Painting a Wooden Headboard
I’m making progress people on my master bedroom! If you were to see my list of things to do in there – it is dated back to 2012. I am one slow mover!
But a vision for what I’m wanting is clear in my mind (at least for 1/2 of the room).
Remember that headboard I rescued from our burn pile? (You can read about my finds here.) I decided to see if it would work for my bedroom.
First I lightly sanded it because it was starting to peel and blister from being left in the rain (before I rescued it). It’s not a high quality piece of wood. It’s just a veneer so I didn’t sand it too much.
Then with the help of my assistant, we brushed Kilz primer over the entire thing.
I liked the look of the headboard just with the primer.
But since I’m not sure how to achieve this, I went ahead and painted the whole thing a solid white.
But I really wanted to try a glazed look. I wanted my headboard to have hints of the blue/gray that is on the bedroom wall. Let’s just say I tried. I think the color I was mixing with the glaze was a little light so I decided to give up since it was almost night and not the best time to be painting anyway.
But then the next morning I could actually see the hints of blue. It’s quite faint but it’s there. I didn’t do a very good job at spreading it evenly but I think it will be okay because I’ll have pillows against the headboard.
Look at that blank wall. A perfectly blank slate to work with. Ideas anyone?
And I now have a new lamp. i told you I was making progress! I purchased it at Beall’s Outlet. I could have bought 2 identical ones but I’m not wanting both nightstands to be identical nor to have identical lamps, so I only purchased the one.
Have you ever painted furniture before? Any tips you can share?
Lilnking up with It’s Overflowing.
6 Comments
Mary
Love how the headboard turned out. I’ve been wanting to do mine so I’ve been waiting to see how yours turned out. 🙂
Elisabeth
If you’re just wanting to paint your headboard it is pretty easy. But it’s still intimidating when you don’t have much experience. Have you heard of chalk paint? It sounds like an amazing paint which you can use directly over your wood without sanding. You’ll have to check it out. And then there is the wax they use that can give it a whole new look. Pretty neat stuff. But of course, I’ve not used any of it yet. haha
Anna
This reminds me of all the “potential” I have waiting on me in my room… 😛 Your project turned out nicely!
Elisabeth
Once you have a direction that you want to go in, it makes it so much easier.
Chris Williams
Do you have any ideas on how now to show brush marks? Also, on the chalk paint, there is a recipe on Pinterest on making your own. (It is quite expensive, I think). I haven’t read any reviews of someone who used the homemade kind though.
Lucille
This is neat, Elisabeth, and looks like the headboard turned out very nice!!!