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Question: Attaching an Iron Headboard to a New Frame
Hi. I'm not decorating much these days. Can you tell? I feel really guilty about it, but we're redesigning the website to be bigger and better and I've been working fourteen hour days. Okay, that's my it-happens post. I will get back on it again, especially snce I'll be in London and Ireland next week so I'm sure to see all kinds of great stuff.
In the meantime, see this bedframe--it's actually an iron headboard and footboard that I found on the street about eight years ago. I've had it leaned up against the wall behind my bed for that long. Everytime I get in bed, bang. Can you see how that'd be annoying?
I want to connect the frame to a regular bedframe. Think that's possible?
November 15, 2006
I think it would be possible to connect them. I dont know if any of these ideas would work, but as a suggestion: you could drill holes in the frame of the bed (or connect wood to the back) and place each iron rod in the holes? that might work. you would also have a hing piece welded to the iron head board (which would have screw holes in it) and just screw that to the frame. that might work too. I hope this is helpful, if not i hope you get some ideas from it!
Thank you. You make it seem possible...
Can you post a photo of the part that would have connected to the platform frame, the iron that holds the matress, it is about 10 or 12 inches up from the floor on the head and foot frames and probably looks like a puzzel piece.
Ouch! Could see how that would hurt. :)
We're about to tackle a similar headboard project over at pinkofperfection.com. Should have a video up soon with our headboard howto.
Here's the simple solution we're thinking of: nail the headboard to the wall!
In your case, add a couple nails, hang the thing, and voila. It's what MacGyver would do-- well but he'd nail the thing up with pinecones. :)