- Nailheads
- Painter’s tape
- Sharpie
- Tack hammer
- Needle nose pliers
To evenly space my nailheads, I used a ruler and a Sharpie to mark every half and inch along the top and bottom of the tape.
I didn’t want to hammer the nailheads directly in to the tape, as I knew it would make it difficult to pull the tape off later without having some of it stuck beneath the heads. Instead, I used my thumb to press the very tip of a nailhead into the wood at the location of each Sharpie mark to make indentations that would be visible when the tape was removed.
After using a nailhead to mark 4-5 inches worth of nailhead locations, I tore off the tape up to that point, revealing the small indentations in the wood at the spots where I would hammer in the nailheads.
I used the pliers to hold the nail steady while using my tack hammer to hammer them in. The small head of the tack hammer was much easier to work with than a full size hammer head – especially for the row of nailheads that was right up against the faux leather. Sorry for the blurry photo – I was working alone and it was hard to get the photo while using both hands to hold the pliers and hammer. 😉
I continued along using this plier/tack hammer method until I caught up to the blue tape, then I repeated the process of pressing a nailhead in to the marks on the painter’s tape, removing the tape, and hammering in more nailheads.
The nailheads not only help the ottoman look perfect alongside the chair and silver side table, for only $10, it also gives the ottoman a more chic, high end look that better fits the style of the room!
Dana - http://chocolateandsunshine.com says
I love your ottoman and the entire bedroom!! I found a very inexpensive ottoman at Home Goods a couple years ago and also tried my hand at adding nailhead. I wish I had the selection you had. And, then recently I sold it. I love how you mixed your metals to make it work for your space. It looks beautiful and I'm certain it must be used frequently.
Bluwatergal says
Love this project and the awesome tutorial! Thinking of a few things around my place that could be totally spiffed up with this trim 😉 Would love for you to link the project at our Something To Talk About link party today to share it out too! http://bluwaterlife.com/2015/02/something-to-talk-about-link-party-3/
Candace Duval from Lucky Scarf says
Great tutorial! I like how you marked the holes. Good tip!
Sydney Andersen says
I love how this turned out and I am completely envious of your master reading nook!! I would love to have you link up with us at Talented Tuesdays tomorrow starting at 9am CST http://tastefullyfrugal.org
Angie Forte says
Beautiful ottoman! I love the trick for marking the nail placement. Thanks for sharing at Something To Talk About Link Party!
Cyndi Murdoch says
Using two different colors of nailheads was a very clever idea. I bet you are really enjoying that quiet reading corner, I know I would.
Ashley @ 3 Little Greenwoods says
Awesome tutorial for adding nailheads! I love the look on your ottoman.
Thanks so much for sharing on Show Me Saturday!