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Headboard 6.0 – First Coat

The First Coat: With a color selected, and after some internet research we stayed away from the big box store paint and decided to try Benjamin Moore’s Regal Select water based latex paint in a semi-gloss finish.  I believe this paint was close to $40.00 at our local Ace Hardware store, and it supposedly can […]

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Headboard 4.0 – Sanding & Priming

It’s been awhile since the last update, but it’s funny how easily we lose free time in the summer months.  I finished permanently installing the raised panels into the headboard using the fancy panel clips below.  I used new screws and attached the clips in new locations.  Before tightening all of the clips down I […]

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King Size Head Board

Headboard 3.0–Everyone Needs Some Crown

I made some significant progress last night and this morning.  The last component to build is the support for the crown molding at the top of the head board.  As with my former posts on this project I started with a simple ladder frame to get the desired height.  The main purpose of all these […]

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