How To Make an Upholstered Headboard
The first step when making an upholstered headboard would be to choose your fabric- does it match your curtains, bed linens, etc.? Next, you’ll need to choose which shape you’d like your headboard to be. It’s probably best to stick to an easy shape if you’ll be cutting the board yourself. Tools and supplies you’ll need: A jigsaw and a template (if you’re gong to do the cutting yourself), pencil, scissors, utility knife, staple gun, tape measure, plywood (1/4 or 1/2 inch thickness), 2-inch thick foam, batting or Fiberfill, and your fabric. Remember, your headboard should be slightly wider than your mattress. Once you’ve made your headboard, you’ll want to secure it to the wall. Flush mounts are the easiest way to do this. Locate the studs in the wall, and attach the bottom part of the flush mounts through the wall and studs, as widely apart as possible. Drill holes in the back of the headboard that correlate with the mounts already on the wall. Attach the mounts on the headboard upside
The first step when making an upholstered headboard would be to choose your fabric- does it match your curtains, bed linens, etc.? Next, you’ll need to choose which shape you’d like your headboard to be. It’s probably best to stick to an easy shape if you’ll be cutting the board yourself. Tools and supplies you’ll need: A jigsaw and a template (if you’re gong to do the cutting yourself), pencil, scissors, utility knife, staple gun, tape measure, plywood (1/4 or 1/2 inch thickness), 2-inch thick foam, batting or Fiberfill, and your fabric. Remember, your headboard should be slightly wider than your mattress. Once you’ve made your headboard, you’ll want to secure it to the wall. Flush mounts are the easiest way to do this. Locate the studs in the wall, and attach the bottom part of the flush mounts through the wall and studs, as widely apart as possible. Drill holes in the back of the headboard that correlate with the mounts already on the wall. Attach the mounts on the headboard upside
