Moving into a brand new space, I was exploding with ideas for a new set up. One of them being a headboard that I saw on, (of course) pinterest. Being that Taylor's job is in the realm of wood, he volunteered himself in helping me make this headboard become a reality for relatively cheap.
DIY
1. We went to the rebuilding center in Portland that has a bunch of materials from old houses. It took us awhile to find enough 2x4's that mismatched in a matching way, but we did succeed.
2. Being that all 8 pieces of wood had a previous purpose in being a part of a house, shed or chicken coop, they were super dirty. Sanding the back of the pieces with 220 grain sandpaper did the job. I also sanded the sides to make the glueing easier. For the front I used a wire brush to scrub out as much dirt as possible then wiped them down with hot water and a rag.
3. Using two medium sized clamps (the large one's are expensive but would make things easier). Using wood glue, we glued two separate pieces (4 2x4's), clamped them and let them sit for a few days.
4. Taylor put 6 mending plates on the back to put the two pieces together and for extra support.
5. Being that we had to glue the 2x4's in two separate pieces we used two small L brackets on the top to really secure it.
Bam headboard!
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