How to Build: platform bed with salvaged door headboard. Three part series with step-by-step instructions.

The door will act as a headboard, so you need to think about wear and tear. To give the whole headboard a little more durability, add a matte chalk paint finish (wax or sealer) according to the manufacturer's instructions. With an old reclaimed door, you can make your own headboard for half the cost! As I mentioned before, this post was a brief overview of how to make your own headboard from a reclaimed door. So, if you want to see full detail instructions, with measurements, photos, and drawings, please stop by my blog! Take an old four or five panel door and create an awesome headboard. Requires door, a 2x4, sandpaper, and finish. This can be done in a few hours. Add a light fixture as well to make it original A pair of reclaimed French doors with the glass removed from the panes opens a world of design possibilities as a new queen-size headboard. Trim the doors to fit, brace them together and stack What we found was something even better (albeit a little more challenging), some old doors with great distressing and character. We brought them home and after cutting them down to size (remember to see my instructions for detailed information and measurements for each step of the project) I built the legs and cap around the door. Here's how I turned an old wooden door into a headboard. Watch as I make shabby chic headboard from an old unwanted cupboard door. Music by Kevin MacLeod - incompetech.com For more awesome pallet Hey everyone, this is my first attempt at blogging, and it shows due to my lack of pictures of the process. Regardless, I hope that you find this blog helpful in putting together your own recycled door headboard.You can find the instructions here Headboard From an Old Wooden Door: In this simple instructable I'll show you how I made a shabby chic style headboard from an old unwanted cupboard door.Things needed; Old unwanted