Reclaimed Bleacher Platform Bed

Bleachers!  You know the ones you sat on back in the day at your high school pep rallies or basketball games.  Perhaps the ones you didn't want to sit on if you played basketball or volleyball.  Ask my dad, I HATED to get benched during v-ball games.  Grrr.

One day C and I were shopping at World Market for something.  They had a dresser or something displayed on a simple platform box.  C lightly kicked it with his foot and said, "I could make ya a box like that to put the bed on."  I looked down and then at him to make sure he was serious and quickly nodded Heck Yes!

That's what sparked the project.  C was just at a second use store and got pine to make this awesome bench I never posted.  There were bleacher boards there that he thought might work.  Field trip!

Custom Coffee Table Part 2 (Guest blogger!)

Today's post comes from the artist himself, Chris.  It is cool to watch him in his element.  He is truly talented!  Major bonus -  I get to enjoy the end product in our home as well.  Enjoy,  Lisa

The inspiration for the table came from two directions, the first a table that was friendlier to our little guy and second, working with wood is so much fun.  Making a coffee table seemed like a great project to embark on.  Our old table was a behemoth with nasty corners on the top and bottom; perfect for little people to hurt themselves on as well as for adults to stub toes, scrape ankles, etc.  At some point in our past it was a good idea and useful; no longer though.

Lisa already provided pics of the place where we picked up the wood, the pieces we bought, and the finished product.  By the way the sawyer we go to is a great down-to-earth guy.  We will continue to go with him for other projects.