Moody Vibes in my bedroom makeover. DIY bedhead using maritime pine and Feast Watson's Brown Japan stain, and the wall colour is a gorgeous dark blue called Black Forest (Taubmans' Easy Coat interior).
Steps
Step 1
I joined my pieces of wood using the Biscuit Joiner and Taskmaster size 20 biscuit joiners , and Aquadhere pva wood glue exterior and let it dry between each row.
Step 2
I cut out the rectangles for the lights by firstly drilling holes in the corners to fit the jigsaw blade. Then cut out the rectangles. This was very nerve wracking!
Step 3
I tested on the back the bedhead 1 and 2 coats of sanding sealer and also how long to leave the stain on. For my pieces of pine, I only needed 1 coat of Feast Watson Sanding Sealer and 2 very quick coats of Feast Watson Brown Japan interior stain . After I applied the stain and it was dried, I screwed on the bedside tables.
Step 4
I ended up putting a hidden shelf to rest against the back wall as I needed quite a space behind to allow for the cords and power sockets. I used the Black melamine shelf for hidden shelf , cut it to 11.5cm wide and attached it with brackets.
Step 5
I prepped the walls with sugar soap, then cut in the edges using a edging paintbrush. Then used a roller to apply 3 coats of Taubmans neutral low sheen easy coat in Black Forest . Before I decided on this colour I bought a few sample pots and painted pieces of cardboard to see how the colours looked against the wood and artwork. I highly recommend this as the colour I originally chose were too 'bland' and I realised I needed a specific blue hue with a touch of green.
