How to Make a Tufted Headboard

Hey guys,
So I starting a new blog theme, hopefully in between more videos, of some of the stuff that I do for my job, and just around the house and such. I hope some of this stuff is useful, or if nothing else, entertaining!

Ahhh...the dreaded headboard.

A subject of arguments and discussions with my hubs for years.

When we were at our previous home, and I was graced with the task of staging it for sale, I used an adorable fence piece for a headboard that looked much like this:

 

(This is just a stock photo and not a real photo of our original bed and headboard, I can't seem to find that.)

Whilst both adorable and fashionable, my hubs wasn't thrilled with having his head a mere inch from raw wood! So, eventually I found an old wood headboard and sanded and repainted it, which I think looked just as good!

(This is the actual bedroom I staged! aren't the chiffon curtains to die for?!? 😍)

At the time, we were only sharing a Queen sized bed, so sadly, the pretty headboard had to go!

For a couple years after moving in, we just didn't have a headboard on our King bed, and after much discussion, wood was not going to get the thumbs up, so hubs suggested an upholstered one!

So, I took to the interwebz, namely, Amazon, and searched for the perfect headboard.

 

This one is surely GORGEOUS! It was also just shy of $2500!

Yowza!

That is two summer vacations for us, a new/used car, an extended trailer for all my junk, Like a MILLION MORE CHICKENS!!!!

 

Sooo, I decided I was going to make my own. (I don't have craft in my last name for nuthin' ya know!)

 

I had all the materials I needed already at home (from past projects) and they go as follows:

 

2 - 2 x 4s or similar strength wood

1 piece of plywood measured to the desired headboard length and height

Batting for the soft part of the headboard. I used two old twin comforters

A glue gun

A staple gun

Fabric of your choice to cover the headboard outside

Screws

Pretty jewelry to cover the screws, or buttons, or dry noodles, ya know, whatever works!

Measuring tape and a marker

 

First and foremost, I highly recommend not doing this at 3 am, when I did. Oh 3-year olds not sleeping!

 

I started by measuring my plywood and 2 x 4s. (Always remember to measure twice and cut once!)

Once I had my plywood ready, I began to cover it with my comforters. First I covered it with the Olaf comforter. I made sure that it was tight and began to staple it to the plywood.

(Excuse my work shop mess!!)

 

Then, I flipped the plywood over and began stapling the Frozen comforter!

(Woo hoo to a comforter not falling out of the linen closet anymore!)

 

Then I took the jersey material that I had, and proceeded to cover the entire plywood piece! I made sure it was tight, but also left a little give for screwing in the screws and creating the "tufted" effect.

 

 

I measured the headboard and spaces in-between to put the screws. I made sure I caught some of the fabric in the drill and it created a tufted and starred effect! Cool right??

 

After I had created all of the tufts, I used the glue gun to glue some pretty vintage jewelry over the screws!

 

So hooray! We have finally agreed on a comfortable headboard!

 

I hope you have enjoyed this tutorial!

 

Stay tuned for more!

xx - Lady Steem