A Headboard for the Master Bedroom

This headboard project was previously shared at Pretty Handy Girl. Thanks so much for all your support!

It all began when I scored a cabinet in the free section of Craiglist, and when picking it up, the owner asked me if I also wanted this room screen:

Really? 

Of course! 

I said OK and ran out of there before he had time to change his mind. 

That thing is super heavy. 

It looked really nice after a good cleaning. 

Up close, not that much. 

Something was sprayed on it :( there were lots of spots all around.

That's why I painted it and used it as my bedroom's headboard.

The materials and tools you will need:

• 1 Room divider
• Paint  (I used Anne Sloan chalk paint -Antique white)
• Brushes
• Sandpaper
• 1 2 x 4 (for higher installation, cut at the same width as the room divider)
• Drill
• level
• 3" screws

For the Header and side extensions (Optional)

• 1 1 x 5 board of pine
• 8' small decorative molding
• 16' medium wall molding
• pneumatic nailer
• jigsaw

Instructions

Paint the room divider. I applied two coats of ASCP on both sides, followed by a coat of clear wax and a light buff.  You can use any paint treatment you want or better yet, leave it like it is.

The sandpaper was used to give it a lightly distressed look.

Determine the area where you want your room divider/headboard to be installed.

If you decide to install the room divider/headboard off the floor to give it more height, a 2 x 4 needs to be anchored to the studs on the wall at your desired height. Check its level line.

Once the 2 x 4 is installed, you can prop up your room divider, securing it to the wall where the studs are.

Just like that, it makes a nice headboard.

But if you're like me, a bit picky, ;)  because of the slanted ceiling, I wanted the headboard to have a marked center point, but I also didn't like that my bed was a tad bigger or broader than the headboard. So, I built a header with two legs for the sides.

Draw a centered design on a 1 x 5 board, using a jigsaw to cut through your lines to form a triangle.

A small decorative molding can now be attached to the top of the triangle.

Finally, the central circle design can be cut out.

Two coats of paint were also given to these pieces, and the small molding was distressed.

Using a pneumatic nailer, attach them to the wall.

An easy way to give your room a customized one of the kind headboard!

For more re-purpose ideas, check these out:

Decorating with Old Windows

Office Chair Makeover

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