DIY Headboard | Design

DIY Headboard Tutorial

Materials needed: - King headboard:

One 31"x78" Sheathing Board (Home Depot)
- We purchased a 4ft x 8ft sheathing board and had Home Depot cut it to 31" x 78" for us.

One 1x4x6 board (Home Depot)

3 yards of material (JoAnns)
- We chose a linen fabric vs. a home fabric. Linen was less than half the price of most home fabrics.

3 yards of a medium width foam (JoAnns)

One roll of nailhead trim (JoAnns)

Jigsaw

Pencil

Hot glue gun

Making the corner cut-outs:

I measured 7" down from the corner and 7" over from the corner and made marks.
If you have a round object large enough, you can use that to trace out the circle. If not, I made a makeshift protractor out of string.
- String Protractor: put your pencil led on one of the marks, hold the string tight to the corner of the board and circle the pencil around until it hits the other mark. (make sure to keep the pencil at the same angle the whole time)

Measuring the border:

For my headboard, I wanted the center to pop out for more of an effect. Therefore, I measured 2.5 inches in from the edges (including the circle corners) and drew my outline for where I needed to place the foam.

Cutting corners:

Use your jigsaw to cut the corners you drew earlier. If it is not exactly right or a little rough, don't worry about it. It will be covered with material anyway.

Attach the foam:

Cut your foam to match your outline you drew earlier.
- The foam will not be the exact dimensions you will need. Therefore, you will need to cut strips of foam to fit fill in some spaces.
Hot glue your foam to the board.
- Because hot glue cools so quickly, I glued little pieces at a time. I used a piece of wood (and sometimes some cute furry friends) to be my placeholder. 😊

Trimming foam:

To make the transition from foam to board a little more gradual, I trimmed the edges off of the foam. This doesn't need to be pretty... just even. Once you attach the material to the board and add the decorative trim, you will not notice the jagged foam.

Attaching material:

Lay your material out on on the floor; upside down and strait. Lay your board on top of it face down. Make sure your material is still strait, leave about 5 or 6 inches excess material outside the size of the board, and trim the rest of the material off.
start with the sides and staple the material around the back of the board.
- You always want to start with 2 opposite sides (usually going with the grain) so that the material does not get pulled crooked in the process of making your way around the board.
- Make sure you pull the material tight and, if there is a pattern to the material, make sure it is strait.
After you finish the sides, start on the top and bottom.
Lastly, you will staple the top 2 corners. (see picture for an example).
- Rounded corners are always tricky, especially when it is an introverted circle. I had to cut the material into a few strips (don't cut the slit too close to the board) for it to work correctly.

Attaching the nailhead strips:

The nailhead strips come in a long roll. About every 5 nailheads, there will be a silver link with a hole in it. You will use the loose nailheads that came with the roll to nail into those holes.

You will put the strip right next to where the foam ends.
When it comes to the corners, you will cut the strip and start again in the semi-circle.
- If at all possible, try and end on one of the individual nailheads so that it is more secure.

Attaching to the bedframe:

I forgot to take a picture before I put our bed back together 😞

However, this is a picture from another crafter on Pinterest; we did the same thing.

You can screw the legs onto your bedframe, or you can just sit it behind your bed and push your bed up against it.

Placement:

I made the headboard 2.5" wider than the mattress on each side. I also make it so that the headboard goes about 4 " below the mattress in the back (leaving the actual headboard about 27" above the bed). I felt like, if the headboard were the exact size, it would look too small.

A Little Extra:

My husband and I made these pillows. We could

have ordered them from etsy. However, we

wanted them to be custom to us; our own messages

to eachother.

What you need:

White pillow inserts and a fabric marker

DIY Headboard Tutorial

Materials needed: - King headboard:

One 31"x78" Sheathing Board (Home Depot)

We purchased a 4ft x 8ft sheathing board and had Home Depot cut it to 31" x 78" for us.

One 1x4x6 board (Home Depot)

3 yards of material (JoAnns)

We chose a linen fabric vs. a home fabric. Linen was less than half the price of most home fabrics.

3 yards of a medium width foam (JoAnns)

One roll of nailhead trim (JoAnns)

Jigsaw

Pencil

Hot glue gun

Making the corner cut-outs:

I measured 7" down from the corner and 7" over from the corner and made marks.

If you have a round object large enough, you can use that to trace out the circle. If not, I made a makeshift protractor out of string.

String Protractor: put your pencil led on one of the marks, hold the string tight to the corner of the board and circle the pencil around until it hits the other mark. (make sure to keep the pencil at the same angle the whole time)

Measuring the border:

For my headboard, I wanted the center to pop out for more of an effect. Therefore, I measured 2.5 inches in from the edges (including the circle corners) and drew my outline for where I needed to place the foam.

Cutting corners:

Use your jigsaw to cut the corners you drew earlier. If it is not exactly right or a little rough, don't worry about it. It will be covered with material anyway.

Attach the foam:

Cut your foam to match your outline you drew earlier.

The foam will not be the exact dimensions you will need. Therefore, you will need to cut strips of foam to fit fill in some spaces.

Hot glue your foam to the board.

Because hot glue cools so quickly, I glued little pieces at a time. I used a piece of wood (and sometimes some cute furry friends) to be my placeholder. 😊

Trimming foam:

To make the transition from foam to board a little more gradual, I trimmed the edges off of the foam. This doesn't need to be pretty... just even. Once you attach the material to the board and add the decorative trim, you will not notice the jagged foam.

Attaching material:

Lay your material out on on the floor; upside down and strait. Lay your board on top of it face down. Make sure your material is still strait, leave about 5 or 6 inches excess material outside the size of the board, and trim the rest of the material off.

start with the sides and staple the material around the back of the board.

You always want to start with 2 opposite sides (usually going with the grain) so that the material does not get pulled crooked in the process of making your way around the board.

Make sure you pull the material tight and, if there is a pattern to the material, make sure it is strait.

After you finish the sides, start on the top and bottom.

Lastly, you will staple the top 2 corners. (see picture for an example).

Rounded corners are always tricky, especially when it is an introverted circle. I had to cut the material into a few strips (don't cut the slit too close to the board) for it to work correctly.

Attaching the nailhead strips:

The nailhead strips come in a long roll. About every 5 nailheads, there will be a silver link with a hole in it. You will use the loose nailheads that came with the roll to nail into those holes.

You will put the strip right next to where the foam ends.

When it comes to the corners, you will cut the strip and start again in the semi-circle.

If at all possible, try and end on one of the individual nailheads so that it is more secure.

Attaching to the bedframe:

I forgot to take a picture before I put our bed back together 😞

However, this is a picture from another crafter on Pinterest; we did the same thing.

You can screw the legs onto your bedframe, or you can just sit it behind your bed and push your bed up against it.

Placement:

I made the headboard 2.5" wider than the mattress on each side. I also make it so that the headboard goes about 4 " below the mattress in the back (leaving the actual headboard about 27" above the bed). I felt like, if the headboard were the exact size, it would look too small.