Hi guys!
Today I’m going to show you how to build this miniature queen sized bed with
a modern geometric headboard design. This is a very simple project requiring just a
few square dowels and some jumbo popsicle sticks. I’ll also show you how to make the
bedding and the rose petals out of some surprisingly ordinary supplies.
Let’s get started!
To build the headboard, you need some square dowels. I’m using these thin quarter inch
dowels. You’ll need 4 of them in total for this project.
Take one and cut out a 5 inch length. I’m just using a miter handsaw to cut this out.
I also cut out two 3.5 inch sections. Glue the two shorter lengths vertically under the
5 inch piece. As usual, I’m using Elmer’s wood glue.
Then I grab a bunch of jumbo popsicle sticks.
Because these are quite thin, I’m going to double them up.
Add some wood glue to one stick, stack another one on top of it, and
use some binder clips to clamp them together. This will help prevent any warping.
Then I cut off the two round ends so I end up with a 4.5 inch piece. Position it in the
headboard frame ¾ of an inch away from the bottom.
Then use that miter saw again to cut out four 1inch pieces. Add a drop of woodglue to the
ends of one piece and add on 2 pieces. Add more wood glue and add on that last piece
to finish the rectangle. Make three of these.
Position all three inside the frame. This gives you an idea of what the design will look like.
Cut out four 1/3 of an inch pieces. Add between each of the rectangles using some wood glue.
Make sure these little guys are centered midway up the rectangle. This will help make sure
everything is symmetrical.
Cut out 6 more 1/3 inch pieces. Add 3 to the tops of the rectangles and 3 to the bottoms.
Look at how pretty that is. The headboard is all done.
Now we need to make the rest of the bedframe. To make a longer jumbo popsicle stick, I stack
2 together and cut off a round end. Then glue those flat ends together. Make 2 of these
so we can stack them for thickness. Make sure to stagger these two so the joint is at a
different area on each stick. This will ensure this piece won’t snap at the glued ends.
Cut out a 6.5 inch length. Make 2 of these. Then cut out two 6.5 inch lengths from the
square dowels. Glue one to each of the popsicle stick lengths. This forms the ledge that will
hold up the mattress.
Add glue the ends of the popsicle stick area on the headboard and attach the long frame
pieces. Make sure the dowels we just glued on face inward.
Then cut out another 4.5 inch popsicle stick, double it up, and glue it to open end of the
frame. This closes the entire bedframe up.
For the front 2 legs of the bed, cut out two ¾ inch pieces from more dowels. Then glue
them to each end of the front of the frame.
Then grab a bunch of coffee stirrers. Cut them down to a length of 4.25 inches. I used
8 of these in total. Glue them to the inside of the bedframe. Make sure they sit on the
ledges we added to the 2 long sides.
Look at that- the frame is all complete. Now let’s paint it. I’m going to use this
dark brown paint for an espresso look. I add it everywhere including the inside of the
frame. That’s unnecessary but I do not play around when it comes to minis. This is how
the frame looks with one coat. It’s works if you’re going for a rustic look. I want
it darker so I go in with some more paint in those light areas.
Then to seal in the colors, I brush on a few coats of polyacrylic. This adds a really nice
sheen to the wood. I make sure to cover the inside too because I don’t want the brown
paint rubbing off on the mattress.
Here I’m just adding in the mini mattress and 2 pillows. I made them using the exact
same steps as in my no-sew mini mattress and pillow tutorial so make sure to check that
out.
Then for the bedding, I grab an old dress shirt. My fiancé shrunk his shirt in the
dryer so now it’s mine. I cut off one sleeve. Cut it open and now you have a nice big piece
of fabric to work with. I cut out a 9inch by 9inch square.
I’m just using a rotary cutter and ruler to get a really clean straight cut. I cut
out another square out of some beige chiffon fabric. These will be the 2 sides of your
blanket. I’m using some no-sew fabric glue. Add glue to one side of dress shirt piece.
Line it up with the chiffon and press down. Keep doing this all around the perimeter of
the square making sure to just leave one 2 inch area open.
We’re using this hole to flip this blanket inside out. Then fold in both sides of the
fabric and glue down. Now the entire piece is sealed. Iron out all the edges for a clean
crisp edges and the blanket is done!
Place it on the finished bed in any style you like. I’m folding up the blanket here
so you can see the foot of the bed.
Almost there guys! Last part. Let’s make the rose petals. I grab some red scrapbook
paper. Honestly, the thinner the paper, the better. I take a regular paper hole punch
and punch out a ton of little circles. Soak them in some water for a few minutes until
they’re soft.
Then grab one and rough it up a bit so it’s wrinkled. You could also pull parts of it
off for a feathery petal look. I made a ton of these! Let them dry and as you see, they
will retain their shape. Then just sprinkle them on the bed. So romantic!
That’s it guys! I hope you liked this video. Give it a thumbs up if you did and make sure
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