DIY Upcycled Headboard...

by Tracey Lee Cassin

3 Materials

$160

4 Days

Medium

My daughter was in need of a new headboard for a queen size bed,

I searched what was available from stores in my town.

The result was:

Don't like that...Nice but won't suit the décor style...or perfect but too expensive!

Next was an online search...

and there was soooooooo many to choose from.

But most were way out of my price range, or the freight charges to my tiny township were exorbitant!

SO that left the DIY upcycle option...And that is exactly what happened.

I came across a damaged modern country style pine headboard.

With a little bartering I managed to acquire it for just $60.

I actually could not believe the retail price of this headboard was originally $450 New Zealand dollars! The workmanship was so poor. The were wood staples randomly stapled over the base board of it. That created a lot more work to prepare for sanding. But hey we won the battle in the end with a little mother daughter joint work.

The broken end knobs were removed and wood sealed.

Then the entire headboard was sanded.

And then two coats of chalk paint in pure white was applied.

Once dry it was waxed.

And here it is attached to the queen size bed.

And here the headboard is attached to the bed.

The decor pieces were co-ordinated to pick up the colours from the artwork above the bedhead.

And just because we love pretty - a long string of tiny drop battery powered fairy lights were wrapped around the headboard as a finishing touch.

For the whole bedroom makeover story as well as the story about the artwork above the bed, visit the blog over at:

http://miabellapassion.blogspot.co.nz/2018/02/diy-upcycled-headboard-and-beautiful-art.html

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