I’m with you on painting. I will paint anything if I think it will look better, regardless of it’s ‘worth’. I’m just wondering how you would paint this type of birch wood. Is there some sort of finish on it? If you painted a smaller surface like this, would you sand, prime, and paint with a brush? Would you use an alkyd based paint? Seal it? Sorry, I’ve just painted a lot of furniture and I would say that the results have been less than stellar and the finishes haven’t held up well against staining or chipping.

Thanks, Anna.

I don’t hesitate to paint anything if it means I’ll like it better afterwards. We have a lot of bent-birch elements that we’re planning to use in the bedroom (chair, stools, pendant lamp, bed…), and it can get too matchy-matchy. I think painting the bed (and maybe upholstering the inset headboard area) would break up the monotony nicely. See how nice it looks on the Aalto pieces?? :) :)

maya: I just got your emails, they came through fine! I’ll reply tomorrow, I need to get some sleep now. :)

Does it really make that much of a difference? Isn’t wood just wood (if you’re sleeping on it, that is)? Would you really paint it? I’m too chicken to do mine. I like it the way it is, but if you do it and it looks as great as everything else in your house I may be tempted to copy. But, you first.

For what it’s worth, I’m almost positive it’s high enough to put standard bed-boxes underneath.

Thanks!

I’m not sure about the measurement, but I will check it for you tonight!