Backroads mom

It’s March, and while my head is outside in the garden it’s still a little chilly out. so I decided to do a small project I’ve been dreaming up. A few years ago my dad and I made an awesome king size headboard out of an old 6 panel door I found at an antique store. It is beautiful and is very special to me. ( see my post on this king size headboard) However my husband and I wanted to downsize a bit and decided to buy a queen size mattress. Well I sure didn’t want to ruin that beautiful headboard that my dad and I put together! So I had a dilemma buy a new headboard or build one….

I started by researching headboards. What do I like, how much do they cost etc. Wasn’t long before I knew building one was going to allow me the freedom of expression and get me what I wanted without breaking the bank.

I then set out on a journey to look for vintage architectural pieces I could reuse to fashion a headboard! I can’t say I came across a ton of options but I did find some great old porch posts that inspired my vision!

I then went to my local lowes and looked at wood and trim to decide exactly what I thought I wanted to use on my headboard.

I considered plywood, but just didn’t feel like that would give me my vintage look.

So I decided to buy a number of 1×3 pine boards to use. I initially thought I wanted them to go vertically. But decided that may look too modern for the feel I was going for.

I used about 10 1×3’s. I also used some left over trim to add to the top. Adding a little whimsy with the trim. Once I had the head board the size I wanted I screwed everything together with wood screws and wood glue. I used my Brad nailer to set the small pieces of trim. I then caulked and sanded everything to make it smooth. After that I needed a paint color! I deliberated on color but knew that a chippy white would go with my vintage theme! I had some paint left over from another project, reuse and re

imagine!

Once painted I sanded some off on the edges using my ryobi orbital sander. And added some gold craft paint to the edges!

I just love how it turned out!!

Project list!

• 1×3 pine boards I used about 10 but that will depend on your finished size.
• Trim of your choice
• Porch posts or 4×4’s
• Brad nailer, sander, miter saw and screw gun
• Wood glue, putty or caulk
• Finish nails and wood screws
• Paint

Let me know what you think!!

See my other posts to view some other easy DIY projects!

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• Lemon balm
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• Herbal favorites!
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• Crockpot apple cider
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