As part of Mason's bedroom makeover we opted to go for a pallet headboard. We found several ideas online, but in the end went with our own lazy man's idea.Mason particularly enjoyed getting the chance to use his father's Sawzall to saw through the nails that hold a pallet together.
I think both Mason and I were shocked by how stubborn a pallet can be when it comes to taking them apart... making the Sawzall a necessity.
I absolutely trust my 15 year old with this handyman's special tool though, so all is good.
I must add... although we haven't had much of a winter here in New England (at least in Connecticut) this winter... we chose the coldest day to get out there and take this pallet apart. Our hands were frozen by the time we were done.
This is the end result. We did opt to white wash it just so it wasn't so BROWN looking. Although I really think it would've looked fine either way. But it was his choice and he chose whitewash.
I still need to get his bed a simple metal bed frame to lift it off the floor. When we moved we left his bed in the house for the new owners...it weighed a few hundred pounds and was not a simple piece to move. Saved us some back trouble and the kids who moved into our house were happy to have a "new" bed!
To make a long story short... we took apart about 2 pallet... making sure to clean them of dirty but not character. We mounted two pieces of wood directly onto the wall behind his bed at our desired height and proceeded to nail the whitewashed pallet wood onto these woods... checking level on the side as we went!
End result is perfect for the room he was going for! It was free and he loves it, double bonus!
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