I am in need of suggestions for raising a wood footboard in height so it can be used as a headboard. Through a series of events, the actual headboard was lost, but I have the footboard that matches my bedroom furniture and would like to use it as a headboard now.
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Could you possibly just use the bed risers that they sell to lift your bed for storage under it? They are very-VERY, hard plastic and available in 4 inch and 6 inch height. And your bed post nest inside the top of them? Hope this helps :) good luck.
To raise the height of the footboard 4-6 inches, you could get those rubber storage blocks which are meant to raise the bed so you can put storage containers under it. The legs of the bed frame fit into them. These can be bought where you buy closet and storage items at Home Depot/Lowe's.
Could you use whatever held the footboard on the bed by reversing the bed frame?
Have you thought of just bolting the footboard to a couple of 2x4"? The footboard could be brought to the correct height by insetting the boards so they don't show from the sides and just bolt them in, or you might want to build a 2x4 frame to attach it .
How about a porch post bought from the home improvement center? They look a little decorative; one post, cut in half, and then stained to match your footboard, then attach to the bottom legs of the footboard.
You can buy "L" brackets from the home improvement store, or triangular-shaped brackets to screw into the wall below the windows, on which to set the foot-board, just like you would if making a shelf. You might be able to screw them onto the foot-board itself or just rest the foot-board onto them.
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