DIY Thrift Store Plank Bed

How to transform a basic, wooden thrift store bed into this wooden plank bed in just two afternoons.

Here's a sneak peek at the "after." In two afternoons, I transformed a rescued thrift store bed into this

I'm currently smack dab in the middle of our "big-boy room" transformation and one of the most important furniture pieces I needed to find for the space was an inexpensive bed. I scored this wooden headboard for $20 and the set of bed rails for $30 at my local thrift store, with the vision of transforming it into a modern-looking piece with stained wood planks.

I started the project by removing the trim from the center of the headboard.

Next I coated the headboard with paint stripper, scraped off the finish as much as possible, then used a sander, sandpaper and steel wool to remove the remainder of the old varnish.

The headboard was then ready for new stain. I used my handy HomeRight Finish Max and HomeRight Spray Shelter to apply a coat of stain to the entire headboard. VISIT THE BLOG URL TO ENTER TO WIN THESE TWO TOOLS.

While the stain dried, I went to work on the wooden planks for the center of the headboard. I chose lattice trim boards, cutting them out on my miter saw, then arranging them randomly in the headboard.

The pattern I used is very similar to what I used when installing our hardwood flooring.

After I cut and arranged all the boards, I took them out, laid them on a dropcloth and applied stain to each piece, creating a random patchwork pattern using just about every stain color I have in my basement.

When the pieces dried, I permanently adhered them to the headboard using Liquid Nails.

Then I applied a coat of matte polyurethane to seal the planks and fill in any cracks.

Finally, I attached the "new" headboard to the rails.

What do you think of my "new" wooden plank bed?

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