DIY Upholstered Wingback Headboard for $80
- Step 1: Get Your Supplies For this project you don’t even need a saw, you can have everything cut at Home Depot! ...
- Step 2: Build the Wings Take the plywood strips for the wings. ...
- Step 3: Flip headboard back to front… ...
- Step 4: Wrap with batting ...
- Step 5: Wrap with fabric ...
- Step 6: Attach the wings to the headboard
Full Answer
How to build and upholster a wingback headboard?
How to make a DIY upholstered headboard
- Cut the Plywood. You will need two sheets of 3/4″ plywood to make this headboard. ...
- Make left and right wings. Assemble each of the (2) plywood wings. ...
- Add batting to the wings. ...
- Add fabric to the wings. ...
- Attach board at the top of the back of the headboard. ...
- Attach foam to the back of the headboard. ...
- Attach batting to the back of the headboard. ...
How to make a DIY upholstered headboard?
Method 1 Method 1 of 2: Make a Wood Headboard
- Purchase plywood that is ¾ inch (1.9 cm) thick and 4 feet (1.2 m) wide. You can make a headboard out of almost anything, and in any size. ...
- Cut the length of the plywood to fit the width of the bed. [2] ... ...
- Mark a pattern for the buttons on the board. ...
- Drill holes where you plan to place the buttons. ...
How to make a padded headboard?
- Brainstorm your headboard design – cloth, pleather, or quilted headboard? ...
- Bring together your tools, materials, and potential helpers.
- Cut and build a wooden frame for your headboard and its legs.
- Cover the wood with foam and batting.
- Staple the fabric of your choice to the back of your headboard.
- Attach the legs to your board.
How to make a king size headboard?
How to Build a DIY King Size Headboard with Shelves
- Cut and Assemble Back of Shelf Boards. When building this project, it’s important to paint or stain the pieces first. ...
- Assemble the Middle Section of the Headboard. Take one of the 1×6 boards that have been stained in Step 1 and place the L-shaped back of shelf ...
- Install Light Fixtures Above the Shelves. ...
Dimensions
Before we get into the steps required to make this headboard, here are details on the overall dimensions. This tutorial is for a KING SIZE bed but you can easily modify the dimensions to fit a different bed size. It should also be noted that this bed is designed to use a 9″ box spring/foundation and a 15″ thick mattress.
Alternate Sizes
As mentioned, this tutorial is for king size bed. To make a queen, full or twin size bed you’ll just need to cut the back plywood sheet shorter. Below is a schematic that shows the reduced widths that would be needed for smaller beds. You will also need to reduce the length of the 3.5″ thick (blue) board on the back of the headboard.
Step 1 – Cut the Plywood
You will need two sheets of 3/4″ plywood to make this headboard. I went with hardwood plywood since right now it’s pretty much the same price as the other plywood options. Each sheet cost me $50. Below is the cut list for the headboard. The red board is the back of the headboard.
Step 2 – Make left and right wings
Each of the two wings will use (4) plywood sheets that are cut to 7 – 1/4″ x 64″ Use wood glue and 1-1/4″ screws to attach (stack) 3 of the plywood sheets together making and overall piece that is 2-1/4″ thick. Then, attach a single sheet behind the 3 sheet thick part as shown below.
Step 3 – Add batting to the wings
Start by rolling out the batting and lay the back of the wing on the edge of the batting as shown below.
Step 5 – Attach board at the top of the back of the headboard
Use 1-1/4″ screws to attach the 3.5″ plywood board to the back of the headboard as shown below.
Step 6 – Attach foam to the back of the headboard
For the foam I used a 2″ queen foam mattress pad since it was cheaper than buying foam from the craft store. I was a little impatient to start this project and should have let the foam mattress pad expand for several days prior to building the bed. Learn from my mistake and don’t do this.
Hi friends! Today I want to share with you how we made our DIY tall wingback upholstered headboard for our bedroom and why you should try this too!
When we moved into our rental last year I wanted to make the house feel cozy! So one of the first projects I wanted to tackle was a tall wingback upholstered headboard for our bedroom. I knew it was an easy DIY and it was going to improve the feeling and looks of our bedroom so much.
Inspiration
Of course the easier way to do it is to buy one! But maybe this happens to you too: the things I like, are probably more expensive than what I would like to spend. So the solution to this is to try to make something similar on a smaller budget.
3.Build the headboard and wings
First step was building a structure out of 2×4 lumber and attach the plywood to the structure.
