10 Tips to Refinish Wooden Beds

We know that finishing of wooden beds get fad with time. You need to refinish them so that you may get a fresh and appealing look. But refinishing wooden beds is not so easy; you need to look upon some critical points. These beds have a special coating of varnish to protect the wood from scratches, cuts and stains. To refinish your bed you first need to remove this glossy layer. You should have a proper know how of particular materials so that you may protect wood and surroundings from the stains; otherwise you will end you work with permanent stains that will not remove.

Here, in this post, I have provided you with some instructions to be followed when you are at a mission of refinishing. Have a look!

1. First of all, remove the bedding and mattress from the bed frame very carefully and place them far from the place where you are going to do the work.
2. Clean the wooden bed with ordinary soap or dish washer. Use soft rag to clean out the bed.
3. After applying soap or dishwasher you must clean it with damp cloth to remove the soap properly. Let the bed dry for a full day; be patient.
4. You need to sand your bed using a palm sander. The sandpaper should be off 120-grit. Sand the bed until the finishing of bed gets dull. Focus on corners and edges specially.
5. Change your sand paper and use a 220-grit sand paper. Sand the bed again until and unless the wood finish gets off and the wood grain becomes smoother.
6.  Clean out the sawdust from your bed; use a tack cloth to wipe out the dust.
7. You need to apply professional tape, which painters use, to the places you do not need to refinish. Then place a plastic sheet on the floor and cover it with a cloth sheet. Plastic sheet will not let drops of paint pour on your floor while cloth sheet will give you bed a smoother platform to be placed. Place your bed on the cloth sheet.
8. Obtain a paint brush that is specially designed to apply oil paints. Apply oil based stain on the bed using this paint brush. Use a clean cloth rag to remove the excessive stain from the bed. Wait for 4-5 hours so that stained bed gets dry.
9. Use mineral spirits to wash out the stain from the paint rush. Your paint brush must be properly clean before you use it to apply coat of some other material.
10. After cleaning the brush, apply a coat of varnish to the stained bed frame. You must wait for 6-7 hours to let the varnish dry; after that you may replace the bedding and mattress.

These are some of the simple tips and instructions in my dictionary that I could guide you to refinish your wooden bed. Through this formal procedure your bed and surroundings will not get damaged and stain. 

Wooden beds- why or why not?

Regardless of the point that whether you want to change the interiors of your existing room or want to decorate a new room ,  you must always know the plus and negatives of the product that you are going to purchase. One product is not best in all situations that are why selection of product varies from position to position.

In this post I am going to discuss the pros and cons of wooden beds because bed is an important part of furnishing while decorating a room.Wooden beds are a classy addition to your room, available in a variety of shades and designs.

Pros of wooden beds:

• One huge advantage of these sorts of beds is their high availability in different textures, colors and shades of wood. For dramatic look you may took darker shades and for romantic touch you may took lighter shades.
•  These beds are available in different looks like contemporary, antique, traditional and modern. You may choose any look to matchup with your other furniture and home look.
•  As it is a natural product, not chemical zed so it needs little maintenance. You can protect it using wax polish.
•  It is easy to clean and duster.
•  It is affordable, available in any budget according to different kinds of woods.

 Cons of wooden beds

•  It is so heavy, if you want to change the setting of room then it will a back breaking task.
•   As it is made up of trees so it is not environment friendly. 

Bunk beds save the space and money

Bunk beds are the best options that are considered when you are thinking to acquire a bed for your kid. Some children initially oppose to share their bedrooms but at later stage they became comfortable in sharing it.

There are many advantages of having such sort of beds. The major benefit of installing a bunk bed is the proper utilization of space in limited spaced bedrooms. By keeping the two beds on each other you can save 50% of your room space very easily. The most important benefit of having a bunk bed for your children is its durability and its versatility.  These beds are available in the market in a huge range of sizes. Different sizes have different longevity. Most of the parents want to purchase such items for their children which do not get outdated quickly. Parents want to save each penny that they have spent on the items of their children.

Another guarantee provided by bunk beds is safety. They have many safety measures that are built in them at the time of design. For example they have guardrails at their sides to protect the child from rolling out of bed. These guardrails are removable. Children use their beds very roughly. They do jumping on it and also do many other experiments. Generally speaking metal bunk beds are more durable and sturdier. However, many parents prefer wooden bunk beds for their children as these beds are having more aesthetic properties. The wooden bunk beds are considered to be more comfortable.  

When you sleep well then you feel good and look good

Each night we go to sleep we need a reliable and comfortable place to have a sleep. Bedroom is a place where we spend 1/3 of our day. So we need a mental and physical satisfaction when we are choosing our bed. Just imagine that you are having a full day of hard work, you enter your home with blasted mind, you have a luxurious dinner and then you want to have a peaceful and healthy sleep so that you can get fresh for the next day. But the disaster happens when you wake up suddenly in night due to discomfort and you know that the reason behind that is your bed. What will happen then?? You will just think to burn your bed.

The solution of such situations is comfortable wooden beds. Wooden beds are now available in many types of woods and many different stylish appearances. You can choose your wooden bed according to your own preference. Regardless of the types of wood used the wooden beds are available in multiple sizes as well. You can also buy wooden beds in the form of storage beds.  This improves the look of your room and reduces the space usage by cutting down the extra furniture. That is the reason most of the families are still using wooden beds. The other reason behind the use is the durability of such beds. These beds do not get rusted as metal beds that are why they are far better than those metal beds.

Those days are gone when wooden beds were considered old and boring. Now these beds are symbol of class. They enrich your room with elegance.