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before & after: nia’s headboard bench

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this creative before & after comes from d*s reader nia sayers. she transformed this antique twin headboard and one side rail into a clever bench seat! i love the way she thought outside of the box and made the best of an antique frame that doesn’t fit modern day box springs and mattresses. great work, nia!

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26 Comments

Sarah

wow, i love this!!! its so fun to see the creative things people come up with on here! I’d never have thought to make a bench from a headboard, but let me tell you — now i’m scouring craigslist for a cool headboard!

Laura

Wow–that’s ingenious. My family used to make furniture ages ago and “converted” furniture into new pieces. My office desk used to be a baby grand piano. I particularly like the bench next to that crazy pink candle holder.

MsUnreliable

Wow this is gorgeous, I SO wasn’t expecting the after! Has the side table been altered as well? It looks like 1/3 of it’s been cut off so it sits flush against the wall – also ingenious!

Sondra's Ink

LOVE IT!! i wish there was a pic of the underside and side so I could see how she constructed it!! Very COOL! I have my mom’s old full size bed that could be awesome as a bench- it does not fit modern mattresses very well.

Lynne

Love this one – it’s brilliant. My mum has a garden bench which my dad made from a wrought iron bedstead – same idea.

SJ

I would love a ‘how to’ as well! Please, spill your magical secrets!

Evy

Hope it is ok that I share this in norwegian bloglandia, link back to you offcourse :)

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