DIY Spotlight: Make Your Own Headboard

By admin - September 20, 2016

A bedroom never truly feels complete until the headboard is in place. Often a focal point of the room, retailers ask big bucks for this single piece of furniture. Don’t bother turning your pockets inside out for this statement piece just yet...it's an easy place to save a money. Check out this awesome list of DIY headboards and headboard alternatives that will give your bedroom the finished look you’ve been searching for — without the big dollar signs!

Cottage Style

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Cottage Style: from DIY Network's Easy-to-Build Headboards[/caption]

This one is very simple to build — standard-size lumber is fastened to a large piece of plywood, then the whole piece is painted white. Easy, wallet-friendly, and stylish!

Chic Refurb

Serena Appiah understands how to pay a little and get a lot. She painted and reupholstered this vintage DIY headboard over on her site, Thrift Diving. This beautiful headboard, Serena suggests, could also be used as a dining room bench backrest.

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After photo of Serena's refurbished headboard[/caption]

Double Drapery

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Teryn Yancey, of Vintage Romance Style created this statement bed canopy[/caption]

This bed canopy is soft, romantic, flowy, and — added bonus — it involves no sewing! Teryn Yancey can show you how to make your very own dramatic DIY bed canopy out of curtain rods, chandelier swags, ribbon, and two tablecloths. Held together with hot glue, this faux headboard is sure to draw attention.

Footboard to Headboard

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Moroccan-inspired headboard by Kara Palsay[/caption]

Moroccan-theme headboards can fall into the hundreds (sometimes thousands) of dollars. Don’t shell out the dough until you’ve searched for Moroccan…doormats? That’s what Kara Paslay did! She spent under $100 and made her very own, very trendy DIY West Elm Morocco headboard look-alike.

Fab Upcycle

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Repurposed headboard project by Rachel Ranney on Buildipedia[/caption]

Speaking of unique repurposing, who would guess that an old door could make a perfect headboard? Rachael Ranney shows us how to make this upcycled upholstered headboard from a door in her video-and-photo tutorial on Buildipedia’s blog. The story here? Salvage old furniture and your room could look this good, too.

Foam Faux Tile

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Faux Tiled Headboard Project from Sweet C's Designs Blog[/caption]

Feel like there’s not enough time to make these neat projects? Courtney can show you how to create a stylish DIY headboard in just 20 minutes. Check out this fun DIY over at her blog, Sweet C’s, and see what you can make with just a little paint and a few foam tiles.

Adapted from Better Homes and Gardens' article:

http://www.bhg.com/blogs/better-homes-and-gardens-style-blog/2016/06/10/never-buy-a-headboard-again-9-amazing-diy-headboards/

and DIY Network's post:

http://www.diynetwork.com/how-to/make-and-decorate/decorating/15-easy-to-make-diy-headboard-projects-pictures