Truck Headboard with Lights

It was time to turn boring wood furniture into something more fun and masculine for my tween. Everything in the room got a makeover. Including this twin headboard for his queen sized bed. (I know; it's not right.) With a small 9'x 11' bedroom and a much needed window in the way, the twin sized headboard fits best. You'll see why when you see the room reveal. 

Anyway, this little wooden headboard doesn't need to look so nursery room anymore; right? 

With a plan in mind, while reversing some bead-board paneling,  and cut to fit inside the frame, I screwed it on.

Primitive, I know, but you'll see it will be painted.

Painting with primer and paint in one, in an off white, gave me a blank canvas.

That "hard-to-draw-on-canvas" showed my "rough" sketch of an old 50's truck grill well enough to paint.
(Don't pay much attention to the sloppiness. It was just a sketching to place where I had to paint and what.)

Not really a pop artist, I attempted some color. Kind of poster looking, but it serves the purpose.

Then, I painted the frame in Country Chic Paint in Liquorice as with the rest of the furniture. 

Now, on to the plan. (big smile)
These battery operated lights are perfect for headlights on the truck.

So I taped off the light shield and painted them in chrome.

Then attached them where the headlights are on the front of the truck. See where I was going?

Oh, and for more fun, this cute little motorcycle license plate was a junk yard find. It fit perfectly so I attached it with sheet metal screws. Then it was off for mounting onto the wall.

Now, of course I had to add a little gallery above the headboard. The repurposed sewing machine lid and some license plates pulled the theme together. 

The lights are hand push for on and off with auto shut off. 

Perfect night light setting. 

As I suspected, my son man came home from school ecstatic. What the what???? "Mom, this isn't cool... it's AWESOME!" 

As long as he is happy, I'm happy.

Hmmm, you know what? I think painting garage doors with this idea would be cool. Well, without the nightlights... just the vehicles... looking like they are in the garage. That's one way to have a Ferrari ~  (wink!)

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Friday Five: Fabulous Furniture Features No. 17

Welcome to 

This week is all about repurposing/upcycling into furniture.  I'm featuring five that caught my eye this week. 

  

Enjoy my favorites!

Repurposed Twin Headboard & Footboard Turned Beautiful Bench

by Lori at 

Ornate.

This twin size headboard and footboard became a beautiful repurpose. The two tone multilayered paint is stunning. I couldn't blame Lori for wanting to hand paint a welcome note on the backrest. This bench is inviting. You can see her post at Color it Simple. 

Yardstick Buffet Tutorial

by Laura at 

Measures Up!

I love vintage yardsticks; more so when utilized into a lasting beautiful piece of furniture. Laura did a fantastic job saving these aged perfectly beauties onto her buffet. This and more to be seen is posted at Corner House. 

Repurposed from a Horse Carriage

by Grace at

Gasp!

This carriage bench takes my breath away. Simple. Natural. Stunning. And more words to describe it than I have room for here. I just want it. Grace posted this work at Poetic Home along with many more of her projects. 

You're welcome. 

Recycled water trough

by Wyatt, son, of the blogging family at

Unbelievable.

I have never thought of a water trough as a piece of furniture. It took a boy to make this for 4H to bring such an idea to us. What a fantastic job he did! Rustic. Farmhouse must have. Or not. I don't have a farmhouse and would love to have this as a storage table! You can see Wyatt's before and after posted by his mother at Irishman Acres. She is trying to decide where to put it because it looked great anywhere! 

Vanity {Trash to Treasure Rescue}

by Rachel at 

Amazing!

This beautiful bathroom vanity was a general store ice box. Yes it was! In deplorable condition, Rachel turned it into this gorgeous fixture! You would not believe what it looked like before at The Old Farmhouse on Windmill Hill. It's truly an amazing piece of work! 

I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. 

If you pin your favorites, please be sure you do so from the creator's post, so they can appreciate you in return.  :) 

Friday Five: Fabulous Furniture Features No. 15

Welcome to 

I'm showing off something different this time. 

It's all about headboards. 

Headboard redo, repurposed from or into one.

  

Enjoy!

Speechless.

This entire bed takes my breath away.  Gorgeous, isn't enough of an adjective. I can't fathom the painstaking work put into it. I would have it in museum bedroom if I could. You can see more of this Baroque fabulousness at Stiltskin Studios. 

You're welcome. 

Upcycled FREE Room Divider becomes a King Size Headboard

posted by Cristina Garay at

Undivided attention.

A repurposed room divider made this bed and room complete. Have you ever? Genius! Love how the entire room gained its character based on this massive headboard. Complete tutorial and details are posted at Pretty Handy Girl. Check out the other amazing ideas. 

A Little French Room

by Kristen at 

Dreamy. 

This bed reminds me of storybooks. So much sweetness comes from this bed that it grows throughout the whole room. That headboard has got to be one of the most amazing in twin size I've ever seen. You have to see the settee that Kristen paired it with posted at Sophia's.  Definitely dreamy.

SUMMERTIME PORCH TOUR ~ ANTIQUE HEADBOARD BENCH – NEW SEAT DIY

posted by Laurie at

Country Chic.

A headboard repurposed into a bench is quite common. But to radiate beauty with rustic is a pure country chic style. This bench situated on the porch must be the main focus of the street. I know if I traveled by, I'd want to stop by and visit it. Laurie has more lovelies posted Vin'yet Etc.  Enjoy the tour! I did. 

Fallen Settee

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Wow!

Okay, this is not a headboard, but reminded me of one. This is a repurposed sette backrest. So stunning, that I would want to hang it to be seen constantly... like a restaurant "specials" board. Yes, that's where it should be. Too amazing not to show off. You aren't going to believe where the sad settee came from... and how much it cost. The big score is posted at Twin Oaks Studio where you can go all gah gah over more! 

I'm truly inspired by these fabulous pieces.

I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. 

If you pin your favorites, please be sure you do so from the creator's post, so they can appreciate you in return.  :)