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
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.
All you need to make a grid of small covered panels is plywood, a staple gun, some batting and some good picture hangers.
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.
A trifold room screen — minus one panel — set on its side and painted. Voilà.
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.
This is a freight elevator door turned on its side (notice the "Danger" stencil).
You can find old painted shutters at any salvage shop. Just remember to seal them before using them as a headboard.
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.
Hurray for pallets! They are often free (check first before taking), and they make excellent places to hang stuff on as well.
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.