A mom from the school had asked me if I could take the 2 doors they were removing from her house for their reno (being done by the fabulous Danielle Nicholas for her new show). Danielle had recommended putting them together to make a headboard - the height would add huge drama and a great focal point to the bedroom. I loved the idea and told her I could definitely help her out. I collected the doors which were in great condition....that was quite a while ago, but finally I managed to get down to business!!
Here are the doors on her porch when I picked them up...they were in great condition!!
I didn't have to do too much to them to get them into shape. I had to remove hardware, cut a straight edge on one of them to make them butt together properly, give them a light overall sanding and then applied a coat of stain and finally a coat of wax and buffing.
Finished door all polished and ready for install
I made sure the holes where the door knobs had been would be on the inside of the headboard so they wouldn't be visible from either side of the bed itself. I also prepared a 1" x 3" piece of oak for the top "trim" for the headboard. I cut it to over hang on either side of the headboard and finish it off neatly.
Once I had the doors smooth and polished it was time for the install.
Set the doors into place
It's so much fun when old houses aren't level!!!
Levelled the doors, attached them to the wall and added the top trim piece....voila!! This headboard makes such a great impact in this room!!
I managed to finish off a few other projects but will save those for future posts!! I have to work all week at my "real" job so I am very happy I had time last week to finish up all those loose ends.
