Clever (& easy) Re-Purposed Bedroom Furniture Ideas

I've been seeing a lot of cute ideas lately for re-purposing some everyday, ordinary bedroom items. We have some great (and inexpensive) pieces in the shop just begging to be redone and enjoyed again. So here we go:
Buy a regular headboard & footboard (we have two full sized ones, and one twin) and re-imagine it into something like this:

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or a welcome sign like this: 

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 Buy a desk like this:

And turn it into a one-of-a-kind vanity like this:

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 Buy a vanity like this:

And turn it into a fun bench like this:

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Did that get your imagination going? Hope so... there's plenty more where this came from. Next post is how we turned an old sewing table into a bathroom vanity, part of our small bathroom renovation.