I am revisiting an old post with updated images and text to show you how to make an easy headboard bench for your home, patio or garden. This is a great project for a beginner, or someone who has limited tool resources.
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DIY Coat Rack Repurposed Bunk Bed
I have already showed you the twin to this repurposed bunk bed …. the bunk bed wall shelf. Today I have another repurposed bunk bed project, a small shelf, but more importantly it’s a great DIY bed coat rack! Share & Save On Pinterest! How To: DIY Bed Coat Rack My friend…
Old Beds | New Signs
Do you have an old bed? Why not make a new sign for your home. Headboards make great diy signs for over the bed because of their size. A great collection of project ideas to inspire to to use that old bed you have in storage!
Repurposed Headboard Sign
This repurposed headboard sign isn’t too difficult to make. I used a power saw to cut the bed apart, but you could use a handsaw. Small bunk beds or twin headboards are fairly easy to find. This would even work with a larger bed, you would just cut more of the sides off if you…
Wall Shelf with Hooks | DIY
Are you looking for a great wall shelf with hooks that you can make yourself? This collection offers something for everyone. Great tutorials. So many ideas and repurposed items.
Toy Box Bench
Can you take another headboard project? How about a sweet toy box bench made from the end of a daybed? I have vowed to clear out my stash instead of dragging more stuff home. These beds have been around for 3 1/2 years. One down and one to go. So let me know if you have a suggestion for the other daybed piece.
Spool Bed Bench Video Tutorial
How to turn a Jenny Lind Spool Bed into a bench using only your basic five power tools you may already have. Step by step instructions will show you that you really can make this bed bench. Bonus! See more five power tool projects from my blogger friends.
Button Tufting 101 {3 easy steps}
Button tufting 101 in three easy steps Please share this on Pinterest with your friends! Do you remember this corner bench I built from a headboard? Easy Button Tufting using Screws What I hadn’t showed you was that I attempted to upholster it with a button tufting technique, but I left too much…
Upholstered Twin Headboard Bench
How to use twin bed parts to make a very unique and comfortable headboard bench. Adding upholstery using drop cloth not only makes this bed bench come in under budget, it also makes it very durable. Complete steps to make this an easy weekend projects for the couple who love to DIY together.
Projects for Children | Repurposed beds & Cribs
You will love these repurposed bed and crib ideas. They’re all about the kids! How to make kids’ projects out of old beds, headboards, and cribs. Maybe you already have your child’s old bed or crib? no? They are so readily available at thrift stores, flea markets and yard sales.
Corner Table Bench for the Kids (banquette)
This corner table bench is perfect for the kiddos to have their own space in the family room, dining room or playroom! It’s made out of an old bed and new lumber. Easy step by step directions for you to make one yourself.
Christmas Stocking Hanger | Make Your Own
How to make a Christmas stocking hanger out of a repurposed headboard. This easy tutorial will give you all the details you need to make your own Christmas stocking holder for your family.
Twin Bed Bench Easy Headboard Bench Tutorial
How do you make a twin bed bench? I’m sort of known for making a bed into a bench. Many people tell me that’s how they found My Repurposed Life. I decided that since the theme of this month’s Power Tool Challenge is Repurposed I would do what I love doing! By the way, this…
headboard shelf coat rack
This repurposed headboard shelf coat rack is a fairly easy project for you to tackle this weekend. If you have a mudroom or a place that you’re in need of hanging hats, coats, or backpacks–this is a great fix. Step by step directions will show you just how to do it yourself.
Headboard Coat Rack
How to make an easy headboard coat rack out of a vintage spool bed using wire coat hooks and doorknobs. This step by step tutorial will show you just how do make your own headboard coat rack. This hook rack would also look great in a guest room or guest bath to hold towels.
Recent Finds April 2018
I love looking for junk. Many times when I’m bored it’s my go-to pastime. Lately, I’ve been so busy with real life and DIY projects that I haven’t had time to think about being bored. Vendors’ Village is my favorite place to shop for great bargains. While visiting my booth I did do a little…
Mission Style Headboard Bench with Storage
A free roadside find-a mission style headboard is the perfect piece to make a headboard bench with storage. I don’t do storage benches very often. I love how this headboard turned out. I hope you love it too!
Recent Finds Happy New Year Edition of FREE stuff
Getting FREE junk to repurpose is such a blessing. When items are free I can have free reign on their redesign without any fear of messing up something that cost money. Free beds, lamps, doors and more. It doesn’t get any better than that!
Headboard Corner Bench
Do you have an old headboard that you love, and don’t know what to do with it? A queen, full or king sized headboard is perfect for repurposing into a corner bench. Making a headboard corner bench is easier than you think, and I am showing you step by step just how to make one for that special corner in your home.
50 headboard bench ideas
You’re looking at the best place to find headboard benches. These repurposed bed projects are perfect for your patio, home and more. Every project has a complete tutorial to show you just how the bench was made from a bed headboard and more.
