Only bad part about that headboard is some nutcase in the past must have decided it was too tall and cut it down at the mattress level and I’m assuming used the original foot board as the headboard. Thankfully someone screwed it back together (leaving a somewhat ugly angle iron bracket on each side).

hallie: That was my gift to Casey for our anniversary last year. Our old bed was nice (it was mine as a child, and probably is 50-70 years older than I) but it is in dire need of being taken apart and re glued. It is extremely squeaky and not stable. This “new” one is solid as a rock

What a great blog you two have. Seeing your photos and reading the description of your projects has brought back so many memories of things we’ve done to our house. Casey, I give you so much credit for stripping the newel post in your home. Stripping wood is not an easy task! Also, it was great learn about the easy way to remove paint from old hardware – we have the exact same hardware in our house and it’s all painted. Looks like I have a new project to tackle! Again, great blog and great work! Can’t wait to keep reading about it!