DIY: Tall White Headboards

There's no reason you can't convert a vintage door into a headboard.

While most headboards tend to be around 43 inches, there's no reason why they have to be. A tall headboard will make a bold, decisive statement in your bedroom as well as bring attention to the upper level of space in your bedroom, which is particularly useful if you have a bedroom with high ceilings. A tall white headboard has the minimalism of a blank canvas and the refreshing quality of a beach cottage. Both of these elements are ideal for creating a proper place for rest.

Things You'll Need

• 2 white vintage doors
• Screw driver
• All-purpose cleaner
• Lint-free cloth
• Electric sander
• 220-grit sandpaper
• Studfinder
• Chalk
• 2 flush mounts
• Handheld drill
• Screws

Instructions

1. Unscrew the door knobs from the vintage white doors. Spray the doors with an all-purpose cleaning spray. Wipe them down with a lint-free cloth.

2. Buff the doors with an electric sander using 220-grit sandpaper. Run the sander over the areas that have loose splinters and other major flaws. Rub the area down with a tack cloth.

3. Draw a horizontal line in chalk, 3 feet up from the mattress on the wall where the headboard will go. Run a studfinder along the wall, make tick marks on the horizontal line every place you find a stud.

4. Drill the bottom parts of two flush mounts along the horizontal line, drilling them each into a stud. Space the two bottom parts at least 3 feet apart.

5. Drill a top part of a flush mount into the middle of the back of each door. Slide each door along the wall, allowing the flush mount parts to catch and interlock and securing your headboard.

References

• "Libby Langdon's Small Space Solutions: Secrets for Making Any Room Look"; Libby Langdon; 2009

Resources

• "Country Living"; DIY Door Headboard; Laura Fenton