I cant remember where i found these headboards, but they’ve been in the shop for a bit and i was finally able to get to them last week. And ya, i could of painted them up cute to re-use as a headboard again, but i love me some repurposed stuff!
So, the legs were just cut off where they taper on the bottom with a jigsaw, then they were light sanded and primed using a dark brown tinted primer.
Next up, i painted one a fun yellow, distressed it with an electric sander and then glazed it. The other one, i painted some spots with Valspar crackling glaze, then basic white and also heavily distressed that one with the electric sander.
Lastly i added some hooks to each and they were done!! Easy project that is fun and unique and could be used for TONS of things! How cute would these be in a bathroom for towels, a girls room for her dress-up clothes, a kitchen for aprons or even out in the yard to hang flowers or garden tools! Tons of ideas come to mind! I want one for above my potting bench…
The 411
Yellow
Primer – SW multi purpose primer tinted to a dark brown
Paint – Brittlebrush by SW
Glaze – SW Van Dyke Brown oil based glaze
Clear Coat – SW Woodclassics in a gloss
White
Primer – SW multi purpose primer tinted to a dark brown
Valspar Crackle Glaze
Paint – basic white from SW
Clear Coat – SW Woodclassics in a gloss
All hooks are from Hobby Lobby
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FYI – these are currently for sale exclusively @ GroopDealz. Go here for more info and to purchase!
Oh how fun are these. What a genius idea. Love the yellow color too. Hugs, Marty
thanks Marty!!
I love your blog I have gotten so many ideas from you. I am remodeling my bathroom and turned a French Provencial dresser into a vanity I have the headboard that matches and I’m going to turn it into a rack with hooks for towels. Thanks so much for your ideas.
you just gave me an idea! We are also turning an antique dresser into a bathroom vanity for our basement and i dont want to use the mirror – but its a really cool round frame and i could totally repurpose that into a towel holder!! I seriously didnt even think of that until your comment – funny!!
Sausha, I love what you did with these! I never would’ve thought of that. They look awesome and I can just picture them in a mudroom as a stylish way to hold all of a family’s stuff. Awesome!
These are just fabulous! I think I might know what to do now with my old 3/4 bed that’s languishing in the playroom with a crib mattress that doesn’t fit :) Hmmm, it may even be great for a wall-mounted planter-box.
You just gear up the creative side of my brain!
What a darling idea! Thanks for sharing all your paint colors!! Love!!!
your very welcome :)
Just darling… I shared your photo on my Facebook page today!!! Great to meet you! I’ll be back!
What a great idea for old headboards! You could hang one of these in every room of the house. It’s a great to keep clutter off the floor, especially in a mudroom or back hallway.
What an adorable idea! The sunny yellow is my favorite one!
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I just came across your site and an LOVING it! Your creations are just lovely and I’m so excited to find the great inspiration!
Oooh!! I love re-purposing, too! Just yesterday (July 15, 2012), I re-upholstered a CHAIR by using re-purposed BELTS! If you have a minute, stop by my new blog and let me know what you think! http://www.WhatAmberLoves.com
what i cute idea!! they turned out so cute – good job!!
O, how I love your ideas. I have the same exact set of head boards in my garden being used as trellises. I picked up some more head boards over the weekend and hadn’t figured out what to do with them yet. I love this…! I have also attached a chicken feeder to them and used them as planter box supports. Fun stuff!
O, I just love this idea. I have the same exact set of head boards in my garden right now being used as garden trellises. I picked up another set of head boards this weekend and had no idea what to do with them. This is just great I love it.
What a lovely idea and a great choice of colour. I have never given much thought to re purposing but i feel quite inspired by your blog and i love the vintage feel!
What a cute idea. The yellow is great and shows how repurposing can really suit any style, vintage, shabby chic, industrial, modern. I love taking old pieces and making them “new” and useful again. keep up the good work!
Wow! I love this! I have a headboard that someone just gave me and I was not sure what I was going to do with it because it really was part of a bed frame and needs the rest of the frame to go with it. This is an awesome idea!
Those are just too cute! So clever to use them for hanging, they would be so cute in an entry way, too.
Im in love with these! Beautiful. Pinning :)
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