Bored? Check out these headBOARDS and footBOARDS :)

11 June 2009

I had to share some inspiration I've seen for old headboards and footboards:

Look what Kate from Centsational Girl did with a footboard she picked up at the thrift store (for half off nonetheless!):


She turned it into an outdoor message center!
Oh, but that's not all. She shows an alternate version for inside:

Look at what Karla from It's the little things that make a house a home did with a free headboard she got from the side of the road:


She turned it into an outdoor bench!
And finally, this one comes from the last page of the May 2009 Better Homes and Gardens. It's what is behind the headboard that caught my eye: Erin Diegel from Arizona upholstered her wall behind the bed:

pic source: Better Homes & Gardens May 2009

Don't you just love this look? She explains how she did it~I even typed it up for you, straight off the BHG p. 240 :) Oh, and side note~I loved that little mirror above the bed, found out it's from Anthropologie.

"She and her mom started by cutting batting to fit over three plywood panels. (Use 3/8 inch-thick board) Next they wrapped the boards in a budget fabric, pulling it tight and stapling it to the back. Erin dressed up the seams with upholstery nailheads. Wherever she drilled in a screw to secure the panels to the wall, she cut the spike off a nail and glued the head over the screw. Erin helped her mom make an upholstered headboard with the same technique."

I hope you are as inspired as I was~keep your eyes peeled in your thrifting and yard-saling for these hidden gems!
Happy Thursday~

34 comments

  1. I love Karla and Kate's projects. So creative! Thanks for taking the time to type up the instructions from BH&G. :)

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  2. I have such a hard time painting wood but those large message boards are realllllly great! Thanks for sharing!

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  3. Inspiring, especially all that chalkboard paint. Wow!

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  4. I love love love Kate's message board! As I told her, one more thing to add to my growing list of items to look for at yard sales and flea markets!

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  5. I have that BHG page torn out of my magazine in the hopes that when (and if) we ever finish our basement, we can have those on the walls as to act as a sound buffer.

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  6. Oh, my gosh! Those girls are so talented!!! I love the outdoor message board. And to take an old headboard and make it into a bench is another incredible idea. I wish I was handy like that! Thanks for sharing...

    Nancy

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  7. Those are great ideas! I love the bench. I have also seen benches made from old cribs. I've always wanted to try something like that, but haven't yet. Maybe someday...
    Mary Lou

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  8. So COOL! Never would have thought to do a chalkboard...I love it, the bench too!

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  9. Oh, we are sooooo on the same page ! I saw that page in BH&G and was impressed. I also saw an ornate full size headboard at the Goodwill last week and I'm so anxious to do what Karla did. Fabulous bench.

    Thanks for the linky !

    Kate

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  10. Thanks so much for this post! I stumbled upon the bench made from a headboard a few weeks back but couldn't remember where. I recently picked up a headboard from a thrift store that I was planning to refinish for my son's room. My husband found a headboard (and matching footboard) that would be perfect for our daughter's room (with some TLC of course!)... so, after sanding away on my son's, I ended up running across a steal of a deal on a bunk bed set and got him that instead. That left me one partially finished headboard that needed a purpose. I remembered the bench but could NOT find the right blog. I wanted to show my hubby. Thanks!!

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  11. This opens a whole new world of ideas!! Thanks for posting!! I would never have thought of a bench!

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  12. Thanks for sharing! I lauuuuuve that bench!!!!

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  13. Wow, they look so awesome! I want to do that too!

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  14. Thanks, Melissa! XO

    I hadn't seen the Footboard Chalkboard before - SO cute!

    Don't you just love the last page of BHG magazine? Great ideas every time! :)

    ~Karla @ It's The Little Things...

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  15. Very very cool ideas! Thank you! We're going to be moving in about a year and I can't WAIT to get started implementing some of these type ideas in our new home!

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  16. Love this post and love your blog!! I was given an award today and am passing it on to you as well!!

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  17. hi..i love the chalk board idea!!! you might want to take a peek at my blog when you have time. i have some interesting things i am posting!

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  18. All of these are great ideas, but that footboard chalkboard might find a way into my home office. I love a great look this is fun and functional! Cathy

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  19. Next time I see that head/footboard at my local Goodwill, I'm picking it up! WOW!

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  20. I love these Ideas, Next time I go to the DI I'll be looking at the headboards. I especially love that first one, it would be perfect in my kitchen.

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  21. Love the headboard ideas - thank you! I especially like Kate's message board. How totally creative that is!

    Blessings,
    Marie
    http://emmacallsmemama.com

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  22. Unbelievably amazing!
    ♥ Jen

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  23. Those are AMAZING! I LOVE that headboard that she turned into a blackboard. That is adorable. I am going to be on the lookout for a headboard now!

    So cute!

    XOXO
    Jen

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  24. Those headboards are just amazing! I love them~
    sandy toe

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  25. Aren't they all just wonderful. Such creative thinking and great ideas. And of course paint!!!

    Oh and I'm with you on the cheap sunglasses. I can't imagine paying much more than $5.00 for a pair. I've run over and sat on some more than once. $2.50 is even better.

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  26. wow, see this is why I visit your blog!! I would have NEVER thought of those things!! GORGEOUS, funny though.... I really DO need a headboard! LOL!!!

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  27. Okay, when I first opened this post I thought "BBQ Tonight" was actually written at the foot of someone's bed. My mind went immediately to when Michael, from The Office, came into work with a burnt foot due to making his breakfast in bed with a George Foreman grill. Hee-hee!
    All these ideas are lovely.

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  28. OMG! I love the bench idea! I'm totally keeping my eye out for a cute headboard now.

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  29. Love the ideas. I have a bunk bed from when my Dad was a little boy and it broke recently. I don't want to get rid of it so I may have to use one of these ideas. Now on the fabric walls-every time I saw this technique on Trading Spaces-my thought was-I have so much to do already who is coming over to vac. my walls. : )

    Cheri

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  30. These look awesome, I just loved them, I have actually been looking for such boards nice to have seen some designs here!

    Amber

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  31. I have always wanted a headboard bench! But that message board is amazing!

    m ^..^

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  32. Very cute and clever ideas!
    Thank you for sharing. :)

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  33. I found a twin footboard! Yippee! Kelly

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  34. Hi!
    Very nice designs of headboards. They are looking great. I also found very nice range of new headboards on cheap prices at http://www.dreambedroom.co.uk/compare_headboards.html

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