This Is Why I DIY (The Cost Of My DIY Upholstered Bed VS. Store Bought Upholstered Beds)

I’m nonetheless engaged on the bed room and lobby, making an attempt my hardest to get all of those small (and largely boring) tasks checked off of my record earlier than I can name these areas completed. The one large challenge that also must be completed is stitching the draperies. I obtained yet one more panel completed (apart from the hem) yesterday, in order that leaves yet one more panel. Then I must hem all 4 of them. The opposite lamp is nearly completed as properly. So issues are shifting proper alongside, however they’re not enjoyable and thrilling blog-worthy tasks at this level.

The challenge that I’m the proudest of on this bed room is clearly the upholstered mattress. The brand new hasn’t worn off but, and I can’t even let you know what number of occasions I stroll into the bed room simply to have a look at this mattress. It’s additionally seen from the music room when the bed room doorways are open (which they virtually at all times are), so I discover myself stopping within the music room as I’m passing by way of simply to admire the mattress. 😀

I used to be curious to see how a lot my DIY upholstered mattress value me, so I took a couple of minutes so as to add up the fee. Word that that is how a lot it value ME, as a DIYer who typically has leftover supplies readily available from earlier tasks. So this isn’t how a lot it will value somebody who’s simply beginning out and has no leftover supplies readily available. However if you DIY nearly every little thing, you’ll at all times have a stash of leftover supplies that you just’ve already factored into the price of a earlier challenge. So when you’ll be able to make the most of these scraps, it’s virtually prefer it’s free! 😀 So right here’s how the fee breaks down for my upholstered mattress:

5 yards of extra-wide material – $345
Plywood for headboard – $45
Additional wooden for headboard body – $0 (readily available)
2″ foam – $70
Spray adhesive – $13
3 packages of excessive loft batting – $54
Cording – $0 (readily available)
Staples – $0 (readily available)
Cardboard strip – $0 (readily available)
Plywood for base – $0 (readily available – leftover from closet cupboards)
Screws for base – $0 (readily available – leftover from closet cupboards)
Additional lumber for base body and slats – $88 (some readily available from bed room wainscoting)
Furnishings toes for base – $31
TOTAL COST – $646

Over half of that value was the material. I may have used material that I had readily available to cut back the fee by half. (I’ve 13 yards of cream Crypton upholstery material that I’ve held onto for years.) However a stable cream mattress wouldn’t have had the identical impact of the material that I purchased. So I used to be prepared to pay extra for a very customized look.

This Elenora customized upholstered mattress in a queen measurement from Ethan Allen is $2564 plus $350 for transport. I don’t know what number of material choices they’ve as a result of they don’t have them on-line. It’s important to go to one in every of their Design Facilities to see the entire choices.

I discovered a few different locations that provide upholstered beds the place you’ll be able to select from an assortment of materials that they provide, however the entire costs have been fairly comparable to those. So at a minimal, I saved $1000 by constructing it myself. Not solely that, however as a result of my material choice wasn’t restricted, I’m fairly certain I’ve a very customized, one-of-a-kind mattress. And I even have the satisfaction of with the ability to say, “I made that with my very own palms,” every time I cease to admire my upholstered mattress. There’s actually nothing that compares to that.

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Addicted 2 Adorning is the place I share my DIY and adorning journey as I transform and embellish the 1948 fixer higher that my husband, Matt, and I purchased in 2013. Matt has M.S. and is unable to do bodily work, so I do the vast majority of the work on the home on my own. You can learn more about me here.

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