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13 Homemade Headboards That Thrill With Creativity
Snipped from a trellis, snagged from a pallet pile and more, these inventive headboards excite in any bedroom
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I never had a headboard until I made my own. A few years ago I followed Real Simple's step-by-step instructions (reproduced here) and in one day created my very own custom-made, special-to-me piece of furniture (or is it an accessory?) using a staple gun, some cut-to-order plywood, foam, batting, and a fabric scrap I picked up at my favorite upholstery shop. If I were more patient, I could have added upholstery nails for added glam.
A headboard can really make the room. It's like a piece of jewelry for your bed and depending on what you do with it, it can also be a piece of art.
May these 13 quirky, imaginative and one-of-a kind headboards be just the inspiration you need.
A headboard can really make the room. It's like a piece of jewelry for your bed and depending on what you do with it, it can also be a piece of art.
May these 13 quirky, imaginative and one-of-a kind headboards be just the inspiration you need.
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by Brooke Ulrich
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| All you need to make a grid of small covered panels is plywood, a staple gun, some batting and some good picture hangers. |
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Design Sponge's crafty Grace Bonney gives Martha a run for the money. Her spectacular homemade headboard shows that choosing the right fabric makes all the difference. This was made in much the same way I made mine (plywood, staple gun, foam, batting and that stunning fabric), but with a fancier cut on the plywood. If that seems daunting just keep in mind that this would look amazing as a big rectangle too. Here's her very helpful how-to.
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A trifold room screen — minus one panel — set on its side and painted. Voilà .
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An ornate wooden room screen makes a perfect, exotic headboard.
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A salvaged garden trellis give this pale room its shabby chic cherry on top. As with anything that has peeling paint, spray a piece like this with a sealant to keep potentially toxic flakes at bay before using it in your bedroom.
by Aristea Rizakos
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This is a freight elevator door turned on its side (notice the "Danger" stencil).
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| Consider going muted and simple on the headboard and a little wild on the wall. Here what's behind the headboard is just as important as the headboard itself. |
by Meredith Heron
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You can find old painted shutters at any salvage shop. Just remember to seal them before using them as a headboard.
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| Unpainted shutters add to the earthy, exotic feel of this room. |
A large, framed piece of corkboard does double duty as a bulletin board and as a ... well, as a headboard.
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| Hurray for pallets! They are often free (check first before taking), and they make excellent places to hang stuff on as well. |
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| Old fireplace mantels are salvage shop treasures that frame a simple upholstered headboard beautifully. |
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| In many places earthquakes prevent hanging anything remotely heavy over the bed (lest it fall on someone's head during the next tembler). This fabric art looks like an extension of the plain, nearly invisible headboard here and adds a danger-free way to decorate the wall. |
Ideabook updated on Sept. 16, 2012.
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@denirose: Re the size of Grace's bed. Follow the 'how to' link and from there, the link to its template. As it appears to extend beyond the mattress and because of her positioning in the photo, I am 'guessing' it could be a Three Quarter or Double size bed.
Standard Bed Measurements --
Twin 37"/39" x 75" Twin XL 39" x 80" Three Quarter 48"x 75" Double 54" x 75" Queen 60" x 80" King 78"x 80" California King 72" x 84"
Standard Plywood Measurements -- (used usually for DIY headboard frames)
Thickness option of: l/4" or *1/2" or 3/4"
Size of sheet: *96" x 48" or 72" x 300"
*Commonly used (Hope this helps.)
@Bobbi P (or others): Re using sheets. For equivalent 'FLAT' sheet yardage that is pretty accurate, here is a chart that may assist you which I personally have used for years since using them IMO can prove to be very beneficial at times.
Twin Sheet: Attached hem 66" x 94" or Self Hem 66" x 104"
Fabric Width/Equiv.: 36"= 5 yds. 45"= 4 yds. 58"- 60"= 3 1/8 yds.
Double Sheet: Attached hem 81" x 94" or Self Hem 81" x 104"
Fabric Width/Equiv.: 36"= 6 yds. 45"= 4 1/4 yds. 58"- 60"= 3 7/8 yds.
Queen Sheet: Attached hem 90" x 100" or Self Hem 90" x 110"
Fabric Width/Equiv.: 36"=7 yds. 45"= 5 7/8 yds. 58"- 60"= 4 1/2 yds.
King Sheet: Attached hem 108" x 100" or Self Hem 108" x 110"
Fabric Width/Equiv.: 36"= 8 3/4 yds. 45"= 7 yds. 58"- 60"= 5 1/8 yds.
(Can be converted to metric.)
It is important to consider: I recall there was one couple, somewhat distant from the epicenter of the "Northridge quake" (actually centered in Canoga Park), who were killed when their stacks of heavy possessions toppled onto them in bed.
@FTI: Did a web search that first took me to the Hangman Store website (Australia) but for those living in Canada and the U.S.; Lee Valley Tools carries them (for up to 200 lbs.) and Amazon carries a smaller version.
Footnote: *FTI = for those interested :)