DIY project: bed makeover!

after several years of fixing my bed in between moves and other nonsense, i decided it was time for a new one. someday down the road, i'll get my old bed fixed by some magic woodworker, but until then, i coughed up $100 at ikea and got this one. yes, only $100 for the whole thing!

of course i couldn't just leave it white, because that would be too easy. so i went to lowes, picked out my favorite valspar spary paint color and bought 2 cans along with some primer & a clear coat finish. i thought this would be plenty. WRONG.

after using both cans on 1 side of 1 of the 3 pieces, i needed more paint. easier said than done. by the end of it all, my family & i went to a total of 5 different lowes around charlotte to get all 8 cans in this particular color. this was the first thing mom & i moved into my new house last week & i am obsessed with my new blue bed!

{finished product}

{excuse the mess}

update: my bed in my new room after another move. paint has held up great! photo tour of my new room: http://redhead-rants.blogspot.com/2013/03/photo-tour-my-new-room.html