Leah's Broken Bed Projects
The Bed, Right When We Moved In |
I tried to salvage the headboard and footboard, but eventually we decided just to get her a boxspring and frame and figure out the pretty parts later.
Our reusable assets: there was a footboard and headboard, some long side rails, the slates that held up the mattress, and the trundle parts.
I started with building a set of hooks from one of the slates that held up the mattress. Leah has been requesting a spot to display her soccer medals and you know I'm a sucker for hooks.
Here's what I did: I cut down the slate and dug through my hooks bin (am I the only one that collects hooks?) and found a few that matched. Then, using a drill, installed them onto the board and then onto the wall. Easy-peasy. And FREE!
Hooks From the Dead Bed |
Just a little white paint I had laying around the house and boom! Instant sign.
Here it is hanging over her bed. We found this "cool" tropical outdoor fabric in the remnants box at Jo-Ann's. It's standing in as a headboard for now. And oh so beachy.
And that's really just the beginning ...
I'm planning a set of shelves, a large farmhouse sign and a few chalkboards that can move around. So more to come!
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