| 6ixStringJack: Although, you may want to consider buying a set of those "wheel coasters" just to be sure. I don't know what they're called, but they're squares that fit under the wheels with little walls around the edges that would make sure it stayed put on you once pressed down on the carpet with the weight of the bed on them. |
| 6ixStringJack: Yeah. If you weren't looking for anything fancy like a light or shelving behind you, really no need to put an ugly piece of plywood up there when you can just pad out the back of the metal so it doesn't scrape your wall. And since you're not a 6'6" 330lb dude, you probably won't be accidentally making the bed move away from the wall anytime soon. |
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| Brenda: Yeah, there is carpeting in the bedroom. No there aren't any brakes on the wheels that I've noticed and it seems pretty stable the way it is. |
| Brenda: I see where you are going with the furniture pads. |
| 6ixStringJack: I would think that would look a lot nicer than having a plywood headboard either way. And unless you were worried about the bed rolling out from you, it shouldn't be a problem. You got carpeting under it? Do the wheels have a "brake" or other locking mechanism? It should be fairly easy to get the bed set so it wouldn't roll anywhere. |
6ixStringJack: Right... That's what I was mentioning the furniture pads for. Just stick them on the ends and it should protect the wall. There's also the option to use a few old socks and duct tape them too.  |
| Brenda: The frame juts out at least an inch at the head, so need something that I can put there that won't ruin the wall or anything. Room is not big enough to turn anything around it. |
| 6ixStringJack: What about just putting the bed up to the wall then? Does the frame stick out too far that you wouldn't be able to do that? That's why I suggested some furniture pads to put between the ends of the frame that would bolt into a headboard just so you protect the wall and the paint job. I'd tell you to turn the bed around, but that probably is much easier said than done and then you'd have two tripping hazards that could wreck your shins one day too, so probably not ideal anyway. |
| Brenda: I intend to keep my eye out for anything useful. I miss being able to write or read before I go to sleep. |
| Brenda: Nobody leaves out anything that good around where I am. Just ratty stuff, that maybe a college student might have wanted back in the day. |
| Brenda: I will check the plywood out. |
| 6ixStringJack: I just think you should probably have a pretty easy time finding used ones on the cheap if you keep your eyes open. |
| 6ixStringJack: Not that I even have them anymore, but I feel bad becuase I had 3 extra BEAUTIFUL head/foot boards that were "given" to me (see: leaving somebody else's hoard to add to my own), and I finally got rid of them in 2019. At least my neighbors knew somebody who was really interested in them, so they got a good home. I was going to keep dragging them back into my garage before the trash men picked them up otherwise. Way too nice to throw out. |
| 6ixStringJack: Yeah. Check out those options first for sure. Even if you could do a plywood solution, you deserve much better than that. Treat yourself to a nice looking headboard. |
| Brenda: It's hard for me to get to somewhere that would sell plywood. That is the only problem with that. |
| Brenda: Yeah, that is what I should do. The Sally Ann as we call it up here. |
| 6ixStringJack: And the plywood will work with the right bolts and washers, which probably came with the bed frame. The bolts might be too long, but you can find something to build up around them, like a bunch of extra washers instead of just one on each side of the plywood. It won't be the prettiest headboard, but it would work. |
| 6ixStringJack: Yeah. Check out the Salvation Army. Or if they have something like Habitat for Humanity Restore too, but at least by me they're pretty overpriced. People get rid of head/footboards all the time so you should be able to find one somewhere for a decent price. |
| Brenda: In my city it would be the Salvation Army Thrift store. They have furniture and I might find something there. I never really thought of it. It is a good idea for sure. |