An elegant iron gate has more uses than simply decorating the entrance to your property.
The most striking forms of home decor are often those that give new life to ordinary objects. You can commonly see this in the use of antique or vintage doors used as tabletops. If you come across an antique iron gate, you can absolutely put it to use in your home as a decorative piece, even if you don't have a yard or a fence. A wrought iron gate put to unexpected use will add a touch of invention and class to your decor, transforming your style in an instant. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
Headboard
1. Push the head of your bed away from the wall. Hold the bottom of the iron gate a couple of inches below the top of your mattress, pressing it against the wall.
2. Mark spots along the right, left and center rails at the top of the gate, to indicate where you will install support nails. The spaces between wrought iron corners and decorative features are ideal. Set aside the gate.
3. Nail small but strong 1.5-inch nails halfway into the wall along your marks. Carefully hang the gate on the nails and push your bed back into place.
Tabletop
4. Place the iron gate on top of a table and center it. It's okay if the gate exceeds the dimensions of your table a bit, however, it can't be twice as big or larger.
5. Measure the iron gate and write down the measurements.
6. Visit a hardware or glass-cutting store and have them cut a piece of 1-inch thick glass with rounded edges to the dimensions of your measurement.
7. Place the glass on top of the gate and adjust it so it's perfectly centered. If it's the appropriate thickness, it will weigh down the gate sturdily and evenly.
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