DIY Cabin-Inspired Headboards
When you enjoy spending time at your cabin and want to re-create a rustic feel in your own bedroom at home, consider a cabin-inspired headboard. Make your bed a focal point with a headboard that represents a cabin lifestyle. Choose a headboard made out of genuine wood logs or cover your headboard in a fabric with country images. Does this Spark an idea?
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Choose a headboard consisting of logs for a real cabin feel in your bedroom. Headboards are available in aspen, hickory, cedar or pine logs in various styles, such as spindles or a sunburst design. If you are handy, you may want to consider making your own headboard out of twigs and small branches.
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Paint a rustic mural on your headboard with images that represent cabin life, such as trees, plants, flowers, birds and wild animals. Alternatively, hire a local artist to paint the mural on the headboard. Choose colors that coordinate with the colors on the walls in the bedroom. You can even purchase paint-by-number murals.
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Cover an existing headboard with fabric to give it a rustic cabin look. Consider fabrics that look like various types of wood, for example, or a khaki linen fabric. Material that features logs will work, or choose a fabric with images related to hunting and fishing activities.
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Tips & Warnings
Consider applying wallpaper cutouts and murals to your headboard. These come in various cabin-inspired designs, such as moose, fish, birdhouses and other rustic themes.
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