How to Create A Faux Wrought Iron Headboard Easily and Inexpensively

You can create a fabulous headboard that looks hand painted using wrought iron mural transfer elements for about $68.00. Simply rub the wrought iron elements onto your wall to create any sized headboard. This is a great project that should only take an hour or 2 and will create a great focal point above your bed!

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Wrought Mural Transfer (one design should have 4 sheets of design elements, more than enough for a headboard)!
• Transfer applicator (to rub transfer on wall, comes with transfer design)
• Level
• Pencil
• Tape Measure

1. 

   You can create a headboard like this in any size (twin, full, queen, king, ca king) using a Wall Dressed Up Wrought Iron Mural Transfer. This is a fun project and you can create a headboard like this using wrought iron transfer elements! This headboard was created using only one wrought iron order for $68 (we even had leftovers)! This is a fraction of the cost of a "real" wrought iron headboard. It's a great value and a really fun project.
   
   14 year old Lindsay had redecorated her room in beautiful shades of steel blue and brown. All that was missing was a headboard! We will show you pictures from start to finish of her headboard project. This entire project took about 2 hours from start to finish. Lindsay's beautiful bed looks complete now that she has a "headboard"!
   This is Lindsay! Here she is measuring the length that she wants her headboard to be!

2. 

   Here is a picture of a wrought iron transfer (We used one from Wall Dressed Up) You get 4 sheets like this along with directions and an applicator tool! Cost is around $68.00 plus S&H.

3. 

   Simply cut the wrought iron pieces apart, leaving the backing paper on and create a rough layout of the design you wanted for your headboard.

4. 

   Lindsay measured to make sure the medallion was centered and would be above the her decorative bed pillows and marked center with a light pencil mark. She taped up a few pieces to get the height correct and then started rubbing the medallion onto the wall! You can measure and mark everything with a pencil or just start in the center like Lindsay did here and measure as you move outward.

5. 

   This shows Lindsay rubbing the mural transfer off the transfer paper onto her wall. Only the thin as paint artwork transfers, making your mural look hand painted!

6. 

   Here she has a little help continuing to rub the elements on the wall. Light pencil marks and the use of a level make sure that the design goes up straight and even!

7. 

   Another picture of the mural going up!

8. 

   The finishing touches....this picture show what the headboard look like before she puts the bed and pillows back in place. This took about 2 hours from start to finish. The design pieces can be cut to length with just a snip of your scissors.

9. 

   Here is the finished project!

Tips & Warnings

• Remember to keep the backing paper on the pieces as you lay it out and/or tape it up on the wall
• Only when you know where you want the transfer to be exactly, should you remove the backing paper
• Take your time and smooth the design on the wall, then rub thoroughly starting from an end.
• As you peel away the transfer paper, you will see the design coming off and adhering to your wall
• If you miss anything, just place back down and rerub!

[AbbyNormal]

on 9/12/2008 I love this idea!

[plemay]

on 9/12/2008 I forgot to mention, 5 stars

[plemay]

on 9/12/2008 Interesting idea, well written and excellent use of photos.