HereвЂ™s my process: After allowing ample time for the stain to dry, wipe off and/or shop-vac your wood to make sure thereвЂ™s no dust. YEP! I applied (3) coats of satin polyurethane.

Lightest: Saturate with water, brush on stain and wipe.Дid you use a clearcoat or waxвЂ¦or something? Medium: Brush some water, then brush stain and wipe accordingly. To achieve different tones: Darkest: Stain with a brush, immediately wipe off excess stain with rag. This is messy, so make sure you work on an old tarp or something.

Then I immediately stained (with a separate brush). completely saturating the wood), the less stain will be able to be absorbed. Since wood is porous, it will absorb the water first, then the stain second. HereвЂ™s a breakdown of the process: I filled up an old Tupperware container about half way with water and physically brushed the water onto the wood. How did you achieve that look with the stain?ДЇor the stain I used the water/stain method used in the pallet headboard build. The stain is вЂњRust-Oleum Ultimate Wood Stain (Dark Walnut)вЂќ. Pre-drill into the 4Г—4 legs about 2вЂі and then screw. The legs rest under the 2Г—3 slat supports and are attached to the main frame using 3-1/2вЂі screws. If you donвЂ™t see your question answered, comment and IвЂ™ll do my best to clear things up! I really want to help you make a kick ass platform bed. Please read both the FAQ and comments below for answers to any of the questions you have regarding this build. To check out how the headboard was made, click here!ДЄnd hereвЂ™s how the bed looks in the new bedroom! Next up IвЂ™m going to design and build the headboard, so stay tuned!ДЄlright, IвЂ™m back with the headboard photos! Check em out! I drilled a screw in each piece a quarter of the way down and then alternated sides with the spacer.ДЄnd hereвЂ™s the final bed-frame, without any fancy pillow or comforterвЂ¦ I tweaked the spacing of a few slats to make sure they fell over top of the two middle support legs. I took a scrap piece of 2Г—6 to use as a spacer for the slats. вЂ¦Annnnd IвЂ™m back with the final bedframe update!ДЄfter cutting and sanding the slats with 80/120 grit paper, I brought them to the bedroom and threw them in the frame. The final coat of poly is on and IвЂ™ve hijacked the legs forвЂ¦ Pre-drilled with a small bit before nailing and theyвЂ™ll go in like butter!Д¬lamping, gluing and nailingвЂ¦and paint bucketing?! I need more clamps! Set your trim flush with the inside edge of the 2Г—6 frame.ДЈ-1/2вЂі screws do the trick. Stained! I brushed water on the wood first to give the stain a more uneven look.Д¬ut the front 1Г—3 and back 1Г—2 to 75вЂі. Triple bagged some screws, nuts and boltsвЂ¦ Now IвЂ™m going to beat up the woodвЂ¦donвЂ™t judge me! Look at that baby bump! Okay so the slats are cut to 75вЂі. Sanding, staining and throwing on poly actually takes quite a bit of time. Next up IвЂ™ll be sanding & staining! Stayed tunedвЂ¦ Just going to rest my eyes for a little bitвЂ¦ All in all, it was $75 for the wood.Д¬ut your front and back 2Г—6вЂ™s to 78вЂі and your sides to 79вЂі.Д«efore attaching each joint, I check forВ square!Д¬ut the center 2Г—4 to 79вЂі and the outer 2Г—3вЂ™s to 79вЂі as well. For the legs I picked up some beefy 4x4s. I have a 2вЂіx3вЂі along each side set down 1-1/4вЂі to hold the planks (which hold up the bed). The main frame is 2вЂіењ†вЂі with a centered 2вЂіx4вЂі set down 1-1/4вЂі for stability.

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