Getting Started on the Headboard

For months now I have been thinking about building a headboard for our king size bed.  You may remember the sad tale of the end of our old headboard.  Rest in peace old friend.  Ever since this tragedy I have been on the lookout for inspiration.  I considered an upholstered headboard, like the one I made here, but then decided I wanted a more rustic look.  I looked for old doors or window frames but couldn't find just the right thing.  Then last week at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore I was inspired by these old wood base boards...

So I picked up 4 at $1 a piece.  What a steal!  At the time I didn't know what I was going to do with them, but after a few days of starring at them in my garage I thought...what a great start to a headboard!  So that is where I am now, at the start. 

As with most projects this is going to be a wait and see kind of thing.  I am going to take it one step at a time and wait and see how it all comes together.  The good thing is I have lots of inspiration to draw from.  My fellow bloggers have come up with amazing designs!  Check some of these beauties out...











All amazing, right!?!  I only hope mine can compare.  So I send myself the Irish Decorators Prayer...may your wood be blessed, may your design be frugal, and may you not have any power tool mishaps...what, you haven't heard that one!