Uh huh—knockin’ my socks off with some (self-inflicted) aggravation____ tell you later, and sure you’ll laugh.
Yes–this is of my own making. Figuratively and literally.
I’ve been thinking about this design -idea- for quite a while. **Sourcing the car part was its own challenge. I’ve fallen asleep many a night working out some of the design concepts/construction in my head. I’ve sketched out one design to change up to another–and finally aNOTHer.
Here’s the concept AND last sketch of my crAzy idea!
Braeden’s bed wall—is being built around a 1971 Ford pick up TAILGATE!
You can see it is essentially a sofa. The back of it is the tailgate, the seat is the bed. The other half of the waterbed drawer frame is the base. And I’m still hunting for some tail lights–oy vey!
I originally wanted a really old (1930’s-40’s) truck hood because they were small(er). Or I thought a bumper or a grill could be really fun! ~Couldn’t find ANYthing—affordable.
The original concept was for something unusual to become the headboard of my g-nephew’s twin bed. But when a neighbor found this tailgate for $10, and I wasn’t sure how good it was going to look cut down from 67″ to 55″ (the space it had to fit in)—this became the new design plan! And will probably work out better as he gets older!
Freddy & Petunia 