I'm In Love With Fabric Headboards!

Something I've always wanted to do was make a fabric headboard!   They give a space sophistication and romance.  There are so many styles to choose from, really limitless.


Here are some of my inspiration pictures from Better Homes and Garden:

 And best of all you don't have to know how to sew,great for me since I don't.  ( of course that is another thing I'd love to learn how to do)

I plan on making two headboards for my house, one for my new king bed and one for my youngest daughter's room.  I thought it would be a good idea to practice with my daughter's first.  A big THANK YOU to my husband for helping with all the woodworking tasks!

• First thing we did was measure her mattress, hers is a queen.  Some instructions say add inches beyond the mattress and we tried that, it didn't look good.  So do whatever you think looks best for YOU.
• Got MDF board and cut according to the measurements.
• Bought 2" foam
• Bought batting to wrap over the foam.
• Bought a good staple gun. 
• Spray adhesive, which really didn't help the foam stick to the MDF board.
• Fabric, allowing an extra 6 inches around to staple on the back of the MDF board.

Here is what the steps looked like:

Our headboards are going to be mounted to the wall.


Here is the finished product for my daughter's room.  First you should know that she is 19 years old and has always loved animal prints.  I think she would love the whole room in them. I thought it would be a nice jumping off point to start with the headboard.  Another thing I need to mention is this is only the beginning for her redesign.  We are picking a new comforter, art and new pillows.  Stay tuned for future blogs for this room...

On the king headboard I'm going to attempt tufting, I'll let you know how that goes in another blog.  Wish me luck!