Omaha Home: d•i•y project Story by Bailey Hemphill • Photos by minorwhitestudios.com
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Sandy Besch’s
d•i•y Mantel and Mirror project
“I never wanted my bedroom to look like a set.”
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Sandy Besch
ooking for a unique, eye-
catching, yet inexpensive DIY project to add a little flair to your bedroom décor? Just ask Sandy Besch! “I never want my bedroom to look like a set,” she says. “I want different looks that coordinate. I like to mix old and new. I like out-of-the-ordinary design, not something you would walk into a store and see.” She created this look for her bedroom with a few inspirations. The headboard mantel idea came from her experience working at a retail store that sold fireplaces. “I was able to get old floor models when they would clear them out…I looked at them as a creative piece to put on the wall and decorate with candles and pictures.” Realizing that the mantel was the perfect width, Besch put it over her bed, making her own creative headboard, which she would easily be able to paint if she ever wanted to change up colors in the room. On the mantel, Besch layers different textures and designs but prefers each piece stand out on its own. After a friend introduced her to Pinterest, Besch found the idea for the shattered mirror piece. “I just loved it, and it was so different than anything I’ve seen in a long time. So I went home that night and broke a mirror.” Besch made the mirror piece by using several different sizes of broken mirror and gluing them together like a puzzle. “Make sure you use gloves and the correct glue for your projects,” she says. “I learned the hard way.” If you’re a crafty home DIYer and would like to share your projects and ideas, please email them to stacey.penrod@omahapublications.com may/june • 2012
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