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    Home » Repurposed Furniture » Headboard | Bed Parts | Cribs » red headboard coffee cup rack

    red headboard coffee cup rack

    Published by Gail | Published November 15, 2016 | Updated April 9, 2019
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    This is a fairly simple project turning an old headboard or foot board into a coat rack or coffee cup rack with a chalkboard.

    foot board repurposed into coffee cup rack holderAlthough this set of bunk beds was marked $9.99, I actually got it at Vendors’ Village for $5.00.

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    cut legs on miter sawI propped the foot board up on my miter saw with my Rockwell Jaw Stand  and cut off the feet. Use caution and clamp your piece when using your miter saw. If you’re not comfortable, you can use a handsaw or a jigsaw .

     

    short legs left over for another projectNow I have these two little feet for another project down the road.

     

    ready for paint with finish max paint sprayerI mixed up some diy chalky paint primer and used my Homeright Finish Max to get the perfect finish on these headboard projects and a couple of cabinet door items as well. I like to paint a lot of projects at once. Smile

     

    diy chalky paint primer headboardsEach of these bunk bed pieces only got 1 light coat of the flat chalky primer. I always paint the back side of my projects first, that way when I turn it over, if any scuffing happens, it won’t be on the “good side”.

     

    vintiques engine #9 red paintUsing Engine #9 from Vintiques by Heirloom Traditions, I did a light dry brush effect to allow the black base coat to show through. Use the code MYREPURPOSEDLIFE to get this month’s deal.

     

    Heirloom Traditions clear waxAfter the red paint dried, I applied a coat of clear wax from Heirloom Traditions.

    rustoleum chalkboard paintThe center panel seemed the perfect place to put a coat of chalkboard paint.

    how to secure hooks into hardwood bed postsRecently I’ve had a little trouble getting the hook screws into the hard wood of these old beds. Even drilling pilot holes was not helping. For this project I went old school and pulled a trick out of my hat that my mom taught me SO many years ago. I soaped the screws, drilled pilot holes and used a screwdriver instead of a drill/driver. PERFECT! No mishaps at all. I let D. Lawless Hardware know that I was having difficulty, and they are looking into an alternative.

     

    d-ringsI used d-rings on the back for easy hanging.

    headboard chalkboard coat rack coffee cup holder MyRepurposedLife.com

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    red chalkboard headboard coat rackIt’s funny that I’ve never seen beds like this before, but I got several of them this summer. At least 2 more projects to come!

    Have I told you lately how much I love glazed red projects? How about you, do you love the color, or not so much. Go ahead, tell me—I can take it.

    gail

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    1. girlfromwva

      November 16, 2016 at 5:42 pm

      it looks fabulous; love the glazed red! thanks for sharing!

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    2. Albert

      November 16, 2016 at 5:20 pm

      Women what are you all doing out there ? Your items look so good

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    3. Summer

      November 15, 2016 at 10:22 am

      Charming project ♥

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