I love, love, love turning thrift store finds into functional pieces of art. My guest room has sat empty since we've moved in (I'm not going to admit we've been here over a year) and I figured with our first overnight guests coming it could use some sprucing up! This project is so simple it hurts me to think how much people are spending on store bought head boards! Just a few simple steps and you can have this gem for your home, too!
Materials:
- one old fireplace mantel (purchase from the thrift store if possible!)
- one can of any color spray paint
- hammer
- sand paper
- nails
I started this project by high-jacking this awesome old fireplace mantel that was just sitting in my parents basement. I was so excited when I saw it sitting there and even more so when I got the go ahead to take it. My brother and I now both live very close to our parents home. This is not the house where we grew up so all of our left-over childhood trinkets are packed into brown boxes and stored in my parents massive basement. This is kind of a sticky subject in their house...so needless to say, almost every time we leave family dinner on Sunday night, we leave with a few boxes and some random clutter my dad wants to get rid of. I love this. My parents both work full time so they don't have time to do all the DIY projects like I do. Another plus for me :)
