Howdy! Im currently working on redesigning our oldest sons room and have several projects in the works. The biggest one is this upholstered headboard that I just finished up today. His bed is a full size but it doesnt have a headboard so I spent several days drawing up what I had in my head and then got to work on it today. Its not ready to go in his room yet but I wanted to share it with you anyway, as well as, the instructions for how I put it together in case anyone would like to make one.
It wasnt hard, just time consuming. I started by buying a piece of 3/4 inch thick subfloor/plywood at Lowes. I was feeling lazy so I asked them to cut it to size for me, which they did at no extra charge. The size of the plywood part is 53 inches x 3 feet tall. With the legs on the bottom, the total height is 4 feet. I bought 3 - 1 x 3s to attach to the back of the plywood as shown in the photo below.
Next, I laid high loft quilt batting on the floor that I bought at the craft store and placed the headboard on top. I bought the largest size and then folded it over 3 times, so it would be pretty thick.
Without pulling too tightly, I pulled the batting around and began to staple it to the back of the headboard. You dont want to pull it too tightly or it might come apart.
I continued this all the way around the frame. Corners are a little bulky and tricky, but heres a closeup of mine. Not perfect, but doesnt need to be.
To get rid of the excess batting at the legs of the headboard....
I simply cut about an inch off the batting, tucked it under and stapled it behind the headboard.
When the batting is all attached, it will look like this.
Next up, is the fabric. Because I was keeping cost down, I used canvas painters drop cloth that I already had. I basically repeated what I just did with the batting.
Take extra care when working on the corners so you dont have a wrinkly mess since the corners will show. I found that folding it over like you would wrap a Christmas present worked well. And I also worked on the corners last. I then cut off all the extra batting and fabric.
And heres the front...
I really wanted nailhead trim, however, I couldnt find that where I live so I used bronze upholstery tacks that I picked up at Lowes. Very time consuming but I definitely got the look I wanted. I was actually happy I couldnt find the trim because I really preferred the nail heads being spaced a bit instead of touching.
To perfectly line them up, I measured inside the corner 4 inches on both sides and marked with a pen, then gently tapped in one tack, but I did not hammer it in all the way in. I looped a piece of twine around the tack, then did the same thing on the other end and tied the other end of the twine to that tack. This created a perfectly straight guideline for me to line up the tacks. When youre finished, remove the twine and hammer in the end tacks the rest of the way.
It took all afternoon, but I am soooo happy with it! I cant wait to put it in his room.
Ive got a couple more projects to do for the space and then I will put the whole room together and blog about it next week. I cant wait to get this finished up for him!
Have a great weekend!
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It wasnt hard, just time consuming. I started by buying a piece of 3/4 inch thick subfloor/plywood at Lowes. I was feeling lazy so I asked them to cut it to size for me, which they did at no extra charge. The size of the plywood part is 53 inches x 3 feet tall. With the legs on the bottom, the total height is 4 feet. I bought 3 - 1 x 3s to attach to the back of the plywood as shown in the photo below.Next, I laid high loft quilt batting on the floor that I bought at the craft store and placed the headboard on top. I bought the largest size and then folded it over 3 times, so it would be pretty thick.Without pulling too tightly, I pulled the batting around and began to staple it to the back of the headboard. You dont want to pull it too tightly or it might come apart.I continued this all the way around the frame. Corners are a little bulky and tricky, but heres a closeup of mine. Not perfect, but doesnt need to be.To get rid of the excess batting at the legs of the headboard....I simply cut about an inch off the batting, tucked it under and stapled it behind the headboard.When the batting is all attached, it will look like this.Next up, is the fabric. Because I was keeping cost down, I used canvas painters drop cloth that I already had. I basically repeated what I just did with the batting.Take extra care when working on the corners so you dont have a wrinkly mess since the corners will show. I found that folding it over like you would wrap a Christmas present worked well. And I also worked on the corners last. I then cut off all the extra batting and fabric.And heres the front...I really wanted nailhead trim, however, I couldnt find that where I live so I used bronze upholstery tacks that I picked up at Lowes. Very time consuming but I definitely got the look I wanted. I was actually happy I couldnt find the trim because I really preferred the nail heads being spaced a bit instead of touching. To perfectly line them up, I measured inside the corner 4 inches on both sides and marked with a pen, then gently tapped in one tack, but I did not hammer it in all the way in. I looped a piece of twine around the tack, then did the same thing on the other end and tied the other end of the twine to that tack. This created a perfectly straight guideline for me to line up the tacks. When youre finished, remove the twine and hammer in the end tacks the rest of the way.
It took all afternoon, but I am soooo happy with it! I cant wait to put it in his room. Ive got a couple more projects to do for the space and then I will put the whole room together and blog about it next week. I cant wait to get this finished up for him!Have a great weekend!
Monday, August 8, 2016
NO MORE RIPPED PANTIES cutting hardware posts tutorial
How many of us love our pretty glass knobs? Put up your hand!
How many of us hate the metal post that sticking out the back? Put up your hand!
We like to put pretty knobs on pretty furniture,
and we like to put our pretty things into the
drawers and cupboards of our pretty furniture.
Sometimes our pretty things get caught on these
not so pretty protruding posts and cause damage to our pretty things.
This post is dedicated to saving all your pretty things!
One of the last things I do after installing glass knobs on furniture
is to cut the posts off and I thought you may like to learn how I do it.
There are 3 tools I use for this job.
A pair of pliers
to tighten the nut on the post.
A set of mini bolt cutters
