can't seem to find any of it in my neck of the woods. I better not let SWIMBO see this post or I will have more work to do. :wink:

Thanks. I get all my MDF delivered by a joinery manufacturer/supplier in Driffield but they get the MDF from Arnold Laver in Hull. They aren't a million miles from you and I think they have places all over so they might be able to help.

Cheers
Mike

 

[Corset]

Very nice that. Its an impressive task completing all the jobs and matching them up. I have a real problem finishing the last bit.
Owen

 

[PowerTool]

All fantastic work,Mike - but for some reason,I find the look of the dressing table most appealing;it just looks very neat,light,and just right in proportions.

Andrew

 

[Woodmagnet]

Great stuff Mike, i too really like the dressing table.

 

[Bean]

Good work Mike, I too like the proportions of the bedside tables. Are the legs tapered, they look it but maybe my old eyes decieve me :shock:

 

[Sawdust]

Good work Mike, I too like the proportions of the bedside tables. Are the legs tapered, they look it but maybe my old eyes decieve me :shock:

The legs on all pieces are tapered on their inside edges.

Thanks
Mike

 

[CNC Paul]

Mike

A really nice job, I hope you enjoyed making it.




CNC Paul

 

[sawdust maker]

Yes I agree with all above. Really nice furniture, well proportioned and appears to be very well finished. What finish did you use? Also it look like a lot of work. How long did it take you?

Paul

 

[Sawdust]

Yes I agree with all above. Really nice furniture, well proportioned and appears to be very well finished. What finish did you use? Also it look like a lot of work. How long did it take you?

Paul

Thanks Paul,

The finish is B&Q matt varnish - the water based, odourless stuff. Most surfaces had three coats and the tops of the dressing table and bedside tables had 4, gently rubbed down with fine sandpaper between each coat. It dries in no time and you can put several coats on a night. I used varnish because cups will inevitably get put on the tables and the doors will get a lot of handling so I wanted a protective finish.

I really don't know how many hours I spent all together. A LOT though, especially as all the ash was bought rough sawn and I had to machine it all and it was the first time I'd done it so there was a bit learning involved. I have been working on it for months but I have a day job too so I didn't work full time on it.

By the way I just noticed you are in East Yorkshire too - I'm in Kilham, where abouts are you?

Cheers
Mike

 

[RogerM]

Very nicely coordinated suite Mike. My favourites are the bedside tables. Interesting use of veneered MDF. Did you find that the solid timber matched it easily or did you have to be selective?

 

[WellsWood]

Excellent work Mike you should be reet proud. Couple of things though, any chance of a look inside? and what's going on with that odd frameless door in the corner?
Lovely stuff though - I particularly like the bed, you have really hit the sweet spot with the angles on the headboard =D>

 

[Lord Nibbo]

Lovely jubbly =D> \/ You won't find quality stuff like that in Ikea :lol:

Love the bed design, infact I love everything including the HiFi speakers, whats HiFi speakers doing in a bedroom though? :lol:

Can I ask you one thing........ Can you remove the pics before swmbo spots them? :lol:

 

[Sawdust]

Lovely jubbly =D> \/ You won't find quality stuff like that in Ikea :lol:

Love the bed design, infact I love everything including the HiFi speakers, whats HiFi speakers doing in a bedroom though? :lol:

Can I ask you one thing........ Can you remove the pics before swmbo spots them? :lol:

Thanks your Lordship.

The speakers don't live in the bedroom - my SWMBO would never allow it. They live in here: http://www.avforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=611286

Cheers
Mike

 

[Sawdust]

Very nicely coordinated suite Mike. My favourites are the bedside tables. Interesting use of veneered MDF. Did you find that the solid timber matched it easily or did you have to be selective?

Thanks Roger,

I found that veneered ash was a little 'plainer' then the solid ash but the colour matched pretty well. The variation between the two wasn't much greater than the variation between two planks though so all in all it wasn't a big problem getting things to match.

Cheers
Mike

 

[Lord Nibbo]

Wow what a set up

The yamaha unit at the bottom.... is that your surround sound amp?

Many years ago we had a friend who worked for Yamaha and I had the very first 7 speaker surround sound unit in the country if I remember it was something like a DSP 1000 I cant really remember, but boy it was mind blowing at the time Top gun was about the only film with surround sound :lol:

 

[Sawdust]

Excellent work Mike you should be reet proud. Couple of things though, any chance of a look inside? and what's going on with that odd frameless door in the corner?
Lovely stuff though - I particularly like the bed, you have really hit the sweet spot with the angles on the headboard =D>

Thanks Mark,

I will try to take some pics of the inside. I forgot to describe the odd door in the middle. The current plan is to fit a full length mirror to it which is why it is not a panelled door.

Mike

 

[woodbloke]

Mike - excellent bedrom suite =D> - Rob

 

[Sawdust]

Wow what a set up

The yamaha unit at the bottom.... is that your surround sound amp?

No, the Denon amp in the cabinet built into the wall is the surround amp. The Yamaha is my old urround amp and is a stop gap until I can get a good deal on an Audiolab or something similar. I like all the AV gear for films but not for music so the plan is to get a good audio amp for music and let it drive the front speakers and run preamp outs from the Denon to the audio amp.

Plus I'm currently rebuilding the sub - so like a lot if things, it's an on-going project (or obsession according to my wife). But I always say a man needs a hobby!

Cheers
Mike