A Schoolhouse Electric Inspired Bed
The bed is DONE. I
bought the bed off Craigslist back in October, and it was in rough condition with rust and chipped paint. A little elbow grease and I turned my find into a
Schoolhouse Electric style bed. I originally did not choose black for the color, but it only seems natural to have it now that I look at it. I asked my 3 year old what color he wanted his bed, and I was willing to paint it any color he chose. He said black, and I asked him if he was sure about that. He said yes, and I said heck yeah!!!
Yep, I went there. I wrapped fabric around his metal headboard. I will definitely go there again, if the opportunity ever arises.
Do you remember when I bought this bed? I blogged about it
here along with sharing some inspirational photos. Although I was a fan of the chipped paint look, it
tested positive for lead, so I sanded it. I used some black paint I had on hand, which was interior house paint and then applied Polyacrylic over it. I used a cheap brush from Lowe's, which seemed to do just fine for this bed.
And do you want to know the biggest bonus of having this bed besides the ability to sleep guests?
STORAGE.
Something our small home lacks.
And we all like before and afters, right? Although,
the before was really nice too. :)
There's something about that zebra in the picture above that makes me smile. I think it's the way it has collapsed over from exhaustion and is smiling.
Thank goodness Owen loves his new bed. Now if I can only get him to sleep in it the entire night ...
xx nancy
Bedding is from Ikea and Target. Cloud pillows made by me. Zebra from Pier 1. Woven basket Nate Berkus for Target.
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