From pillar to headboard?

This past summer we F I NA L LY got our porch pillars replaced. I wish I would have thought to take pictures of what they looked like. Suffice it to say that one of the pillars was not even mounted into the porch floor due to a certain yellow lab  and a few chipmunks. She may look pretty and sweet but boy, when she is chasing chipmunks, she is a wildabeast umm, I mean a hunter first and foremost! 

Myndi the wildabeast!

So, that and the fact they were just plain ugly my hubby finally replaced them with some beeeeautiful new ones. This left us with a pile of 1x6 boards that both me and my hubby looked at for several days laying out in the yard. Of course, my mind was churning the whole time thinking about what I could do with those boards. Boy was I surprised when my hubby said to me "you should reuse those boards somehow." Wow, guess we've been married a little too long...he's even starting to think like me!

Boards laid out for sizing and cutting.

Boards laid out, jigsaw cut, and being reinforced.

Hah, I had already thought 'headboard' in my mind and when I mentioned this he really liked the idea! Wow. Did I say 'wow?' So, I laid them out and measured. Cut (first time using a jigsaw my friends) and sanded and my hubby assembled them into the final headboard product.

Sanded and ready to paint.

Painted and mounted to bed.

Then came the painting. After a lot little bit of sanding, I base coated with a beige paint that I had on hand. Glazed with pickling glaze, antiqued with some brown glaze, waxed with some IKEA bees wax. Final detail was to add the medallion. That was the only cost into this project was $5. for the medallion. Not bad I say!

Linking up this week to:


Before and After Party at Thrifty Decor Chick
Power of Paint Party @ Domestically Speaking

Works for Me Wednesday @ We are That Family

BLUE CRICKET DESIGN
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Homemade Weekend Linkup at http://www.bloggingwhilewaiting.blogspot.com/
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Have a great week chicas!