Headboard Garden Bench
I managed to get this cute little headboard…..Well, maybe it wasn’t so cute….but as usual…I forgot the before. I’m sorry Y’all, I’m trying to do better! Sometimes I just get so excited….I just jump right in and start a project before getting them!
I’ve been wanting to do a headboard garden bench for a while….. I just hadn’t found the right subject till now!
A twin is just perfect for this project. Other size headboards work good for a regular rectangular bench….but I would think they would be a bit big for a corner bench like this one.
Here’s what I did:
I cut the headboard in half…Right up the center. It already had the center post….so I had to be careful to leave it in tact. This meant really cutting up either side of it and reattaching the side pieces to it.
Then I cut a triangular piece of plywood to use as it’s seat.
Cut a back leg…and braced it….
Cut an apron….Yes….that decorative part that I painted “FLOWERS” on.
Then I painted the whole project black.
Painted the word….
Aged it…..
Waxed it….
Wow….I guess I didn’t realize how much I DID do! She would go really well with my little cottage style water fountain like my triple sitter!
Off to the booth!!!
What do you think of the triangular shape? Do you like black furniture?
Love Y’all!
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one word… cute
How sweet!
Thank You very Much! =)
Love it great idea!!
Thank You! =)
This is soo beautiful!!! Love how you think out of the box
How sweet….
Ah, you are an artist! This is wonderful, do you have other projects on here that you have done?
Yes…this whole blog is about my projects. If you can’t see the links go to: http://www.dejavuedesigns.com
What a great idea, I now have to find a wicker headboard to make one!!
Good! I hope I get to see it!
adorable.
Thank You so very much!
Total gorgeousness!
Thank You!
Beautiful! Love it! The lettering really finishes it off nicely 🙂
Thank You! This is one of my favorite projects!
Going to be featuring this at tomorrow night’s Trash 2 Treasure Party. Just WAY to awesome not to! Love it!! 🙂
Yay! Thank you! I can’t wait!!!! I just love your site…by the way!!!
adorable!
Thank You very much! 🙂
Seriously genius Tammy! I think you did a great job! I would love to have this on our front porch! 🙂
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WOW! Coming from you….that’s probably the highest complement! I love your work so much. Thanks Clydia!
Ridiculous Tammy!!!!! I love this bench!! Well done and YES YES YES love that black!! I have done a table [it had laminate on the top and now is bubbled, but will leave it, not sure how to fix that! LOL] and I have to re-do the top a solid color. I am trying to learn HOW to distress but the table was my first one. I dont have it on my blog as I do cards, but I think I will be putting ALL my ‘goodies’ on it…again….well done!!!!
Pam…Thank you so much. I’m so far behind. Have you used chalk paint…it and milk paint are going to be the easiest to distress. Thank you so much for your kind words! 😀