Due to our recent decision to move to Arkansas, I decided to clear out a couple of headboard sets that I’ve had stored. One is a very elegant antique with a curved footboard. The other is a very boxy student bed made out of very heavy solid oak. After assembling them into benches:

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I decided to paint the antique set white with some distressing. When I looked at the oak bed, it was perfect to do a weathered gray wood treatment on it.

The finished products:

I added a little “shell” relief to give it a little more flair.

I love the texture of the saw kerf and grains on this one.