A cross between a shed and a day-bed, the shed-bed is part of a wider fire-pit and decking project, dryly stands in a rain shadow. It was constructed from four eight-foot fence posts, each pair joined by lower and upper stretchers, the resultant side frames joined in the same fashion.
Battens along the inside of the long lower stretchers support thick slats. Trusses were formed at each end and the roof was planked-out, using reclaimed wood. The weatherboarding used to form the gables and the headboard was also reclaimed. Roofed with mineral felt and galvanised corrugated sheet, capped with ridging formed from scored and folded scrap aluminium sheet.
Mattress from Freegle; cheap bedding from pound shops. Candle holders made from scrap aluminium; string of LED 'bulbs,' powered by a hidden solar panel, from a pound shop. Integral 'bedside tables;' storage beneath the shed-bed for firewood for the adjoining fire-pit.
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