My first old door headboard

I was pretty excited to get my hands on another old door recently.  I wanted to try my hand at turning it into a headboard.  I did the entire thing all by myself without any help from my dear old hubby.  I was so pleased with the out come of it.

I used 1x4 boards for the legs.  But I am thinking that from now on I will be using 2x4 because they will make the legs feel a bit more sturdy.

I started out with a white door that had chipping paint.  I bought a piece of trim to go along the top of my headboard & used a 1x4 to cap off the top.  I then painting the entire headboard black.  Then over the top of the black I painted it all off white.  Once the paint had dried I sanded areas in a hit & miss fashion to give it a worn and old look.  Then I rubbed my gel stain all over it to give it a dirty/grungy look.  I made sure to leave a little extra stain in the cracks for a more aged look.

I am so pleased with the out come of this head board.  I can't wait to make many, many more to sell in our primitive shop.