How to Make A King Headboard
Headboards can radically change the overall look and feel of a person's bedroom. Upholstered and other textile headboard designs can be pricey in a retail market, but they are not difficult to make. Novice crafters can create a headboard customized to suit the wall space behind any size of mattress using inexpensive, lightweight materials and fabric to coordinate with the existing décor. Making a king-sized headboard uses the most material, but the technique is the same for any size of mattress. Does this Spark an idea?
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Things You'll Need
- 6 foam core boards, 20-inches by 30-inches by 3/16-inch thick
- Duct tape
- Measuring tape
- Batting
- Scissors
- Fabric
- 18 heavy-duty, removable, self-adhesive interlocking strips
Instructions
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Arrange three of the 20-inch by 30-inch foam core boards side by side in a horizontal row on a flat surface. The 30-inch long edges should be touching to create the 90-inch width of your king-sized headboard. This dimension is slightly larger than the 76-inch wide standard king-sized mattress. The extra 14 inches will create a 7-inch design strip on each side of the bed.
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Tape the foam boards together where the seams meet using strips of duct tape. Flip the boards over and tape the seams on the front side.
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Repeat the first two steps with the remaining three boards. You will have two, 90-inch-long by 20-inch-tall strips for the king-sized headboard. Join the strips together on both sides of the 90-inch-long seam with duct tape. The overall dimension of the headboard is now 90 inches long by 40 inches tall.
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Cut a 94-inch-long by 44-inch-wide section of batting. Spread the batting open on a flat surface. Center the foam board on top of the batting. Fold each side of the batting over the 3/16-inch edge of the foam board and tape it to the back.
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Cut a 95-inch-long by 45-inch-wide section of fabric. Spread the fabric face down on a flat surface. Center the batting-covered foam board on the fabric. Fold the sides of the fabric onto the back of the board and tape them in place using duct tape.
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Attach three sets of self-adhesive, removable, interlocking strips to the back of each foam board section that makes up the king-sized headboard. Remove the protective paper backing and press the headboard in place on the wall behind the bed.
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Tips & Warnings
Cut curves along the edges of the foam board before upholstering to create alternative designs for the headboard. Mark the cut lines and use a utility knife to make the cuts.
