this is why my car is still slow and not lowered
 

yet, at least. i still have a surprise toy i want to buy in the next week or two as well as a 47-52in lcd tv.

i've been sleeping on a twin size since, well, FOREVER! keep in mind i'm 6'1" i had to stop having my gf/wife (same person) sleep over because it was too uncomfortable to sleep on our sides the whole night, plus she's a fucking bed hog.

a little less than a grand latter, i have this dime:

Attachment 29099

$600 - sealy queen bay island memory foam mat
$120 - lumber from lowes
$140 - sheets + comforter

oh, also painted my room seaside vacation blue (gay name), some trim for the roof (going to replace carpet, floor trim in future), new curtains + hangers (another window directly across from the other one).

i thought of the bed design in the shower, where every genius idea comes from, obviously. building the bed took about 6 hours over two days.

here's the parts list:
http://img864.imageshack.us/img864/7138/partslist.jpg

instead of having a lip for the cross members to support the center of the bed, my dad decided it would be a time saver to buy 2x4 joist hangers, which did save a shit load of time. the inside construction, after cutting the 2x4's to size took about 20 minutes. the center is sunk in about 1/4in so a board could be placed over them to distribute the weight more evenly.

http://img143.imageshack.us/img143/8226/sealy.jpg

Looks awesome bud!!! Good job

Boy Im glad you clarified that...

gf/wife?

Were pretty much married without the wedding bells.

And you guys obviously don't live together. How they hell were you sleeping on a twin bed. My god. My wife and I just got a king bed a few months ago and now we can't see how the hell we slept on a queen with 2 dogs for so long.

Paint it and dremel out some cool designs on the top of the posts. haha.

My wife and I just got a new Sealy pillow top a few months back. Damn does my back feel soooo much better every morning. You are going to love the new bed.

Oh and good job on the frame.

it does. i slept so well last night that i'm disappointed i didn't buy one sooner. my lower back feels amazing.

i thought about staining it until i realized how much of a pita it would be. i do plan on some nice fence post type jobbers for each of them.

i was looking into these to help set the mood.
http://cdn.content.compendiumblog.co...6aaca0a2e0.jpg

the only difference, besides price, between a king and queen sized bed is it's width (except a california king), which isn't a problem with me since we both fit fine in the bed. i was considering a full sized but they're just a wider version of a twin and my problem was my height.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...tressSizes.svg

nice man! I just moved into a queen from a full size and it is worlds better both for when the GF is staying the night and length. Its nice not touching both ends of the bed when I would sleep straight...or try to.