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Rustic Loft Bedroom Learn to blend modern with vintage in this rustic bedroom makeover. From "From Junky to Funky" episode DFJF-202

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Barn Wood Shelves

Rustic shelves are made from found barn wood.

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Materials:

barn wood
1" galvanized piping
galvanized flanges
ambering shellac
polyurethane
1/2" MDF
found molding
finish nails
found steel wheels
1/2" threaded rod
1/2" nuts, washers and lock nuts
Plexiglas
aircraft cable
adhesive caulking
tape measure
square
level
power drill and bits
wood glue
screws
planer
table saw
router with rabbiting bit
grinder with cutoff wheel
sander
aircraft cable hardware and tooling

Windows

Note: This project is a built-in that was custom fit to the homeowner's bedroom. Shelving was built to fit around the bed and the windows were built to cover the glass-block windows. Measure your own room and plan for your specific shelving needs before beginning this project.

To build the windows, pieces of Plexiglas were placed between two frames. One frame made from 1/2 inch MDF, created the back frame. Another frame was made from salvaged molding, creating the finished face.

Figure F

1. Rip 1/2 inch MDF to width on a table saw (figure F).

2. Create half-lap joints at the corners of the frame.

3. Construct the frame with glue and 3/4 inch wood screws.

4. Using a router, cut a rabbit joint in the MDF frame 1/4 inch deep to accept the Plexiglas.

5. Cut the Plexiglas to size using a plywood blade on the table saw.

Tip: Blades with finer teeth cut Plexiglas without cracking. Cut slow.

6. Put the Plexiglas in the rabbit cut. Hold it in place with adhesive caulking in the corners.

7. Build the face frame from salvaged molding. Cut to fit, and then miter the corners.

8. Attach molding to the MDF with finish nails in the front, and wood screws from the back.

9. Add wheels to the windows by drilling 1/2 inch holes in the frame. Countersink the holes using a spade bit. Cut 1/2 inch threaded rod to length—long enough for the hardware.

10. Using two nuts and two washers, tighten the threaded rod into place via the hole through the window.

11. Add the wheel to the stack, and then finish with a nylon locking nut.

12. Tighten the nylon locking nut enough to keep the wheel on the rod, but still allowing it to spin freely.

13. To finish, we added trim around the windows and aquarium rocks to create a stained-glass effect.

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