My Newly Painted Bed Frame and a New Rug.

Several years ago, I decided to paint my bed.

I was scared. This was not cheap furniture. It was gifted to us from my husband's parents. 

What if I messed it up...

Will I have regrets?

I took a deep breath and made up a batch of homemade chalk paint.

 And I did it! I've never looked back.

Well... until today.

I decided to paint my bed black. I really like the wrought iron black beds you see everywhere, but I really don't want a new bed. 

I like my bed.

I wanted the headboard to be nice and smooth, so I scraped and sanded and scraped and sanded some more, until I had this.

 I love the chippy white paint with the wood showing through, and I almost went in that direction.

I get distracted easily.

But, I stayed on task and painted the bed black.

The color is called Black Magic. I picked up a gallon on clearance at Lowe's for $5.00. The brand is Olympic.

I love when the clearance paint happens to be a good color. It's a semi gloss. I primed first and then painted.

Notice we changed out the narrow side boards with these wider ones. 

This is how we attached them to the bed frame.

I really like that the box springs are now covered. That always bothered me. Problem solved.

 I found this rug on clearance at Walmart. It reminds me of Jute or burlap, and the price was great for a large rug. It actually feels good underfoot too.

I used these $5 sheets for curtains. Sheets are a good choice if you don't want to spend a lot and you need longer curtains. 

And here is what I have so far...

It's still a work in progress, and I can't wait to show you the rest of the room. Have a great day!

Thank you for stopping by. 
Sherry

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