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My wife brought home this metal head board from a bed about a year ago. and I've been scratching my head ever since trying to figure out what to do with it . So I chopped the ends off of it and made a bench out of it . Turned out a lot better than I thought it would Glad I didn't throw it away like I was going to. Haven't decided whether tp paint it or stain it what does everyone think …................Thanks for looking Schloemoe

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Very cool idea looks great.a real original.
 

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WOW!! Super repurpose!
 

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Very cool bench…

I think natural with BLO (boiled linseed oil) would look good… and easy to maintain outside!
 

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Great job! Looks awesome. Very creative use for it!
 

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What a great design to reuse those parts. Sweet bench!!

Jim
 

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That came out real nice.

On finishing, it would look good either stained or painted. I think it would like good stained, and the metal white would give it character. Like the old wrought iron benched with the wood slats.
 

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For starters. That is a fantastic save! Secondly. IF it were my project, and it's not, but if it were… I would paint it due to the incorporated metal components.

These repair / repurpose projects really are something special. I've gone one LONG overdue that I need to get on soon… You are giving me motivation. Thanks!
 

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Great job! And be sure to give your wife proper credit for finding the metal headboard when people start complimenting the beautiful bench.

Just a suggestion, but a slightly darker finish to the wood - either paint or stain - would emphasize both the metal work and the wood work. I wouldn't choose anything too dark, just dark enough to give some contrast to the white metal, maybe a nice warm honey or amber colored stain, or if you want to paint something like a wedgewood blue would look nice.

Let us know what you decide.

Thanks for posting.
 

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Very nice work, I normally don't use stain but in this case I think a darker wood might have a nice contrast to the painted surfaces. In either case I think it looks great.
 

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Nice job Schloemoe and congratulations on your 'Daily Top 3' award.
 
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