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    Home » Repurposed Furniture » Stocking Holder Chalkboard

    Stocking Holder Chalkboard

    Published by Gail | Published November 8, 2016 | Updated April 9, 2019
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    twin headboard projectsToday’s Christmas stocking holder uses a headboard just like this, except one of the spindles was broken. I made two projects out of this twin headboard. along with this Christmas stocking holder, I also made a headboard shelf with the lower portion of the headboard.

     

    How to make a stocking holder out of a headboard

    cut headboard with reciprocating sawI used a reciprocating saw to separate the lower portion of the headboard (shelf project) from the upper part of the headboard that will become a Christmas Stocking holder.

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    Remove extra spindles with a saw

    cut away spindleUsing the saw to remove the spindle alleviates having another hole to fill had I just pulled it out of the hole.

    Cut off bed posts

    remove extra part of bed postIn addition, the reciprocating saw was used to remove another little bit of the bedpost.

    Primer and Paint the stocking holder

    diy primer and finish maxI had to do quite a bit of patching with drywall mud. Then it was ready for some diy chalky paint primer applied with my favorite Homeright Finish Max during a small paint marathon.

    black primer marathongYou can see the stocking holder in the background leaning up against the simple twin headboard bench.

    marquee oops in redI got this can of red oops Marquee paint for $9. The color isn’t quite as true as the splotch on the lid.

    finish max headboard projectAfter the black primer I ready the headboard project for a coat of red with the Finish Max.

    red headboard projectAfter several coats of the red. I taped off the middle piece so it can be—did you guess it? A chalkboard!

    Add chalkboard to stocking holder

    rolling on chalkboard paintThen I rolled on several light layers of Rustoleum Chalkboard Paint with my IOD foam roller. It worked fabulously well.

    apply black waxTo make the headboard stocking holder look a little deeper red, I applied some Heirloom Traditions black wax. Nowadays I use my favorite Smoked Glaze.

    Vinyl Letters

    using painter's tape to transfer vinylI used my regular method of transferring small pieces of vinyl with painter’s tape.

    vinyl transfer with painter's tapeSimply lay the tape and the vinyl onto the headboard.

    peel back painters tapeI like to remove the painter’s tape by laying it back on itself.

    naughty or nice

    headboard bench stocking holder MyRepurposedLife.comAs I hung the stocking holder on the fence to take a couple of quick pictures, I wondered if it it needs something on the top of each bed post.

    Make a Christmas stocking holder and chalkboard out of an old headboard. With a built-in naughty and nice list chalkboard. Repurposed headboard ideas. MyRepurposedLife.com

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    full booth vendors villageIt’s now available for sale in my booth at Vendors’ Village along with a few other items that came home with me from Glendale 2016. I love how those three headboard coat racks have chalkboards in the middle of them. Smile

    A few things have sold in the booth since I took this picture. Stay tuned for more great tutorials for some of these other projects!

    gail

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    1. girlfromwva

      November 08, 2016 at 8:28 pm

      great for those of us who don't have a fireplace/mantel to use! (maybe a finial for the bedpost; would have to play with some sizes and types)

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    2. Debbie @ Refresh Restyle

      November 08, 2016 at 5:50 am

      Love this idea, perfect when you don't have a mantel to hang stockings on! Pinned it for later!

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    3. Summer

      November 08, 2016 at 4:47 am

      Nice work! Looks wonderful ♥

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