Repurposing an Old Twin Bed into a Blog Idea Board

What to do with an old twin bed headboard? Why, turn it into a blog inspiration board, of course. I’ve seen some headboards turned into different things and I wanted to see what I could do with an old headboard also.  I had an old bed headboard so I spray painted it and then went to town decorating it.

I don’t have a picture of the original headboard. Darn. Well, here is the finished product. I think you’ll be able to see the headboard in back of all the embellishments I’ve done.

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I bought 2 dowels and glued them into some holes that were on the inside of the legs. I use little clothespins for clipping things onto these dowels.

I made a coffee filter flower in the upper left hand corner. It was really easy to make.

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I also bought some corkboard squares from Staples and cut them to fit here and there on the headboard.

I thought it would be helpful to focus on ideas if I knew what month I was working on so I printed out the months and made a little pocket to keep them in. I used little clear tacks to keep the pocket onto the board.


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I glued tiny clothespins onto the spindles so I could clip ideas or colors onto the board.

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The corkboard came in blocks to I had to piece them together. See the seam? I thought I could cover that up with pictures or whatnots.

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This little “grow” banner came together very quickly.

Yes, those are duck pin bowling balls. I’ve had fun with bowling balls this year. See HERE for more bowling balls.


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Food. I’ve been making some food recipes... well, blueberry recipes, anyway. :)

Isn’t the little food banner cute?

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I think this is going to help me to keep some of these magazine clippings organized at the very least!


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Here is the little headboard pressed into service..


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I love that I can see all the different ideas from magazines at once. I love clipping out pictures and ideas now and tacking them up on my board. I think this is going to help me to keep organized and inspired.

Hope you enjoyed this. Do you know anyone who could use a little inspiration board? I think this would be great for kids, too.

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5 comments

  1. Hi,Linda and Carol !!!!
    What a clever idea !!!! Congratulations !!!!!
    (I have followed your blog and I have been
    waiting for you to follow my blog ,too,as you promise)
    Niki
    nikiad.blogspot.gr

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  2. this is a great idea!I'd love if I have something like this,as it is helpful to organize the work...

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  3. What a fun (and useful!) way to repurpose a headboard! Very clever!

    Noreen
    Crafty Journal

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  4. Hello! I am stopping by via katherine's corner Thursday blog hop! I have enjoyed reading your blog and am now following you! Just thought I'd let you know! :)

    Sarah Ortiz

    www.theortizs.blogspot.com

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