This is how our "Hamlet" master bedroom has looked for some time now.
I thought it was time to start making it look like someone lives here.
Plus, for some reason sleeping on a bed without a headboard makes me feel like I'm floating or falling off.
Hence project "Headboard" is under way.
Materials-
- one 4 X 5' piece of plywood
- 2 yards of fabric
- foam and quilt batting
- 8 feet of mirror railing - cut into two four feet pieces.
- spray glue
- screws
- fishing line to attach fabric covered buttons
- Attached 4 feet of mirror railing up side down to back of plywood. The other piece goes right side up on the wall. To attach headboard to the wall just slide together.
- Drilled 13 holes through plywood for use in attaching the buttons...and then sprayed the front with spray glue. Placed the foam on the front {I had several pieces, I just cut them to fit the board} After I laid the foam down I topped that with quilt batting.
- Cover the foam and quilt batting with my fabric....stapling everything to the back of the plywood.
- If you enlarge the picture you will see where I circled the holes make for the bottoms. I fished a needle and fishing line through the holes in the back through all layers of foam, batting and fabric. Tried a knot to the back of the button. I then tighten the line to a small screw placed by each hole.
This gives you an idea what the foam and batting looked like before I covered it with fabric.
This gives you an idea on how I folded the corners.
I like how it fits close to the wall....using the heavy mirror railing....really helped.
And here is the finished Headboard- Total cost of materials- $82.50
Today I added a couple of lamps taken from the CV house... along with some $9.00 pillows found at target.
....I was really pleased how it turned out. Step by step things are coming together. Next month I will be adding some curtains and a few other things.
Plus the mirror has been cut for the dresser, I will be gluing that on the dresser Monday....then I will share.
Here are a couple of tips-
If you are going to use plywood make sure you find a very straight piece....if it has a blend to it....mounting it with mirror railing can be a pain...plus it helps to have a good and flat wall.
I got the mirror railing at a glass/window store... they cut it by the foot.
Covered buttons are harder than they look to do.
It took me about a half hour to cover the plywood- 2 hours to do the buttons and about 15 min. to install.
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