How to Fabric a Headboard

Make a headboard look new by covering it.

A bedroom is often showcased by the appearance and look of your bed. Since the headboard is the main focal point of the bed, it is helpful to make the headboard as decorative and beautiful as it can be. If your headboard is weathered and ugly, you do not need to spend a lot of money buying a new one. Instead, you can cover the old headboard in fabric to give it a whole new look.

Things You'll Need

• Measuring tape
• Scissors
• Cotton fabric
• Cotton batting
• Staple gun

Instructions

1. Measure the width, length and height of your headboard using a tape measure. Note the measurements.

2. Cut out a shape from cotton fabric using the measurements you noted as a guide, adding about 6 inches of extra fabric around the perimeter of the shape.

3. Cut out the same shape from cotton batting, excluding the extra allowance around the edges.

4. Lay out your fabric onto a flat surface, such as a floor, and place the batting on top. Lay the headboard on top of the batting, front side down, leaving 6 inches around the perimeter.

5. Staple the extra fabric onto the back of the headboard using a staple gun. Start with one staple in the middle of the top back. Then stretch the fabric taut and staple once on the bottom and on each side. Then continue from the center outward on each side, stapling every couple of inches, stretching the fabric as you go. Fold the top corners neatly and staple securely on the back of the headboard. Turn the headboard right side up and reattach to your bed frame or the wall.

References

• Rental Decorating: How To Make a Headboard