We picked up this door at an antique store for $25
It was majorly dirty so mrs. mckinky fell into her gender role real nice by cleaning it up for us.
We also got this antique doorknob at the same store for $12
Really dirty
Next we attached the doorknob. Not as easy as it sounds. The hardware on the knob didn't line up with the holes on the door. Fortunately, we only wanted it for cosmetic reasons, so we just took the hardware out and glued the thing down.
Liquid nails didn't work at all (go figure) so we went with a 2 part epoxy and it stuck like crazy.
The door is 22" wider than the bed, so we measured 11" in on each side to make sure the legs wouldn't show.
We used scrap 2x4's that we had laying around leftover from another project, cut them down so they would be 2" below the top of the bed, and attached L-brackets to either side.
Then mr. mckinky took up his gender role and screwed them onto the bottom of the door (much measuring, marking and pre-drilling went on before this picture was taken.)
Our wood (being scraps) wasn't all the same color, so we put the odd colored one in the middle to make sure it never peeked out from behind the bed and ruined the effect.
We then attached loops to sit in frame hooks we were attaching to the wall, to keep the thing from wobbling forward.
We bought these stair rails to act as cosmetic legs, thinking they would match
Massive holes had to be drilled for the pegs on the end of the legs to fit in. It took forever and it started pouring at about this time.
Finished product:
Mounted up...the cosmetic legs didn't look right and didn't wanna stay in place, so we scrapped them. Maybe later we'll paint them a better matching white and secure them better, but for now...
And made up...
Total cost including all materials (used and unused): around $60 (real rough estimate)
Once again, I LOVE this headboard!!
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