A high grit sandpaper was all i needed to smooth out the peeling finish in preparation for paint.
How to build a bench from headboard and footboard.
I had to do the same layering painting and sanding on the sides and seat to match the original paint.
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Use a miter saw to ensure square ends on your cuts.
Then we had to figure out a plan to make it a bench first building a square with 2 x 4s to connect the headboard and the footboard.
Every project has a complete tutorial to show you just how the bench was made from a bed headboard and more.
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Finally the support for the seat of the bench needs to be made and the top of the seat put together.
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Begin by cutting down each table leg to 18 inches standard height for a bench.
The seat needs to be about 18 from the ground.
Kristi at addicted2decorating converted a headboard and footboard she found at an estate sale into a fancy bench.
Then the footboard needs to be cut in half to become the armrests and front legs.
The footboards then need to be connected to the headboard.
Right away the bench starts to come together.
Cut the legs and frame pieces the first step in making this headboard bench is cutting the pieces to size for the seat frame and the front legs.