Vintage headboards can often still be used in their intended fashion, particularly if people want to have their entire bedroom re-imagined with a classic, retro design. However, if those headboards are now damaged or simply unfashionable, what can be done with them other than just throwing them away? The reality is that there are a number of ways in which vintage headboards can be used for something other than their original purpose – and in a stylish and appealing manner too. All that is really required to come up with ideas to use vintage headboards is a little bit of creativity.
Racks, Benches and Gates
Vintage headboards can be recycled and reused as everything from a coat rack to a bench, a desk and even a garden gate. The same kind of recycling and design that can turn a vintage headboard into a coat rack can also be used, with only a very slight modification by a joinery specialist to turn it into a rack on which pots and utensils could be hung in the kitchen. A full size headboard could also be used to spruce up furniture, perhaps serving as the head rest of a seat bench; either a stylishly comfortable one for inside the home, or a more functional item for when you need a rest in the garden.
Signs And More
Headboards can also be redesigned and repurposed for use as a greeting sign outside the house, perhaps bearing the name you have given to your home if you’re so inclined. An even more imaginative use for a vintage headboard is to have it fitted with a chalkboard, potentially making it a very stylish and useful item for a restaurant or cafe. Those rare vintage headboards that have been made out of metal can be particularly effective to be recycled as striking garden gates. Vintage headboards could be even be reused in the bathroom as a wall-mounted towel holder.
Imagination
The truth is that there is an almost endless array of ideas for how a vintage headboard can be recycled and reused as another item, remaining attractive while also being completely functional. The limit is merely your imagination, so anyone who is stuck with a vintage headboard that for whatever reason they no longer wish to make use of in the bedroom, simply has to do a little research (there are plenty of pages on the internet dedicated to just this topic) and exercise their imagination, to come up with the perfect vintage headboard idea.