The daybed looks as though it has a deep base to hold the proper support for a twin mattress, but the cardboard liner sits near the surface.
I replaced this piece with white cardboard and covered it with cotton to give the appearance of box springs set into the base.
I cut two layers of foam core board and glued them together to form the mattress. I made the foam core pieces smaller than the cardboard to allow room for the bedding fabrics.
I covered the mattress with millinery batting.
I made sheets from pretty cream fabric with light brown leaves.
I stitched the detailing around the top. Even though the stitches are out of scale, I like the finished look.
I made a coverlet from printed cotton Sarah sent me. I wasn’t sure about using green for the green bed, but it was the best out of all the fabrics I tried. It’s understated yet fun. I made a white bed pillow with bead stuffing and covered it with a pillowcase made from the same cream fabric as the sheets.
The bedding is all glued in place, so it is permanently turned down for sleeping.
To disguise this fact when I want to show it with throw pillows, I’ve used a fine afghan from Mary at Roslyn Treasures. There are decorative throw pillows to lean on as well.
I think the colors and patterns all work well together without seeming like it was intentionally put together.
When the bed is made into a sofa, the sleeping pillow hides out in the cabinet by minisx2. :D
There will be more items in the cabinet eventually.
