SNS #30 brings you - refurbished headboards

Intro

Welcome to Saturday Nite Special #30!

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~ This weekend's theme ~
Refurbished headboards

I have a confession. I chose the headboard category so I'd be forced to get going on this cute foot board I'm creating to sell. Unfortunately, this is how far I got... nice tools! :)

Ah well... it'll be adorable when it's done up the way I envision it. I'll reveal it one day! :)

But I have done a headboard project in the past that I am still completely and utterly in love with.

I LOVE refurbished headboards. And I fell in love with this one when I found it at the thrift. The vintage non fussy lines were just beautiful in my eyes.

After painting it white and glazing it with a medium mocha tone, I mounted it alongside some hooks from Ikea. I also painted and glazed the original hook base to match the headboard.

These thrift numbers had been a recent thrift store haul, so I put them to work.

Before.

After.

This once rather boring bathroom wall is now a fun and productive focal point. And I am in LOVE with all those hooks! (Sorry, this old photo totally needed a new photo shoot. Lookit those shadows! :) )

And using authentic house numbers added abit of 3D fun!

Paint tip: I used a quality brush for painting to create brush strokes for a more vintage feel. The glaze captured the brush strokes perfectly and really does simulate someone repainting an old piece. It would not be the same result if the strokes weren't there.

Below is the themed refurbished headboard link. I can't wait to see what you've come up with. :)

Next week's themed linkup is ...

~ Ladders! ~

Ladders aren't just for climbing anymore. Go ahead and play with a ladder and see you next weekend!

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A bedroom fit for a young king of his castle - reveal

A boy's bedroom calls for a recipe of restful, whimsical and fun!

This sleeping boy remains safe alongside a massive brick wall, a flickering torch and sparkling stars illumating night's shadows!

A haven of soft grayish blues, greys, black and white mesh together to create a restful little corner with a touch of fun. The messy-made bed suits this boy to a T!

(puffy bed staging how-to upcoming if there's interest)

A mesh of mixed patterns from new and used finds create a potpourri of bedding bliss.

(bed in a bag set from Walmart Dec 2009, the rest from thrifts)

Shining stars create an illusion of a tall headboard, however this look takes you waaaay up high into the sky! All the way into the puffy clouds...

... created from the underside of a piece of scrap wall paneling. Sketch - 2 min. Cut with a jigsaw - 3 min. Painted clouds - 15 min. An under 30 min no cost quick solution for a whimsical valance.

The stars cast a wonderful glow as evening approaches. The lights (Ikea, found at a thrift) don't get warm and take the place of a night light, however I will say, although they clear a sleeping child's head, I'll be hiring them so my son doesn't hear them 'bonk' at night when he moves around. :)

At the foot of the bed, is this opening that was the perfect place to stash an armoire, chalk full of books and blankets. Rather than looking at dark doors to match the rest of the cabinet which would have created a black hole, a bright flat sheet was hung curtain style instead. The 'no sew curtain' was left with massive puddling on the floor so the sheet can be used as it's original intent at a later date if desired.

Tip: If you find a sheet with top banding as this one, it has a custom made look. This sheet was part of the bed in a bag set.

Wrought iron metal brackets from who knows what (thrift find), created the perfect companion to hold up a chunk of black curtain rod.

Between the armoire and the bed was the perfect little spot to tuck in a small desk.

The desk top and legs were painted white to lighten up the room against the blue walls. Black details tie in the chair and other blacks in the room, creating abit of added interest to the piece. The bonus is a more masculine looking arrangement, yet doesn't further darken the room!

Tip: Two toned furniture really takes a redo up a few notches. If you're still painting furniture all one colour, you need to give the two-toned a try. Once you start, you'll view furniture in a whole new way!

With the bed to the left, the fun place to hang is to the right! A lower kid sized play table is the perfect spot for Lego building or doing homework. The table received the same colour treatment as the desk to lighten up the top. A stow away bin always resides under the table for a quick cleanup.

Over sized bulletin boards don't overtake the room when painted out the same colour as the wall, yet allow for amble changeable art displays. More morphing to come in this area... I have big ideas for a larger magnetic board among other enhancements.

Wall mounted pen storage (Ikea) allows organization to the hilt without cluttering up the desktop. And is rather cool to look at if I do say so myself. :)

Lego and building apparatus DOES of course, take priority in this room after all. :)

Tip: lighter table tops allow you to find small toy pieces much easier. This tabletop use to be black and it fatigued the eyes. White solved the problem.

To the right of the play table, is a massive dry erase board. Not only is this a total boy magnet for drawing all kinds of boy type things, the board also makes spelling and math practice much more of an adventure!

