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    Home » Repurposed Furniture » Distressed Chalkboard Headboard Coat Rack

    Distressed Chalkboard Headboard Coat Rack

    Published by Gail | Published December 27, 2016 | Updated August 9, 2020
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    How to make a distressed chalkboard coat rack out of an old headboard. Easy weekend project to use up that old bunk bed that you have in storage. #MyRepurposedLife #repurposed #headboard #chalkboard #coatrack #distressed via @repurposedlife

    I have another great headboard project for you today, a distressed chalkboard coat rack.

    Last week I showed you the small black shelf  I made from the leftover bed posts of this headboard.

    Repurposed Headboard into Distressed Chalkboard Coat Rack

    twin headboardThis is what the headboard looked like when I got it at Vendors’ Village.

    *this post contains affiliate links*

    Cut legs off headboard

    cut headboard on miter sawUsing my Rockwell Jawhorse stand, I was able to easily cut the legs off of this headboard on my compound miter saw. You can also do this with a jigsaw or a circular saw.

    Don't throw spare bed parts away

    legs for another projectIf you missed last week’s small black shelf made with these cute little legs, you should click that link and check it out.

    Prepare to paint

    diy chalky paint primerI mixed up a batch of my famous diy chalky paint primer with some plaster of paris to use in my paint sprayer.

     

    finish max paint sprayerI love using my Homeright Finish Max to paint several projects at a time. I’ll have days that I do a white (polished pearl) basecoat, but this day was a Beluga day.

     

    spraying headboard projectsHere are tandem headboard projects. One for today’s project, and the other was used to make a Chalkboard Coffee Cup Rack.

    Attaching a shelf to the distressed headboard coat rack

    dry fit small shelfI cut a 1x4 to size and used my handy kreg multi-mark to make sure the shelf is centered on top of the headboard.

    secure shelf with wood screwI secured the shelf with a wood screw.

    flat beluga blackInitially I wasn’t going to add a shelf. But now that I added it, I needed to do a quick coat of flat beluga. Because the pine board is new,it was not necessary to use the chalky paint primer. I love using these cheap chip brushes  because they clean up so quick and easy. The older they get the better they work. Winking smile

    How to do a dry brush technique

    chalkboard paintI used some whitewash mixture (polished pearl watered down) with a chip brush to do a dry brush technique on the headboard and shelf. Then it was ready for some chalkboard paint.

    Attach coat hooks

    drill pilot holes for coat hooks on  distressed chalkboard coat rackThese old headboards are very hard wood, and it’s necessary to drill pilot holes in order to secure the screws without breaking.

    Bar Soap on Screws

    soap on screwsIn addition to drilling pilot holes, I also used some bar soap to coat the threads of the screws to allow me to easily secure the D. Lawless Hardware coat hooks.

    Use a handheld screwdriver not a screw gun for coat hooks

    hand drive with screw driverOne last tip, don’t use your screw gun—go old school and use a screwdriver to assist in getting the screws in the wood without breaking them.

    Attach D rings for hanging

    d rings on a distressed chalkboard coat rackThese d rings are great for all your hanging projects. Buying them on Amazon by the 100’s is a lot cheaper than picking them up at the hardware store.

    distressed chalkboard coat rack-coffee cup rack MyRepurposedLife.comThis is one of the projects that was part of the “second act” at Glendale 2016 meaning it was left on the truck until I had room to display it, therefore it didn’t sell, so I took it to my booth at Vendors’ Village.

    thrift store headboard makes a great distressed chalkboard coat rack

    It’s perfect  coffee cups in a busy kitchen, or for the family in a mudroom. You could even use it by the back door for those last minute rushes out the door!

    gail

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    1. Wendi@H2OBungalow

      December 29, 2016 at 4:05 pm

      Super tips! I bought the Kreg Measuring tool from your link and use it all the time, now I'm adding a bar of soap to my tool stash for hard wood & screws! Love how you reimagined this headboard. I think one like this would be great in the North House! Pinned ...of course 😉

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      • Gail Wilson

        December 30, 2016 at 10:32 am

        Thank you so much for pinning Wendi! It's truly appreciated so much!

        Yes, keep that bar soap handy!

        gail

    2. Jeanie

      December 27, 2016 at 1:23 pm

      Love it Gail! I have 3 headboards in my basement - I just might have to make something similar! Thanks for the great idea!

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      • Gail Wilson

        December 27, 2016 at 4:51 pm

        Jeanie,

        I love making coat racks of all kinds! They're so handy!

        thanks for stopping by,
        gail

    3. girlfromwva

      December 27, 2016 at 1:10 pm

      love it! really like that it can hold 10 items!

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