Decorate

High Headboards (continued)

Pull your bedroom together with one bold accent.


Photo: Courtesy of Filipacchi Publishing

PORTRAIT GALLERY HEADBOARD
[skill level: beginner]

Materials
  • hollowcore door
  • fine-grit sandpaper
  • tack cloth
  • wood primer
  • latex paint
  • paintbrush
  • tape measure
  • double-sided adhesive tape
  • three 12x18-inch pieces of Plexiglas with a hole drilled in each corner (a home-supply store can cut the Plexiglas to size and drill the holes for you.)
  • three photographs or prints
  • 12 small silver screws
  • screwdriver
  • two heavy-duty picture-hanging loops with screws and wire
  • large nail
  • hammer

Directions

  1. Sand door; remove dust with tack cloth. Apply a coat of primer to all surfaces; let dry.
  2. Apply two or three coats of paint to all surfaces, letting dry after each coat.
  3. Measure and mark desired placement of photographs. Using tape, attach photographs to door where marked.
  4. Center Plexiglas over each photograph; screw in place at each corner.
  5. Screw large picture hangers to back of headboard, several inches from upper edge near each side. Slip wire through loops, pulling taut. Wrap wire ends around center wire. Trim excess wire.
  6. Attach nail to wall above center of bed; hang headboard on nail.
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