DIY Bedhead!

I paid $20 for a 5 panel door from A & R Second Hand Traders.

I managed to get it in the car.

I gathered my supplies.

Some of the things I used

Using MY new jigsaw (it really is mine! I purchased it with MY pocket money by MYself!) I cut the door down to size, taking a little bit from the top and more from the bottom so that the panels are centered.

Mark cut the posts for me. I think he was a bit nervous about me using the saw, or maybe he wanted to be part of the bed making...

To the back of the door I attached a bit of timber so that the posts had something else to attach too as the door is not solid timber. Then I liquid nailed and nail gunned the posts to the door.

I cut and attached moulding to the top and sides of the door. 

I put on some more moulding and a bit of timber across the top. 

I’m getting excited!

Primed it.

I’m getting even more excited!

Painted it.

Jumped up and down for joy!

Distressed it.

Skipped around the backyard!

Stained the distressed bits (they were a bit white)

By now I'm so excited I'm doing cartwheels! 

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On the inside anyway!

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Calmed down and carried the whole thing inside and put it in our room!

Squealed with delight and clapped my hands!

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LOVE   IT!!!!

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After

Now I need to:

-  make some pelmets for our windows

- finish the quilt I’m making for our bed 

(actually I’m making a bed runner instead of a whole quilt)

- make a couple of matching cushions and our room is all done.

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I'm soooooooooo pleased with how this has turned out!




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Linking to Primitive and Proper

The bed that was a door

Yep. This here G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S bed head was once a door.

Charlotte approves too!
Actually she's just waiting for me to leave the room so she can jump on to Mark's pillow.

 I think the door would feel much more glamorous now don't you think?


Click here to see how I made it.

Here's some Before and After shots...

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After

and linking to Funky Junk's old door theme

Side Table - Before and After

I bought this little table at the Salvos for $10. I wanted something to put beside our smaller couch in the family room so I can put stuff on it, like my coffee and munchies, etc...   Not a particularly attractive table - esp with veneer on the top - nothing a little primer,  spray paint and a sanding block can't fix!

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After

Another Before and After

Our chest of drawers - finally finished. Mark helped me put the handles on (or rather, I helped Mark put the handles on).  I'm really pleased with how they've turned out.

Before

And to refresh your memory, here are the bedside tables...

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After

I'm in love with them!

I'll be working on the bed head tomorrow. I hope it won't be long till I can do the 'reveal'!!!

Before and after!

I am so excited about how these have turned out!!!!

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After

Let's see that again!!!!

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After

And once more just for the record and because I'm so excited about how they've turned out! Eat your heart out PHL!

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After

Here's the big chest of drawers - almost finished - just gotta put the handles on...

Close up view of the handles I bought on ebay...

Click here to see how I did it!

I'm linking to these 'parties'
Primitive and Proper
I made it without my hubby - Shanty2Chic
Remodelaholic

 

It's been a while...

Well, it's certainly been a long time since I posted on this blog. Our reno is almost all done! We just have to finish painting and replace some of the internal doors. We finished the majority of the reno last November, just in time for Kerin's baby shower. Sometimes you need to be hosting an event to motivate you to finish house stuff!

So a quick update....

We now have a new member in our family, Charlotte, a beautiful Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, who has us all wrapped around her little paws!

I'm still working at Red Rock, teaching PE and IT and Mark is working in the city for BASF.

We've been to the US for a whirlwind three week 'vacation'. (I'll post some pictures hopefully this week of our 'vacation')

Mark's parents and sister have bought a holiday house near the beach and we like to get down there once every two months or so.

The boys are growing faster than ever and so is the mess in their rooms!

Here's some photos of the reno (before, during and after) - click on the pictures to see them in more detail...