Make a statement in your bedroom with a custom headboard…
Create an elegant canopy by attaching curtain panels to the wall at the center point. Use MDF to make a cornice. Cover the tops of the window treatments with the cornice. Arrange the panels to frame the padded headboard and pull back with window treatment hooks.
Add padding to a plain headboard or choose a piece of plywood the width of your bed, top with a layer of foam, cover with fabric, and secure to plywood with a staple gun.
Create a naturally-modern headboard and make it any size you want. Buy a piece of plywood from your local home supply store. Sand it, stain it, seal it, and then set it behind your bed.
Budget very low? How about painting a headboard instead! Go freehand or find a stencil at a local crafts store or make your own. Cut the stencil from acetate with a crafts knife, affix the stencil to the wall using a spray adhesive or low-tack tape, and apply paint inside the stencil. Use acrylic paint or specially formulated stenciling cream for best results.
Simply create a headboard using a screen behind your bed. You can also paint a solid color block up to the ceiling on the wall behind the screen to help draw the eye upward for space-enhancing results.
And finally, consider using a paneled wooden door turned on its side as a headboard. To make a bigger headboard, use two or three doors and stand them up side by side. Purchase a new paneled door without a doorknob hole, or use a vintage door and place it on the wall so the hole is below the top of the mattress. Paint it or stain it, add moldings or leave it plain.
There are many ways to make a custom headboard. If you need help, contact us with your questions. It’s FREE!!
Until next time,
Liz Pimenta Interior Decorator Toute Suite Home Accessories Email: liz.pimenta@live.com
