General Discussion & Chat: Best/Worse/What did I did I learn today?Chat with friends old and new.., 1 by Tallulah_B

Tallulah_B wrote:
Pat - what a wonderful use of old headboards! I know we have a heavy wooden mantle top & a headboard in our shed - not weather-proof though? Do you intend to do anything other than paint them? What are you using for legs (all 4, or only front ones needed because the headboard would go to the ground)?
We got a FREE park bench - I posted on Mtn View Free Stuff FB site yesterday, and got an answer right back. Picked it up 1 hour away. HEAVY cast iron, and only the slats need replacing. Got 3 of 8ft boards, cut in half, and that gives us the 6 we need to replace the boards. and of course when we disassemble it we will paint the cast iron black. Right now it\'s rusted. Here\'s the \"before\" pic