Tuesday, May 07, 2013

...a new Headboard...

...so now...on to the headboard...
...we drew up a rough (very, very rough) sketch of what we wanted the new headboard to look like...and took some measurements which we jotted down with the...ahem...drawing...

...the headboard has to fit underneath the window...
...then we went to the lumber store and bought some lumber...
...these are just the pieces laid out on the floor...they look so much like a headboard already don't they?...
...found the center of the bottom board...horizontally and vertically...
...that's where we'll start...
...placed the first of the slats for the headboard...centered it...
...did the same with the top board...and made sure it was square...
...drilled a couple of holes for the screws...we used a little collar to keep from drilling too deep...and I definitely recommend that for this project...
...then we laid out the rest of the center planks...
...I wanted just a tiny bit of 'wiggle room' in between the planks...so we used a folded piece of paper for that measurement...
...turned it over...
...and just laid the side and top pieces in place to make sure everything was lining up right...
...flipped it back over and screwed some plain 1 x 4's in place over all the seams to hold everything together...and make it nice and rigid...
...added the sides and the top...and we were done...

...and there you have it...a finished king-sized headboard...

...is there anything as satisfying as taking a pile of boards and turning them into something useful and pretty...

...staining is next...the same colour as the bed frame of course...

~Have a lovely day!

3 comments:

  1. Very nice, it looks just like a headboard! It will look triff on your new bed. So roomy.

    I bought ours from a 'car boot sale' sort of communal garage sale. I have had it for seven years and this year it is going to be painted.

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  2. Impressive! I love it. Great workmanship. My husband would be a carpenter if he could...he loves woodwork and made us some wonderful bunk beds! I will have to show him this.

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