Bed frame.......

.....tick.

One of the problems I faced when moving the wardrobe was that I needed access to the new one, I needed to be able to stand in front of it to get stuff in and out, but in getting that space I would have to lose the space needed to enter or leave through the bow doors because the bed would be there, with limited room I decided to have a moveable bed.

The main central support base is fixed and offers simple open storage beneath, the two drawers that were beneath the original base were not very practical as to get to the space behind them you had to remove the drawers, this meant removing the front half mattress and collapsing the bed frame towards the wall, it was tedious, so I have opted for practicality, open space with more room available and easier access.

The normal sleeping position will, I think, be with the bed against the bow (first picture), giving access to the wardrobe, when required the mattress support frame is on rollers, so it will slide back against the wardrobe giving access to the bow doors (second picture), if I find after living with it for a while that it would be better the other way around it’s no problem to reverse the sleeping position, time will tell.

So two days of carpentry, with decisions being made on the hoof and this is the result.

The original design was simplified quite a lot, an upstand frame around the mattress was binned to save a couple of inches in both width and length, space is a major factor and I can live without fancy bits, it was also less work and less expense, that might have been a decider as well.

There is some painting to be done, but I am out of primer and the Wickes store here only sell big tins, so it will wait until I can source a smaller amount.

A new memory foam mattress is on order for delivery here Monday, maybe I will have a restful weekend, yeah right, I own a narrow boat, there is always something to do!