Remember my bohemian theme for the bedroom renovation? Well, first I made a Pinterest board with inspirations and then I got to work. BTW... Follow me on Pinterest!
During the summer Jim had brought home this great old window he had gotten from a customer. I knew right away that it needed to be a part of our headboard. While I thought about how to finish it, Jim cleaned it up a bit with a light sanding. After some time, I decided that the best bet was to remove the old glass panes. Although it was that original old wavy glass that I love, it just seemed too risky to have glass right above the head of the bed. If you know what I mean!? Wink, wink.
There I go, cracking myself up again.
This glass removal was actually the hardest part of the project.
Before glass removal
My handy dandy lady colored tools!
After the glass was safely removed.
Now it was time to make it pretty, while keeping it rough around the edges. I dusted it off well and vacuumed it well also. By the way, only one ugly black spider emerged during the glass removal. Hence the vacuuming of each little crevasse. No spiders in my headboard, no sir!! Jim also sprayed it well with a clear finish to keep the paint bits from further chipping, and hopefully sealed in any other little devils that might want to creep out!
Next step was to have the handy hubby cut some thin board to fit in each pane so I could cover them with my groovy fabrics. Covering them was really easy. I used a light coat of spray glue to adhere the fabric to the front and then used hot glue to wrap the fabric around back.
No limit to the design possibilities here, it just depends on your choice of colors and textures. I decided to use plenty of both in order to get that bohemian feel. I must say the finished product makes me very happy! I'll show you in a moment.
So, we HAD to go to Tybee, our favorite vacation spot, this fall. Thanks middle child for getting a master's degree from SCAD. The trip was such a sacrifice, you know. Anyway, I'm really not off the subject. The point is, the headboard in the little apartment where we stayed gave me further inspiration and so, I had to add shutters to the headboard design.
I couldn't find old outdoor shutters that I liked for a reasonable price, so as often happens ( when you're me) I go for option 2. Option 2 turned out to be an old tall indoor shutter. It was likely 1/2 of a closet door, but the cost was $8.50 at the antique mall, so I was determined to make it work. Or, should I say, make the hubby work on it to make it work to my specifications. Yep, that's it! Thank you saint handy-Jim! The shutter door was soon cut in half and I worked a little 'lightly stain with paint, do a little sanding' magic on it, and it was ready to go.
So, without further ado, I present to you... Bohemian headboard exhibit 'I Love It!'
All leveled and screwed into place -- I helped!
And, the finished project! Yes, that's a cat on the bed. The cats love it as much as I do.
What do you think? Let me know your thoughts.
Next time, a couple more projects we've completed for the room...
Ta-ta for now,
Pat
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