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Making your own upholstered headboard is easier – and more affordable than you think. In this post, you’ll learn the easy steps to making a classic DIY upholstered headboard for any size bed with minimal tools and materials.
Not only is the process of making this headboard simple, you’ll also save money and be able to customize the shape of the headboard as well as choose the fabric color and style.
When it comes to decorating a bedroom and adding a headboard to accent the bed so it becomes the focal point of the room, there are many DIY Headboard Ideas that are quick and simple from Making a Headboard Using Old Doors to adding cushioning and fabric to an Existing Wood Headboard you may already own.
A few months ago, I got a new mattress and upholstered bed frame for one of the guest rooms in my house. I wanted to add a matching upholstered headboard to the bed frame since the one that came with the frame I got had massive wings with a tufted look that I didn’t like. I knew I could make some sort of headboard on my own that I would like better.
I considered making a Simple DIY Fabric Headboard with fabric yardage placed over a curtain rod above the bed or a Reversible Padded Headboard Cover if I could find a queen-size headboard at the thrift store to use as the base and even a No-Sew Padded Headboard using foam and fabric. All of these would have worked, but none had the modern lines I was looking for.
So, I decided to make my own headboard using 2x4s, plywood, batting, and fabric yardage. The cost of my headboard came to $54. This included the 2x4s, plywood, batting, and fabric yardage.
The cost of making your own upholstered fabric headboard will be determined by the size of the bed and how much wood you need as well as the cost of fabric yardage.
You can construct a headboard any thickness you want. The one I made is 4 inches. Ideally, when making a headboard, it should be the exact width of the bed frame or mattress.
No, but if you want extra cushioning, you can wrap and attach a layer of foam in a thickness you want on to the headboard before attaching the fabric and batting. Depending on the thickness of the foam, you may need to evenly pleat and fold the batting and fabric around the corner areas of the headboard to get a nice finished look.
A few layers of soft batting bought at a fabric store will soften the edges of the wood frame making it look professionally done.
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