Walnut bed
Another commissioned piece where I was given considerable latitude with respect to design.
I had for some time been wanting to build a piece with an arched foot on an outward leaning leg. This resulted in the tall headboard leg; it was then necessary to scale the leg down for the footboard, while still retaining the same style. This was challenging, being constrained by mattress thickness' and the like, but I feel I rose to the challenge. The mattress sits directly on slats, rather than a boxspring, and the footboard's crest rail is slightly below the height of the mattress. I feel this allows the piece to exhibit the aesthetic aspects of a footboard, without becoming overly heavy. |
I put an unusually large amount of effort into sourcing wood for this piece. I had to look far and wide to find thick, clear pieces of walnut for the rails and legs. The panels are from some flitch-cut walnut I bought green and dried, allowing me to balance the grain in a harmonious manner. The centre panels are book-matched spalted maple; the pictures don't do them justice. |