$5 Headboard

I am in denial that spring break is over, but I did get a million projects finished!

Did you guess what my shutters were going to be used for???

I made a headboard!! The vinyl shutters were $5 from the Habitat for Humanity Re-Store and I had the spray paint already.

It turned out so cute and it made our guest room look even better! (and did I mention it cost $5!!!)

Here's the before of our guest room

Just a bed on a bed frame.

I took the shutters and spray painted them with Krylon's Plastic Spray paint in white.

I didn't even bother to spray the back of the edges because I was going to put the 2 blue ones in the center and the edges would be covered up.

Now normally, after things are painted, I need to enlist the help of the hubbs. But not this project! I did it 100% on my own!

I had to figure out a way to attach the shutters together. They're only vinyl so I figured it couldn't be that hard. I laid them out on the back porch to superglue and then clipped them together. Not with clamps, because we didn't have any, but I used chip clips!! Yes, chip clips! Don't judge, it did the job.

After that I took a drill bit and just drilled a hole in and then screwed in some screws. There was no measuring, just a few here and there. Later, hubbs filled me in that the screws I used were wood screws. Who cares??? It did the trick!

They were so light so I just used Magic Hooks and a level to put them on the wall.

I just LOVE how it turned out! (and did I mention this was all done about 30 minutes before my In-laws and extended family came over to spend the weekend with us??)

Before...Meets After!

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