Daybed turned down for sleeping zzzzzzzzzzzz
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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 and 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 white pillow with seed bead stuffing and covered it with the same cream fabric as the sheets.
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. The bedding is all glued in place, so it is permanently turned down for sleeping.
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