Monday, October 11, 2010

DIY headboard


Remember, my husband wasn't too happy that I removed my old headboard?

But I needed them for the bedframes in my new kid's bedroom.
And I wanted something like that:

kjerstislykke

So I remembered  that I had a door from a pine wardrobe I had no use for any longer.

I painted it first with some left-over teal color and then brown.
After the color dried I whitewashed it and added the letters.

Then I added some vertical small boards and sanded the whole thing.


ADPREHENDE VITAM AETERNAM
is latin for
"lay hold on eternal life"

It's from the bible and we choose this verse as wedding motto 12 years ago.  We wanted to remember it's not all about here and now, but how we live now, decicions made here, may have concequence for eternity...



The beautiful bedding is from "Princess".

Og da må eg jo bare hilse te alle de hyggelige damene her på Princess på Åkra.
Liker godt høstkolleksjonen!


                                                


Edit:

The bed got moved to the other wall. New pics:



       




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22 comments:

  1. FairfieldHouseOctober 11, 2010 at 2:13 PM

    Margitta,

    This is my first visit to your beautiful blog but I will be returning! Your headboard is perfection. Truly. I also admire your bedding. I am going to sip my coffee and explore your blog -- so much goodness!

    Deborah

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  2. AnonymousOctober 11, 2010 at 6:11 PM

    I love the bedhead, and I love the way you have arranged the pictures on your wall too (and I would never have thought of teal as an underlayer, but I can see how it adds richness).

    What a beautiful idea to use Latin, it adds gravitas to anything we might want to express (couldn't resist that!) I want to see everything sub specie aeternitatis, and I called my cat Suscipe (hear me, acknowledge me) - very appropriate!

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  3. MaureenOctober 11, 2010 at 6:28 PM

    It looks wonderful! You did a great job.

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  4. Anne LailaOctober 11, 2010 at 6:32 PM

    Du e barra fantastisk flinke å kreative!! Eg blir lika imponert kvar gong du legge ut noge nytt!

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  5. Anne LailaOctober 11, 2010 at 6:34 PM

    Å takk for oppmuntande kommentar om butikken! :-)

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  6. Heims verdenOctober 11, 2010 at 8:12 PM

    Nydelig og hjertevarmt innlegg:D

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  7. MargittaOctober 11, 2010 at 9:56 PM

    Tricia Rose, your latin surpases my shallow knowledge of this beautiful language by far... :)
    But I now I added sub specie aeternitatis to my vocabulary ;)

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  8. White and RustOctober 12, 2010 at 8:37 PM

    Love the headboard!

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  9. AnkeOctober 12, 2010 at 9:26 PM

    Ist super schoen geworden! Wir haben seit unserem letzten Umzug immer noch kein headboard (wie heisst das nochmal in deutsch?) und ich wuerde gerne selbst eines machen. Mal sehen ob mein Maenne da mitmachen wuerde...
    Liebe Gruesse aus Alabama,
    Anke

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  10. cushyOctober 14, 2010 at 6:54 AM

    it's gorgeous. love the choice of using latin words. where did you get the beddings from...princess?

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  11. LisaOctober 15, 2010 at 2:53 PM

    wow, gorgeous! Your home is just beautiful and I love the headboard you created.

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  12. LeiOctober 16, 2010 at 3:39 AM

    How beautifully it turned out! Fabulous job!

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  13. The Autocrat: HaleyOctober 16, 2010 at 4:05 AM

    Very fabulous! Love it!

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  14. Funky Junk InteriorsOctober 30, 2010 at 7:42 AM

    Wow, beautiful! The headboard and pillows together just blew me away!

    Lovely room!

    Donna

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  15. Amy KinserOctober 30, 2010 at 7:59 AM

    Your headboard is beautiful and your bedding gorgeous. Glad to have met you here at Donna's tonight.

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  16. CathyOctober 30, 2010 at 5:09 PM

    Gorgeous! I love everything about the room! I'm a new follower, can't wait to go through all your old posts!

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  17. aliceOctober 30, 2010 at 8:50 PM

    Margitta,

    This is also my first visit. I am so taken with your work and wonderful headboard. I will be following.
    smiles, alice

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  18. COTTAG3October 30, 2010 at 9:39 PM

    This is beautiful and fits that space so perfectly. I have an old door so you've got me thinking! This is my first visit to your blog and I love what I see.

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  19. Anita @ GoingALittleCoastalOctober 31, 2010 at 2:40 AM

    I love the way the teal peeks through. You did a great job and it looks wonderful as a headboard!

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  20. ChunkyPorkChopNovember 21, 2010 at 7:59 PM

    I love your head board and pillows! Very very nice! :)

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  21. Min stilApril 7, 2011 at 5:52 PM

    Wow, så flott. Flinke du!
    :) Susanne

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  22. UnknownNovember 18, 2013 at 11:56 PM

    *Does your husband like it? I do!

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