DIY Headboard Idea

Name: DIY Headboard Idea
Total time: 2 h
Ingredients: Lightweight wood panels or something similar Depending on the size of your bed you may be able to easily find one piece of wood long enough to use as the backer / base for this project. If not, you can put two pieces together to create one larger piece. That's what I did.; Fabric yardage The yardage will depend on thee size of your bed and headboard.; Upholstery foam Upholstery foam is available in many thicknesses. The thickness of foam you get will make up the bulk of the thickness of your finished headboard so keep that in mind when selecting a size. The thicker the foam, the more expensive. So this wold be a good place to cut cost if needed. I used a 1 inch thick foam. But I would say anything between 3/4 inch and 2 inches would work well. More than two inches and it might need some piping around the edges.; Batting Batting helps soften the shape between the upholstery foam and fabric. You won't need much. Just enough to cover the front surface of the headboard.; Scissors Fabric scissors work the bets for this but any scissors will work.; D rings You can find these at any home improvement store.

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Lightweight wood panels or something similar Depending on the size of your bed you may be able to easily find one piece of wood long enough to use as the backer / base for this project. If not, you can put two pieces together to create one larger piece. That's what I did.Fabric yardage The yardage will depend on thee size of your bed and headboard.Upholstery foam Upholstery foam is available in many thicknesses. The thickness of foam you get will make up the bulk of the thickness of your finished headboard so keep that in mind when selecting a size. The thicker the foam, the more expensive. So this wold be a good place to cut cost if needed. I used a 1 inch thick foam. But I would say anything between 3/4 inch and 2 inches would work well. More than two inches and it might need some piping around the edges.Batting Batting helps soften the shape between the upholstery foam and fabric. You won't need much. Just enough to cover the front surface of the headboard.Scissors Fabric scissors work the bets for this but any scissors will work.D rings You can find these at any home improvement store.

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Step 1

I made the frame 6 inches wider than the existing bed frame, so it would have some extra visual weight. I used a thin (1/4 inch thick) birch plywood from Home Depot and cut it down to the size I needed, with a saw.

Step 2

Next, you'll cut all the soft pieces for the upholstered headboard.

Step 3

The upholstery foam should be the exact size of the wood frame that was built / cut in step one. And the batting and fabric should be at least 3 inches larger than the frame on all sides.

Step 4

So, you should have the wood frame on the bottom, then upholstery foam, then batting, then fabric at the very top.

Step 5

You may be able to skip this step. It's just to get rid of any major wrinkles. I had quite a few I needed to steam out beceuas the fabric had been folded for a long time before I used it.

Step 6

For any small / minor wrinkles, you can probably skip ironing. The small ones will pulled out when you stretch and staple all of the layers in the next step.

Step 7

Carefully flip over the wood frame with all the foam and fabric layers. Stretch and staple all the layers at once, so you only have to do one round of stapling.

Step 8

Be sure to pull the fabric and batting tight across the frame when stapling. This will keep the upholstery foam sagging later.

Step 9

Using D-rings as hooks for the wall is just one way to hang a headboard like this one. There are many other ways it can be done, like attaching the headboard to the actual bed frame, instead of the wall.

Step 10

I just happen to use D-rings because I already had them and I couldn't attached my headboard to the bed frame.