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Headboard Makeover

June 12, 2013

When Andrew and I first got married we did what most newly weds did for furniture, we looked all over Craigslist for something affordable.  We found a set of all black furniture,  that was mildly contemporary.  It was a full set and an awesome price,  I want to say $175?
We were very happy with our little set for the first few years of marriage. After a while I realized I hated the black!  So what’s a girl to do ?
Time for a trip to Home Depot.

Guess what it’s LAMINATE, and YES you can paint it.

First step:  Scuff it up using sandpaper.  You do NOT need to take off the entire finish,  just make it so it is not glossy!

Step two:  Use a decent primer. I used this.  I have no complaints.

Step three:  Top coat.

With this particular project I did more than just painting. ..
I wanted to change the look of the bed completely,  I was going to change it from contemporary, to a clean cottage look.

I  first measured the openings and cut out bead board  to fit the openings.

I used liquid nails to set the newly cut bead boards panels in place.

 
Next Step:  I  used painters caulk, to  fill the edge seems.  There is a good tutorial here.
I then added a piece of trim to the front as well as a 1×3  on the top.

After  all of the edges had dried I was able to add a final coat of paint to hide the caulk lines.

  Ta- Da  Look at the difference it makes…  It’s like “black and white”!  (I’m hilarious).
 Now I understand the likely hood of  any of my readers having the exact same headboard is slim-to-none… but  you can take the same basic premise and apply it to any number of projects!
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Comments

  1. Libby says

    June 12, 2013 at 4:36 am

    Is it essential to sand and “scuff up” the laminate before applying the primer? I've looked at a few different tutorials about laminate and some say you need to and others say you don't.

    Just wondering if you've ever had a bad experience with not sanding laminate first.

    LOVE your work!

  2. The Deckers says

    June 12, 2013 at 4:48 am

    Pibbs,

    Funny story, I actually did have a horribble experience when I didn't sand! The nightstands that are shown in the pictures above where apart of the bedroom makeover… The primer I chose said “no sanding needed”, so I didn't… Well, I accidentally dinged my nightstand the next day and to my horror the paint started pealing off! I had to strip down both nightstands, and start over! This time I sanded, and had no problems what so ever.

  3. Libby says

    June 20, 2013 at 2:26 am

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  4. Libby says

    June 20, 2013 at 2:28 am

    Yikes! I guess I'll take the safe road and just do all the work the first time instead of doing it twice. Thanks, Corey!

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