I was a little scared to try this, but I guess there is only one way to figure out if it will work, Trail and Error right???

I cut the foot board in half (no turning back now!)  The footboard was a little too short so I had to add some feet on the bottom, as you can see above.  Once I had it the height I needed I build a rectangular frame out of 2×4’s and used LOTS AND LOTS of screws to secure everything together.  Once it was all put together I cut 1×4 pink planks down to 18 inch strips, and used finish nails to nail them into the 2×4 rectangular frame.

I wanted this bench to be a fun color, lime green seemed to be the right color!  I sprayed it green…..and it was green, way way way too green for my likings, it reminded me of a green monster.  I needed to somehow break up the green or repaint everything which didn’t sound very fun.  I always hate when I do this, but if I don’t love it I have a hard time selling it.

I contemplated for a few days until is decided to paint the spindles cream and use a stencil to add a few fun designs!  After it was glazed it looked just perfect, and I LOVED IT!! (check back later this week for a tutorial on the fun pillows!!)

TTFN

Brooke

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