I Think I Need a Nap

I've been meaning to post this picture for a while. A few weeks ago, I stopped by the workshop to get my first look at the assembled bed. It was staggering to see it. I'm not sure I can describe what it was like to see the bed all together for the first time. I've seen the individual parts, run my hands countless times over the smooth surface, but nothing quite prepared me to see the whole thing.

John went to Wilmot's last week to see about matching the stain color to the other furniture in the bedroom. I've mentioned Wilmot's in Middleboro before, but they are so awesome they deserve another shout-out. They not only tried about eight different stain mixtures, they tried them all on conditioned wood vs. non-conditioned wood, shellac vs. no-shellac. They even called Zinsser about how to treat the shellac so that a spray on finish will stick to it. Seriously, if you need to buy paint, stain, wallpaper, or flooring and you live in southeastern Massachusetts, you will do well to rememer Wilmot's on Everett Street in Middleboro. They are awesome!

I'm extremely nervous about the finishing portion of this project because we basically only get one shot to get it right. I'm sure we'll be fine, and pretty soon I'll get to take that nap in my spankin' new, fabulous bed!

Good night everyone!