let me start by saying that today’s first before & afters is probably one of my favorite we’ve ever run. partly because it combines my two favorite furniture types (benches and headboards) and mainly because it’s so darn crafty and clever. d*s reader faith buss stumbled upon a set of 3 church pews at a local garage sale and managed to bring home the full set for only $25! faith knew she wanted to transform them into something different so she and her husband picked up a pair of tall casters (to give the bench height) at a junk shop in louisiana and decided to attach them to the bottom to create a rolling headboard! after cleaning the frame and cutting a space for the bed to sit inside the bench, faith and her husband created a completely unique and completely custom headboard! if i could drag one of these suckers up my four flights of stairs and behind my bag, i would do it in a heartbeat. i can’t get enough of this project- well done, faith and family! two very enthusiastic thumbs up!
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That is a REALLY good idea, and the outcome is amazing! So cool!!!
Instant headboard with side tables! Brilliant! Love love this idea!!!
Now that is vision!! Who would think, let’s make a headboard out of a church pew?? It looks amazing though!
bravo. great idea and realisation.
Truly ingenious- wow!
once again, I am awed by the cleverness!
I love this cos of all the “banging headboard” jokes that can be made. Also because it’s super smart and functional :P
Love this, such a good idea! I don’t know though, can you be naughty in a bed made from a pew? Just saying…
That’s awesome!
I’ve always wanted a church pew in the house and never thought of it in this manor. How functional!
I would be afraid God would strike me dead if I cut a pew like that. Cool idea though.
That is straight up genius. Love the little kid in the cowboy hat too.
A-Ma-Zing. Good grief I love this. I have been keeping my eye out for a cute church pew for my front room. Where is my $25 deal?!
Wow! What a great idea!
For some reason the room makes me think of Mexico; perhaps because of the room colors and minimalism? As for the project itself, I love how the pew was given a fun, entirely different purpose. Great job!
This is really a good idea! There are quite a lot of old church pews at flea markets all around in Sweden, where I live. Thank you for sharing this. Now I just have to convince my wife that we should do this.
Nice! Definitely not what I would’ve thought to do with a pew.
fabulous repurposing…love it!!
So clever!
I love that the casters match the wall color. How thrilled were you when you found those!? Perfection!
This is absolutely INGENIOUS! I love love this idea.
xo
Jaw-droppingly awesome.
I would never have imagined this in a million years. It looks fantastic.
This looks great… now what did you do with the other two??
LOVE this! Such a unique idea – genius really. :)
AMAZING! How have we NEVER seen this before? Palo – you’re a genius.
That is the coolest thing-ever!
Sorry to you Faith and your husband…I was drooling over the woodwork by Palo Samko when I started reading your post. Your husband’s work and vision is on par with Samko so I just assumed! Kudos to the hubs!
Genius!!!
That is terrific! What a clever use of beautiful old materials.
i gasped when i saw this.
love. love. love. love. love. love. love. love. love. love. love. love. love. love. love. love. love. love.
Wow!! Since sleeping (among other things) is a religious experience, this is perfect!!
Clever.. Loved the idea!
Neat – I’ve seen headboards made into benches but never a bench made into a headboard! Gotta love that good ol’ American ingenuity!
Truly awesome. If we needed another headboard, I’d be trying to use this idea right now.
Genius!
that is just stunning.
Let the Holy Roller puns commence!
aahh! could you die. this is fantastic.
Seriously amazing! Probably one of my favorite before & afters.
That is seriously brilliant. They say cleanliness is next to Godliness…still, I imagine having a church-pew headboard is also a step in that direction.
Love it! What a great idea
What a fantastic project. I love church pews and have been on the look out for one myself.
That’s so cool. Clever design!
Now, that is a really good idea.
GORGEOUS!!!!
very clever. i was convinced i wouldn’t like it, but it looks wonderful. i am curious, what did she do with the other two?
Oh wow! Ya, that’s genius. I love this type of before and after. Very clever!
YES!!!!! So Lovely!A truly imaginative project!
I ADORE this idea!!
What an awesome idea. So stylish and functional! Makes me want to find one to re-do now!
Now that’s what I call a conversion!
Off to find used church pew. :) Great post.
Fantastic! Brilliant! Love it! I could go on and on…
Thanks for all the fantastic feedback! Some of you guys are cracking me up!
I can’t do anything with the other 2 pews yet….they’re being used for seating at an outdoor wedding in september. Any crazy ideas for what to do after that?
LOL to Frances!!!
I’m not even religious and I’d feel odd about doing something like this myself… BUT I think it’s an awesome idea. Cool, functional, *and* attractive. Amen!
brilliant idea! i love it.
this has caused me to currently be deep in brainstorming thought on how I can duplicate this for myself!
that headboard is genius magic…..
its very nakashima…its perfect the way it is…but it would be even more unique if they covered the back and tufted it. Im just not a huge fan of hard headboards…i like the look of them, but I could never sleep on one.
This is simply great!
brilliant! genius idea!!!
A brillant idea ! Good state of mind.
genius idea for sure! and the room has a calm feeling to it in spite of the red blanket! Love it!
Your idea with the church pew is a great look I did’nt this it was going to look that good,when I saw church pew head board.
sinners…!
: )
wow. im speachless! its beautiful! i want it!
It’s beautifull. I don’t think I could bear to cut mine though…it has sentimental value…How about one dandy big long porch swing?
Truly inspired!
this just does not look right to me. Very sad to do that to the pew.
bravo! I would have never been brave enough to cut into it. And it worked BEAUTIFULLY!
Hahah! How cooool is that headboard! Total.Genius!!
Terrific idea! It feels like in church forever…
so funny, i was just checking out this post before looking at ds: http://designvagabond.blogspot.com/2010/06/blend-by-mieke-meijer.html
I don’t consider myself fussy, but I’d keep wondering whose butt had sat next to my head.
Beautiful. Well done!
So perfect! I think this is my favorite b&a.
i absolutely love this idea! wonder if my village church has any pews from when they renovated and are willing to donate them… i’ll just have to find out!!!!!
genius!
I think that was just BRILLIANT!!!!
Hmm, I’ve got two of these in my home. I wonder if I should…
Cool! Headboard and both side tables out a beautiful pew. The casters are a brilliant idea too. Can’t wait to see what the other two pews will turn into.
Very creative! Excellent idea and workmanship!
How long is the pew? and what size mattress? Thanks. Faith how creative. Please let me know what size pew this is an for what size mattress.
I really, really like it but my pew came from the old country Church my grandparents attended and I don’t want to cut it. I might not always want to use it as a headboard.
Sentimental.
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