Cornices, columns, medallions and pediments are a few of the many architectural pieces available for decorating a home. DIY Design & Decorating host Nancy Golden shows how to dress up a bedroom with a headboard made from architectural pieces normally used to frame doors and windows. Made to look like plaster or carved wood, these new architectural pieces are actually lightweight urethane. Materials:
Door or window pediment
Two 4' pilasters
Corner rosettes
Primer and top coat
Paintbrush
Drill and countersink bit
Finishing nails
Hammer
Nail set
Construction adhesive
Wood putty or caulk
- Choose the pediment, pilasters and corner rosettes to form your headboard. Use two pediments for a queen- or king-size bed.
- Prime and paint the architectural pieces. We used beige for our top coat.
- Determine where the headboard will be placed, and mark the wall accordingly.
- Finishing nails and construction adhesive secure the architectural pieces to the wall. Mark the nail placement on the architectural pieces, and use a countersink bit to drill pilot holes that are longer than the nails.
- Apply construction adhesive to the back of each architectural piece (figure A), beginning with the pediment. Put the pediment in place on the wall. Pound finishing nails in the pilot holes, and use a nail set to recess each nail (figure B).
- Attach the side pilasters and corner rosettes the same way.
- Fill the nail holes with wood putty, let dry, and touch up with paint.
A piece of decorative trim, normally used under crown molding, can be added under the pediment for a more ornate look (figure C).
RESOURCES :
Architecural Accents, Urethane Millwork
Style-Mark Inc.
Archbold, OH 43502
Phone: 419-445-0116
Fax: 419-445-4440
Email: style@style-mark.com
Website: www.style-mark.com
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