San Francisco, California, U.S.A. - 9th November 2012
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Hey Alex,
So cool to have your own apartment! Hope you find or make some cool furniture. Can't wait to see it finished. Yep, we have lots of tips. Maybe put your lawn chair on the roof but leave room for Santa to land there on Christmas Eve. . Make a picnic up there. Sun bathe. Star gaze.
This is how we make a bed: find a box top in the size you want for the base. Gather lots of material from the charity bag for sheets, blankets and pillow cases. We took a piece of cat bed material from an old broken cat perch, sewed it double and stuffed it for a soft mattress. A dark brown velour blouse was cut up for bedspreads, tablecloth, pillow and bolster covers. The headboard is a 4" x 6" picture frame covered in that same velour material.
A smaller bed has a platform made from another 4" x 6" frame.
We got lazy and never finished hemming all the sheets and bedspreads but we think it doesn't show too much. Of course, we test the beds daily by jumping up and down. .
Have fun, Alex,
Your friend,
Suomi-boy