Antique Metal Headboard Painted Gold

I had picked it up the the flea market  last Spring, knowing we would be redoing her room. It was only $40, but I knew with a coat of paint it would be perfect. I had it in my head that I really really wanted to paint it and it would be a nice vintage headboard idea to give it a really nice modern flair. I decided the room would look good with an antique metal headboard painted gold… Plus who wouldn’t want to sleep in a bed made of gold?

I took it outside and put it on a tarp. It took 2 cans of 24 karat gold spray paint to completely cover it  since it had lots of metal ornate bits that I wanted to make sure I covered. To seal it I used 1 can of clear polyacrylic paint. I wanted to make sure that after time it would hold up to little people possibly picking at it or putting stickers on it. I mean, have you met the Rizzo girls?.

I LOVE how beautiful it looks! And I ordered that cute little hedgehog pillow from Laura Frisk. I love everything in her shop. And she even hustled it to me so I had it in time for the photo shoot. Same for the art print that is by Katie Daisy. Someone else who I could buy everything is her shop and was super helpful on rush shipping!I am working on Oldest’s side now. She has a loft which makes it a bit harder, but I know she’ll love it when it’s done, but over all I love the difference the gold paint looks on the headboard!

The entire room is so fun and colorful and the antique metal headboard painted gold looks modern and fresh in her space! It really gives it an updated look for a girl’s bedroom makeover! You can see how I made the LOVE board for over the bed here for $8.