Tuesday, February 19, 2013

An Upholstered Headboard from Grandma’s Piano

My daughter and I have finally completed another project using recycled parts from my grandma’s piano. We made an upholstered headboard for my daughter’s bed.

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You may have seen the entry table for our summer cottage that I made earlier using some of the parts. You can read about it here.

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This is what we started with before disassembling!

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My son and I disassembled the entire piano! I think I may be able to get 10 projects out of this one piano!!

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This is the part that we used. It is the top front area of the piano where the music sits.

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The finish was very old and crackled.

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Let’s take a closer look.

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We used Citristrip to remove the finish.

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We applied a nice thick coat and let it stand for a while to work its magic.

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We then cleaned off the gunk to reveal a beautiful wood.

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We then applied a quick and light coat of stain followed by a coat of satin finish polyurethane.

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We cut legs from 1 x 3’s and attached them with screws. The legs will be painted the same color as the wall. I also cut a piece of 1/4 inch thick plywood to fit the opening and purchased a piece of 2 inch thick foam the same size.

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The foam was covered with a piece of linen which was left over from another project and stapled on the back of the plywood.

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I marked the back and drilled the holes for the tufting buttons then used a 5 inch long upholstery needle to attach covered buttons for the tufting. I always use floral wire to attach the buttons since I have had the thread to break so many times. The tufting is the most challenging part for me! I then used screws to attach the foam covered plywood from the back to the frame.

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The tufting does not show up well in the photos.

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You can see from the close-up shots that the wood turned out beautifully.

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We were pleased with our efforts and are exciting about using it to update my daughter’s room.

I hope that you are enjoying the last few weeks of winter and are looking forward to spring as much as I am!

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1 comment:

Liz @ Quirky Vistas said...

Pat that looks like such a cool project. How fun that you could get so many things out of an old piano. It did look pretty cool and I also love that table you made. You are so creative!
Liz