Before

We’ve been sleeping on a futon on the floor for about 2 years now in Brooklyn. Maybe it was ok to do that in college, but we’re in our 40’s. We also don’t have a dresser. We pile the clothes up in our unpainted DIY closet. Since we’ll be down there full time for about a month during the holidays, we’re trying to get the living conditions under control.

This means a real bed (or a real platform for the futon). The bed in the photos was purchased as part of a set. The other pieces were sold off, but nobody wanted this boring old thing. I had intended on sprucing it up, but since it sat in the damp garage for so long and got moldy and warped, I had no choice but to do refurbish it.

Instead of finding replacement veneer, I ripped off the damaged bits and painted them gold. The Howard’s Restore A Finish was still wet when I took the photos. I was thinking of embellishing the bed with photo transfers or stencil, but I kind of like simple, clean lines (ok, it has to be cleaned up).

What do you think? More to do or am I finished? I don’t know if I’m just being lazy or I like it this way.