Headboard Project

Brian and I were in the need of a new headboard....but as you know that can get pretty expensive.  A custom upholstered headboard can be several hundred dollars and we have run out of $$$$$ so we decided to make our own.

We found this great old door for $20 at an antique store and thought it would be perfect.

Brian measured and figured out how much we needed to cut off to fit our queen mattress.....which meant POWERTOOL TIME!

He only had to remove one panel.

This hole will be at the bottom so you cant see it....

And we removed the hinges

Then we started sanding it down to get a smooth finish

We liked the way it looked with the natural wood......but we had already decided we were painting it and had bought the paint beforehand.  

Brian added some wood to either end to make it look more "finished."  Then he started building the support and frame to attach to the back.  (I'm starting to be really impressed with his handy skills at this point)

There was a hole where the hinges were......

this was sanded down and leveled out after this

but Brian filled it in because he is handy like that.

Brian filled in all the gaps

And it ended up looking like this!!!

LOVE IT!

Strange color you might ask??? Well the color was picked from this fabric

Brian said he is okay with the color because we are going to be living in a khaki box so a pop of a crazy color was good with him but I later overheard him talking to my dad about the color and he told my dad that he just painted it that color because he was told to.....which is not true.

THE BEST PART OF THIS PROJECT WAS THAT IT ONLY COST US $60!!!!  That includes the door, paint and lumber!!!! not too bad!