Bed of Roses

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SAR01
Roamer
posts: 306
(11/5/00 12:33:23 pm)

Bed of Roses......

Bed of Roses: Pretty Floral Headboard
In 1648, the term "bed of roses" was coined to mean "a place of agreeable ease." Certainly, any bed crowned with this pretty floral headboard is sure to be just that.

If you'd rather not rest wreathed in roses, choose another theme for your headboard--perhaps seashells on shore sands, gilded clouds in a twilight sky, or soft sheep shapes (too numerous to count) grazing in a decoupaged meadow. Dream of the possibilities; your headboard can become whatever you wish it to be.

The backdrop for your creativity can be a new headboard or one discovered at a flea market--the one pictured here was found in a junk shop (Fig. 1). If your find has been finished in a dark stain, avoid the mess of stripping it; instead, sand it down and apply a heavy-duty, all-purpose primer. Once you've done that, you've already finished step one. Now, get ready to create....

pictures and instructions......

http://www.homestore.com/decorate/plan/howtos/decoupage/BedofRoses.asp?source=a2lm5tdt067


DBitchiestDespot
Co-Despot
posts: 20
(11/6/00 6:39:47 pm)

Re: Bed of Roses......

Very pretty! I did some old dining room chairs in a similar fashion for a friend and they turned out beautifully. . .

Now you've got me thinking. . . Hmmm. . .have an old chest of drawers and wooden bookcase that need something . . .


SAR01
Roamer
posts: 331
(11/7/00 11:40:45 pm)

Re: Bed of Roses......
Painted wood is now back "in"...for the last 10-12 yrs. the natural wood look was big.....now it's very chic to have the painted and detailed furniture.....I'm like you, can't wait to give a few things around here a "face lift".



-- Anonymous, February 23, 2001

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