My French Country Home by Sharon Santoni

Saturday, 28 May 2011

new bed makeover and cushions for the fair




Preparing for the fair, I knew I needed a bed to show the linens, but wouldn't have the space to take a huge double bed.  I found a pair of vintage single beds and reworked them.  Here's the before and after, an easy project that anyone could handle.  And old beds like this can be found world wide, usually going for a song.





 I wanted to use the slight recess on the head and foot of the bed to put an upholstered panel.  So after painting the beds, I cut pieces of wood to size, and covered them with padding and an old piece of vintage ticking.  My staple gun came into its own again here.







On the head panel I wanted three buttons.  I had pre-pierced holes in the right place before covering.  Now I just had to sew through the wood and attach the buttons.  For extra strength I  placed a thin flat button on the back as well.






My only solution for putting the panels into place was glue, quick and easy!




I really planned to show you  the two beds set up in the garden covered with some of the cushions I've been making for the fair, but we are having alot of showers today, and I didn't have a long enough dry moment to put it all together.  I'm sure you get the picture.







I'm sure loads of you have already done this sort of project, I'd love to hear about it.


PS  I seem to have lost the 'follow' buttons on my blogs -
anyone have any bright ideas about retrieving them?!
I'd be grateful to hear if this has happened to you to
Thank you



20 comments:

  1. love the bed makeover. absolutely lovely.
    thanks for sharing.
    mrs c. xox

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  2. Oh wow, it's stunning ! Great job ! Ad I love the pillows , i'm sure it will be perfect on the bed, oh i'm so curious to see the end result with everuthing together ! Thanx for sharing !


    I just upholsterd a few chairs, and my bed is waiting for a new look...but I still ike the look the it is now..so it have to wait until iam bored ;-)

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  3. What a great idea. I've never seen this one before. I've a great sale.

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  4. Das sieht so schön aus! Und der Stoff ist auch so toll den Du benutzt hast!
    Ein wunderschönes Wochenende wünsche ich Dir,
    liebe Grüße,
    Yvonne

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  5. Sharon, what a creative idea. We adore taking an old item and making something fresh and new. Very inspiring! Hope you have a beautiful day!

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  6. wow this is awesome! it turned out beautifully.

    http://lachapstickfanatique.blogspot.com

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  7. Bonjour Sharon,
    Quelle bonne idée! Superbe!
    Je vous souhaite une très bonne vente chez les Anglais.

    Bon weekend
    Jérôme

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  8. Your pillow combinations are sooooo pretty! LOVE the white one with the red heart. Great job on the bed, too.
    Sherri

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  9. Fabulous bed makeover. Your display is going to be the star of the show!

    Bon weekend.

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  10. Lovely lovely blog and lovely lovely pictures!
    Have a nice weekend...
    Titti

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  11. They look so fresh and lovely and restful! I've never upholstered - I'm more of a wrap-it-in-fabric-and-pin-it kind of decorator. I'd be tempted to stay home this weekend and fit those beds with mattresses and nap in the shade!

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  12. Great job.....I don't think there is anything you can't do...dear friend.

    xo

    Jo

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  13. Wow, what a makeover!! I love it. Great idea to add upholstery panel.

    Julie xx

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  14. I just love your makeover on the beds and those pillows are just gorgeous.
    As far as the follower button, mine is missing too and so are alot of other bloggers. I also can't post correctly or comment on blogs???
    I hope this all gets fixed soon.
    Have a great weekend.

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  15. My followers button and images seems to come and go in the last week - so strange.

    What a lovely job you have done - I love fabric on beds - wish I could just pop over!
    Warmly,
    Angela

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  16. Dearest Sharon,

    Yes, you are NOT alone in this, my readers vanished since I got back from Atlanta yesterday and only briefly they were back. I couldn't comment on some blogs either. Heard from several bloggers who lost everything so yesterday I went ahead and did back up my blog and posted about how to do this so others can save their precious stories and comments too. I have my blog always emailed to me (under settings; email & mobile just put your own address there) so when I save that weekly I have at least that and than backing up every week; all taken care of. You're welcome to have a look at my blog of the 27th.
    Now to your upholstery job of the old bed. There are not that many women like you that are creative and HANDY! You certainly got two golden hands and just transform things in a dream. I love your blog because of it as it stands out from others as you do things yourself! You don't need plagiarism as your head is full of your own ideas and besides, you're in an excellent area for hunting down treasures.

    Have a great weekend!

    Mariette

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  17. Love the bed makeover. i am not" a do it yourself " anymore simply for lack of time.
    I also have experienced problems after problems lately, loosing comments, not being able to access the blog...it feels as the network is being hacked.

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  18. So sorry not to see you at the show! It looks like I could fill up my basket in record time with your goodies. Your beds are perfect and great use of ugly old ones Good luck!

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  19. Perfect. Seriously perfect. That is JUST what I want to do to MY bed! Now just to find those same type of head/foot boards! (I obviously need a trip to a few local brocantes.)

    Thank you so much for the tutorial!

    Kind regards, Kitty

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  20. Love the beds...I think I'd have used Velcro so it could be switched out easily. Your sale looks like it was work but great fun too.

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