Comments on: A Whole Mess of Staples

By: Monika

Monika — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:04:31 +0000

I know it’s far too late and please forgive me if someone else has menioned this already, but you can felt the army blankets by washing them in hot water–and they are maaavelous when they’re done and dry. To touch, that is, not to look at, as the wool shrinks unpredictibly–but becomes very dense and opaque. Keep it in mind for the next hack, when you’re creating some other fabulous thing.

By: Meg

Meg — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:45:46 +0000

You are awesome! Thank you!!

By: K.Annice

K.Annice — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:30:53 +0000

You inspire me! There are always loopholes! I can’t wait to DIY my entire place. You give me confidence.

By: Kristy

Kristy — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 09:08:09 +0000

Fantastic job – I’m really impressed. The finished result is a beautiful design.

This may be an obvious question, but I will be moving within the next twelve months…if I were to only upholster the bedhead this would be simple to unscrew the bed again, right?

Thanks in advance…

By: Star (thekillingcurse)

Star (thekillingcurse) — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 21:06:01 +0000

You are a crafty one! Time to get rid of the nasty platform we currently have, find something simple, and give it an amazing Dan inspired makeover!

By: Christina

Christina — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 23:46:55 +0000

Do you remember the size of the wool blanket?

By: Kevin Johnson

Kevin Johnson — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 05:07:57 +0000

Hi,

Thanks for the inspiration! I was so excited so try this but I wanted a California King sized bed. Dammit, Ikea doesn’t sell that size, no long people in Sweden!

Anyway, I built one out of 2x6s and 2x3s, it was pretty basic. Everything turned out pretty great overall.

I had to order an oversized wool blanket (very hard to find!!) but this is what I ended up with:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/18987587@N00/6154918870/in/photostream

By: Lefty Kate

Lefty Kate — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 06:45:40 +0000

You had me at Left-Handed-Pencil! How freaking cool is that?!
I’m a lefty, my husband’s a lefty, our daughter (3.5) is a lefty, plus my dad is a lefty.
So I completely understand the absolute coolness of a “left handed” pencil!

Okay, now to continue reading your tutorial (moving my daughter into a “big girl” bed complete with FJELLSE frame)

By: Matthew

Matthew — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 20:28:41 +0000

i have a duncan phyfe that I got for a song on craigslist, with 6 chairs that need desperately to be reupholstered. i wanted to use pinstripe mens suiting – but this army blanket thing may be just the trick.

though the idea of a bunch of herringbone mix and matches made of Salvation Army sports coats is also appealing.

thanks for the idea daniel!

By: Anna

Anna — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 02:33:40 +0000

This is an awesome step by step! My only issue is that I have a king mattress (currently sitting on the floor for the past year!) I’ve been trying to find inexpensive upholstered beds but it seems like DIY is the way to go. Any suggestions for a cheap king sized frame? Too bad that particular frame only comes in a full size =/