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How to make a book headboard!

Step 5Seal the headboard.

Seal the headboard.
This will make it easier to clean, less likely to fade, and waterproof it in just in case.

I took the headboard down to my dungeon (apartment basement, actually.) and gave it a few good coats of polyurethane with proper ventilation and safety measures, of course. Remember to follow directions. Most times you need to let it sit a little bit between coats.

You can see it has a bit of shine to it now!

Let this dry overnight as well. :)
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Jul 28, 2009. 4:09 PMthereader says:
Looks like it'd make a cool table if you put glass on top.

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