Bored? Check out these headBOARDS and footBOARDS :)

I had to share some inspiration I've seen for old headboards and footboards:

Look what Kate from Centsational Girl did with a footboard she picked up at the thrift store (for half off nonetheless!):

She turned it into an outdoor message center!
Oh, but that's not all. She shows an alternate version for inside:

Look at what Karla from It's the little things that make a house a home did with a free headboard she got from the side of the road:

She turned it into an outdoor bench!

And finally, this one comes from the last page of the May 2009 Better Homes and Gardens. It's what is behind the headboard that caught my eye: Erin Diegel from Arizona upholstered her wall behind the bed:

pic source: Better Homes & Gardens May 2009

Don't you just love this look? She explains how she did it~I even typed it up for you, straight off the BHG p. 240 :) Oh, and side note~I loved that little mirror above the bed, found out it's from Anthropologie.

"She and her mom started by cutting batting to fit over three plywood panels. (Use 3/8 inch-thick board) Next they wrapped the boards in a budget fabric, pulling it tight and stapling it to the back. Erin dressed up the seams with upholstery nailheads. Wherever she drilled in a screw to secure the panels to the wall, she cut the spike off a nail and glued the head over the screw. Erin helped her mom make an upholstered headboard with the same technique."

I hope you are as inspired as I was~keep your eyes peeled in your thrifting and yard-saling for these hidden gems!
Happy Thursday~