Double Column Console Table
Using FREE bed posts (have you ever seen a bed with these kinds of posts?) and some bargain plywood along with the picture frame molding I recently shared, I made this handy double column console table. I also think it would be great at a vintage wedding for displaying photos and a guest book.
DIY Console Table made from a Table Leaf and odd Table Legs
Using two free table legs and a table leaf from the storage garage, I made this beautiful new console table perfect for a hallway, entry or even as a sofa table. Tips and tidbits for you to file away to use someday in your own shop.
What I Love Most About My Home Headboard Sign
A free, damaged headboard gets a new chance after a little sawing and painting. I rarely throw anything away or turn down free stuff from neighbors. This was one of those cases where I said yes, but was wondering what I was going to do with this damaged particle board headboard.
Grateful Thankful Blessed White Distressed Headboard Sign
This is it! The last piece of the free furniture from my neighbor! The headboard has been repurposed into a sign for my kitchen! I love, love, love how it turned out. I hope you do to.
How to Build A Headboard Bench Video
I’ve been making headboard benches since the very beginning of my DIY era. I’ve made more than I can count. But today I’m going to show you just how easy it is to make your own, with this very easy step by step picture tutorial as well as a quick video tutorial.
Distressed Chalkboard Headboard Coat Rack
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 This is what the headboard looked like when I got it at Vendors’ Village. *this…
DIY Repurposed Bedpost Wall Shelf
I have a fun and easy repurposed furniture bedpost wall shelf project to share with you today using bed posts from another headboard project I made. We all know how much I love cutting up furniture. Whenever I cut legs off of headboards I always save them for other projects and this project was fun…
French Provincial Headboard Bench
I have a lot of headboards in my stash, but one day while I was putting some stuff in my booth at Vendors’ Village, I picked up this fancy french provincial headboard for $7. I set about changing this fancy headboard into a headboard bench right away! The frame is made of wood, but the…
Kingsize Headboard Bench
It’s Mindi again from MyLove2Create here to share my latest build with you! I dusted off the cobwebs on this headboard and finally built a Kingsize Headboard Bench!! love it? Pin IT! I have been wanting to make one for years. I must admit I love how it looks on my porch. However, this beauty…
twin bed toy box
I recently picked up this twin headboard, and actually got a deal on it for $4 from John at Vendors’ Village. I decided to make it into a bench, but within minutes I knew it needed to be a bench with storage. One thing lead to another, and suddenly it was going to be a…
red headboard coffee cup rack
This is a fairly simple project turning an old headboard or foot board into a coat rack or coffee cup rack with a chalkboard. Although this set of bunk beds was marked $9.99, I actually got it at Vendors’ Village for $5.00. *this post contains affiliate links at no extra cost to you* I propped…
Stocking Holder Chalkboard
Today’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…
tufted upholstered headboard bench
I have been wanting to do an upholstered headboard bench for years. Since I really didn’t know quite how to do it, I did as I normally do—I just jumped in and started. I got this headboard from my friend Cathy after she couldn’t sell it at her yard sale a couple of years ago….
Headboard Wall Shelf Coat Rack
This is the mate to the headboard I’m using in today’s headboard wall shelf project. Imagine this headboard missing one of the spindles. Dismantle headboard Because I’m making two projects out of this one twin headboard, I needed to do a little modification with the reciprocating saw. I’ll be using the lower portion for this…
simple twin headboard bench step by step tutorial
How to make a Simple Twin Headboard Bench from a thrift store twin bed. My cousin Terry picked up two of these headboards for me for a great deal at Unique Thrift Store in Louisville KY. I made a stocking holder and a shelf out of the other one. (it was missing one of…
Decor Transfer Repurposed Headboard Sign
I have been working with Iron Orchid Designs for the last couple of months using their Prima products and trying out new techniques. The IOD sisters sent me a decor transfer to try out on a project. Old Headboard Project I came home recently to find the FREE headboard in my carport. I seriously had…
Chalkboard Shelf using a Cabinet Door
How to make a large chalkboard shelf using an old cabinet door, some thrift store spindles and scrap wood. Step by step tutorial for you to make one too!
Mid-Century Headboard Bench
I have a great mid-century headboard bench to share with you as part of the monthly Power Tool Challenge with some of my favorite DIY bloggers! Be sure to check out all of the other great projects shared below. This month’s theme was “repurpose”, so easy for My Repurposed Life! Because headboard benches are…
White Headboard Shelf Coat rack
This headboard shelf coat rack is something I’ve been wanting to do for awhile. It turned out better than I expected. I picked up this table at a yard sale for $1. I used the base of the table for a repurposed desk into a chest. Cutting a coffee table on a…
Small Shelf Coat Rack
Did you know you can make a small shelf out of reclaimed bits & pieces? I made this cute little twin headboard bench by cutting up the foot board. When I did that I had the piece in the blue rectangle left over—well, actually I had a pair of them. Bed Legs & Scrap…
