I almost forgot this project which probably was our very first DIY project and the one in which I learned about Paul's carpentry skills. Again I had basically no budget but wanted a gorgeous headboard for the king size bed. In the process of searching for an old door to use for this project, we discovered my FAVORITE antique store I have been in to date... Old Lucketts in Leesburg, VA. Fabulous finds at reasonable prices... good thing I only discovered it shortly before leaving Virginia or else I would have gone broke in that store alone.
Once we found the perfect old door, we went to home depot to pick out some trim and created a plan for transforming the old door into a shabby chic headboard. Paul worked his magic and created a headboard more beautiful than I had pictured.
The last steps was to paint the door and make is look shabby chic. First, I painted it will a dark brown exterior paint to seal the lead paint below. Then a dry-brushed on white over the top and left some of the brown exposed to create the "shabby" look I wanted. We still use the headboard today and actually now we have a matching footboard that I will share in a future post!
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