Celing Tile Headboard

A simple way to add a bit of rustic to your room.

Most celing tiles have lead paint and/ or some form of asbestos.

Pick up a latex, epoxy or urethane sealant at you local hardware store.

We liked the look of the peeling cracking paint. With this being said we didn't want to sand it or remove the cracking paint, and we didn't want to be sleeping in lead paint chips or asbestos flakes.

We applied about 4 coats of sealant (3 cans) over 5 days. To knock down the shine we sprayed a clear flat coating.

We measured the size of the celing tiles added on the size of the trim we liked and cut the plywood accordingly

We cut all trim to 45 degrees. Simply fit and clamp in place.

Switch from a wood blade to a metal blade.

Table saws make better cuts but other saws will work just fine!

Measure the size in between your trim frame and cut tiles to size.

Make sure your tiles fit Snugly!

Remove tiles and paint trim and the boarder. Just in case it can be seen later.

We used chalk paint to make it look vintage.

Place tiles in center to make sure of a snug fit.

Clamp the corners and nail trim.

I used sanding blocks and a few scrap pieces of wood to hold down the celing tiles while the dried.

Normally I would just cut my own brackets.

In this case though I found flush mount brackets at the hardware store for $15 bucks.

Mount one to the wall and one to the headboard.

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Pardon the crappy pictures... I missed the light on the headboard for the day....

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