Barnwood Headboard finished

DIY: barn wood headboard {part three: installed}

{See PART ONE of our DIY headboard here} {See PART TWO of our DIY headboard here} PART THREE: installed in our room! Are we all as excited as I am? We FINALLY have a headboard! We love how it turned out in the end and feel like it has brought something personal to a much neglected bedroom. You might notice that we have no end tables- or anything, really. I have never really hung a picture or put any effort Read More

DIY: barn wood headboard {part two: sealing}

{See PART ONE of our DIY headboard here} PART TWO: Finishing/Sealing Ok, so here was the BIG dilemma: We really REALLY loved the gray weathered look of the barn wood. Problem is, as soon as you start any significant sanding, you loose the gray. Also, it seemed like every finish we tried darkened the gray. We love the variations in the original of dark and light gray and wanted to keep that as much as possible. So after much hemming Read More

DIY: Barn Wood Headboard {Part one – the construction}

Whoa my goodness. We finally have a headboard! AND, lucky for you, we actually took pics of our process this time! Wooooo hoooo. So, here it goes…. We used oak barn wood that we scored from Nathan’s brother a while back. Same stuff used to make our small barn wood kitchen table. We have a queen size metal bed frame- no head or foot board. Soooooo, with no real plan, we just set out to put our headboard together…. First, Read More