{Coastal Living} |
I’ve stumbled upon many gorgeous vintage fireplace mantels at antique malls, flea markets, and architectural salvage stores but have left even the most droolworthy of them behind because I had no use for them. Our fireplace is one of the few things in our home that I would say is officially “done”, as we recently remodeled it with floor to ceiling stacked stone. After seeing the image of a mantel-turned-headboard on Pinterest, I searched a little further and found image after image of gorgeous headboards created by using vintage mantels – here are my favorites:
{Apartment Therapy} |
{Southern Living} |
{Traditional Home} |
{The Old Painted Cottage} |
{A Fanciful Twist} |
{Dreamy Whites} |
{Gail’s Decorative Touch} |
{Blue Creek Home} |
Stunning, aren’t they?! And I love the idea of having a mantel above the bed to decorate, especially since the design of our fireplace has left me mantel-less. Several of the images I found come from DIYers who share their methods of creating the headboards and it seems very doable. Most of them started with a plywood board that was cut just a bit smaller than the mantel opening and they covered it with foam and cotton batting followed by their chosen fabric, using a staple gun to staple the layers to the back. Adding tufting makes it a bit more time and labor intensive but I think I would give it a shot because I love that look. I’m pretty sure that the next time I come across a beautiful vintage mantel, I won’t be leaving it behind… How about you?
How pretty! I love the one featuring the pretty sky blue color. Thanks for sharing the inspiration!
Me too – I’m a total sucker for blue!
Love this look. What a great idea. Some much charm and character. Thanks for sharing, liz
I appreciate you stopping by Liz!
I’ve had that first image in my files forever! A fav.