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Hideaway Headboard Rotating columns are added to a headboard. From "From Junky to Funky" episode DFJF-305

In this segment, host Samantha Gleisten adds storage to a headboard that rotate to look like decorative columns.

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Materials:

matching wood columns
plywood
adjustable shelf clips
wood trim
crown molding
sub trim
6" wood slats
primer
paint
sandpaper
rotating mechanisms
light fixture
wood putty
screws
finishing nails
table saw
chop saw
circular saw
jigsaw
miter saw
hammer
nail gun
power drill

Figure A

1. The rotation mechanisms should be six inches square. Be sure to make four 6-1/8 inch square blocks from 3/4 inch plywood scraps using a table saw and chop saw. Note: Double check the angles using a speed square.

2. Screw one block to the top side of each rotator using 5/8 inch screws (figure A).

3. Find the center of the square columns, and then screw in the rotators to the bottom and top of each with the wood block facing outwards.

4. Make a base and top piece to mount the columns to. Cut two, eight inch pieces of birch plywood using a table saw wide enough to accommodate the columns when swiveled at a diagonal.

5. Cut one of the pieces into a wide "U" shape by marking the width of the columns from the outer edge, and then cutting in halfway to the center of the piece at these points. Finish by cutting out the portion of the wood between these two cuts using a circular saw.

6. Attach the columns to the base and top pieces.

7. Place both columns upside down on top of the "U" shaped piece at either end—making sure there is enough clearance for the bed when the columns are on a diagonal. Also, make sure that the columns don't extend beyond the back side of the sheet.

Figure B

8. Put the rectangular base piece over the columns (figure B). Again, check to make sure this piece is centered in the same way as the other.

9. Drill four 1-1/4 inch screws from the top into the wood blocks mounted to the rotators on both columns.

10. Carefully flip the entire structure over, and then reposition the "U" shaped top piece as it was before. Screw from the top into the wood blocks of the rotators--now locking the columns into place.

11. Make a backer board to fit behind the unit, attaching the top piece to the base.

12. Measure the distance between the top of the top cap and bottom of the base. A full 4' x 8' piece of plywood will be used, as well as a sheet cut to the remaining height using a table saw.

13. Use wood glue and screw four, six inch wide wood slats to the back at the same height as the entire unit--equally spaced apart.

14. Pre-drill and screw the finished backer board to the back of the unit through the sides of the base and top piece.

15. Replace the trim pieces on the columns, and then add new trim to the top and base piece. Note: This step can be done with the columns attached or separated from the unit.

16. Attach 1" x 2" sub-trim to the perimeter of the top. This will act as reinforcement for the crown molding.

	Figure C
	Figure D

17. Miter cut crown molding, and then nail to the outside edges of the top piece (figure C).

18. Attach round trim to the base making sure to miter all the corner pieces.

19. Replace all existing column molding to match the new pieces on the top and bottom.

20. Finish by attaching shelves to the inside of each column and light fixtures to the top piece.

21. Drill holes to accommodate adjustable shelf hooks. Cut three shelves out of plywood to fit inside each column (figure D), and then flush with the outside edge.

22. Attach the light fixtures to the underside of the top piece. Drill a hole to run the wiring out through the back of the unit.

23. Fill any nail holes with wood putty, and then prime and paint all surfaces. Don't fill in any screw holes which wood prevent the unit from being disassembled.

Project Cost:

Columns: Free
Swivels: $16
Plywood, trim, materials: $55

Total: $71