Thursday, July 5, 2012

DIY footboard project

About a year ago, I was reading a DIY blog.  Isn't it crazy how these women do all of these crafty things around there house and actually get paid by having a blog.  Anyway, it's quite fascinating to me.  So, I had been reading this lady's blog.  Her name is Traci, at Beneath my heart.  I came across her blog and she sucked me in.  Yeah, that's what they do.  I loved seeing the things that she would do in her house on a budget.

So long story short.....
She did a post about a headboard that she turned into a towel rack in her bathroom.
I fell in love.
I kept my eyes out for a cheap headboard.  I wanted that headboard mounted in my house somewhere!

One day I was in the basement and Whala!  There was a footboard right there under my nose.  It went to a bed that we weren't using.  It went to a bed that was left behind in the house that Seth bought before we were married.  So it went to a bed that was FREE!
I snatched that board up and ran upstairs to see if it would work in the space.  I had decided to use it as a backpack holder.  I wanted it to go on the wall coming in from the garage.
It worked!  The door cleared it.  Backpacks didn't jut out too far.  I knew these were all questions Seth would ask.  I actually thought he would look at me like I was crazy for wanting to hang a footboard on the wall. 
He did look at me like I was crazy.  But when I explained to him that I was going to put knobs in the board and hang backpacks on it, he thought it was a pretty cool idea.
And that my friends is what I love about this man.  He pretty much leaves the decorating to me.  I come up with the ideas and he hangs it up!  Great team, huh?
So look at how it turned out!

I found the knobs at one of my most favorite places, Hobby Lobby.  I still need to find some wood coverings to go over the screws that Seth hung it with.
I love how it takes up this whole wall.  And the kids love it.  Now they actually hang up their backpacks!  The total cost was $15!!!