 Honestly, my son sits at this thing every single day and creates the most amazing drawings, stories, lists, etc.

The back of the door holds funny dog tails (Ikea) that create the perfect little dressing area, alongside...

... a very funky skinny mirror. (Ikea) No square inch is wasted! The hook location, being behind the door, is the perfect hiding place for the piles of clothes that tend to accumulate. Each evening, clothes are hung on the hooks to get ready for the next day. (allow me to rephrase... we attempt this part)

The ceiling and walls are painted the PERFECT dusky blue that I had created.

Cloverdale Paint Canada - D3244 + 1YB

The brick treatment was stamped on the wall with a brick sized sponge, using an ice cream bucket lid filled with swirled paint. Highlights of black and white were added to each brick with the edge of a cheap sponge brush. I can do a how-to at a later date if there's interest. It was a very easy treatment, just abit labor intensive.

The entire room was wrapped in this treatment. The blue sky was left blank especially for super hero posters, that could be later taken down, leaving the room still somewhat themed for other current likes. The posters are already down so the idea was a sound one!

In case you're wondering how this room can stay so tidy and where all the toy storage is...

... it's in the PLAYROOM of course! (the 3rd bedroom upstairs) Being that there is only my son and I in our home and I used up the entire basement for my work, a playroom was created for the overflow of stuff and the need for extra romp room for visiting boys.

Tip: if you can separate the bulk of the toys from the bedroom, it becomes more of a study/sleep area.

Hardwood floors are in both rooms (actually the entire upstairs) which makes for the most incredible easy to keep clean floor ever! Felt liners are stuck onto anything that touches the floor for floor friendly sliding mobility.

This boy's room is easy on the eyes, is restful as well as fun! My son is now 10 and with the removal of the Spiderman bedding and posters, this room easily morphed into his current age group by a simple means of just changing out the accessories.

May your own little knight in shining armour or lovely princess in her palace give you the perfect excuse to morph into the land of kid-dom yourself someday soon. :)

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Crazy headboard anyone?

You have every right to question the above photo. What on earth is that?!? That my friends, is a part of my new headboard I created for the master bedroom.




Once upon a time, the bedroom was pretty bare bones. New floors and paint, check! But the real fun started when I was tired of no headboard and started snooping around in my own garage.

I had an old 4x8 sign I had salvaged from a neighbouring convenience store. They wanted to throw it out and I simply asked if I could have it. So I've been storing it, waiting for the perfect opportunity to put it to good use.

The sign was full of mold and pretty gungy so I scrubbed it down really well. The lettering on the sign was very aged, dulled to an orange which wasn't my personal thang. So I took some red paint and changed out the lettering, being careful not to go over the edges.




This was the result. But now the sign looked too new. (are we never happy?!?) So I whitewashed overtop the entire sign, calming down the peach background I wasn't thrilled about. I did some extra dabbing wherever lettering exsisted so I didn't fog out the images too much.

Then I went over the works with a wood stain to get a warm aging. The result was great!

I was happy with the sign, but now I needed to tweek things to really make them work. So next, the wall went red. And I made the bed. (no bedskirt yet but one miracle at a time here..)

And I spent a wholloping $10 on pillows and cases from a local thrift to perk things up some.

And I really desired a nightstand with drawers, but instead I used the stool I had beside the bed and jazzed it up some.

As you've noticed, only one wall went red. Four red walls would have totally overpowered the small room so this was all it really needed. The sign and bedding ties in the other wall colour perfectly.

Honestly? I'm sure glad I didn't get the headboard/footboard I had my eye on for a long time. My bedroom would have looked like anyone elses if I had cheated. With a little creativity, I now have something very unique that makes me smile everytime I walk in.

Funky headboards, there's simply no limit. Old gate, doors on their sides stacked high, art, paint, all it takes is a little imagination. Think of something flat and large enough for your particular bed and there you have a good beginning! Then keep playing with the room until it works.

Do you have an interesting headboard of sorts? Feel free to show your direct link in your comment if you do! Think about how you can jazz up yours in a fun way and just do it!
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Life in Grace April 27 2009 edition is having a linky party about painted projects. Go check out her incredible painted kitchen among other cool ideas!

Juila at Hooked on Houses May 1 2009 edition wants to know what you're hooked on!

Kimm at Reinvented June 2 2009 edition is challenging us! Her words, "Today I'd like to challenge you to find something that you'd have never thought to use for home decor, or even something that you might have thrown away... and hang it on a wall." I think my headboard just may qualify..