I'm So excited to share this project on my blog because I get to post it in the Pinterest Challenge over at my Favorite blog in the whole world www.younghouselove.com. I fell in love with the Stria Bed from West Elm but there was no way I or my hubby for that matter was going to shell out the cash for it at $899 for a queen size it was well over our budget. I thought to myself we could fake it (or make it, whatever). I showed the bed to my hubby and some other beds I had pinned on Pinterest.com and he really liked this one the best and was on board to help my inspiration come to life. So I sketched it up, came up with a list of wood and sizes that we needed them cut up to and off to the Hardware store we went. The picture I'm about to show you is of the official bed from West Elm not mine. So here's my inspiration.
We only made the headboard, not the bed frame, but who knows? maybe in the future (hint, hint babe ;-). And here is our headboard.
Here's the bummer I love the headboard, but I don't love the stain. It's close to the stain I wanted but not close enough. So it does not have a finish on top because I'm still procrastinating on whether I should change the stain or not. It looks really good with the mirror (from crate n barrel) and like I said it's really close to the stain I wanted but not 100% there yet. I have no idea what to do. Should I keep the stain the way it is or should I change it? Should I add another coat of the oxidizing stain treatment I used or maybe a different stain, should I just keep it the way it is and seal it already? Help I don't know what to do. Oh well, if anybody would like to leave a comment or an advise towards what I should do, I would greatly apreciate it. For those of you who would like to know, I will be back with a list of wood, size, cuts, stain and I even have pictures of the steps we took. Thanks for looking.
Hey - found your post from the Pinterest Challenge. I too admired that same headboard. Personally, I like the color it is. A ton of my furniture is walnut, so I lean towards that color. Can't wait to see how to actually build it. Perhaps I can convince my dude to build one as well. Looks fabulous!
ReplyDeleteHi I'm so happy that you like my headboard and the finish. I will be posting the "tutorial" that you want soon so please come back. Hopefully once your "dude" sees how easy and cheap it is he will build one for you too.
DeleteThis turned out great!! I think the color is pretty nice, actually. Well done!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much Vicki, I'm glad you like it.
DeleteThis is beautiful! Not to mention way better for you than the West Elm one. That one is made from reclaimed railroad ties, and from what I've read online, are exposed to tons of chemicals and human waste over their lifetime. Looking forward to seeing a tutorial!
ReplyDeleteThank you very much, hopefully I can post the tutorial tomorrow so that you and everyone else who is interested can see.
DeleteThis turned out brilliantly. Great job. I found you from the Pinterest Challenge at YHL.
ReplyDeleteThanks for such nice comments, I am glad to have been a part of the Pinterest challenge because thanks to it i had my first few readers and comments. It's nice to know that people are actually reading and enjoying my projects as much as I enjoy making them and writing about them.
DeleteIt looks AMAZING! I like the color, but I hope you figure out how to get it to the color you had in mind.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much my hubby likes the color so we r now debating whether we will change it or not. It's kind of growing on me.
ReplyDeleteI LOVE your headboard! The color feels warm and inviting. I really like the slight variations of tones in the different wood. You may see a link back when I have to make one for myself.
ReplyDeleteI'm currently working on the tutorial post, I'm glad you like it and want to make one for yourself. All the wood is the same material the color variations comes from the oxidizing treatment I will be posting about that too.
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