You might remember when we first DIY-ed our headboard back at our old place and then you can see how it fits into the bedroom at our new place in the first photo above. Turns out our bedroom walls (which we aren't willing to paint) and our headboard are the exact same color which actually wasn't going to be a big issue since I had my eye on one of these beds to replace it. But then we started taking some real measurements and realized this new bed frame would be just a few inches too big for the room if we wanted to keep our nightstands (which we most definitely do!). So I decided I would just live with the old headboard until we move to a new place, until I realized on a recent trip to Joann Fabrics that a few yards of fabric could fix this situation in about 30 minutes!
I picked up 3 yards of deep navy duck cloth and this past weekend we simply re-covered the headboard by wrapping directly over the old blue/grey fabric. While we could have fully removed the old fabric, that would have forced us to also re-do the batting and quite frankly I was just too lazy to do that. I love how it turned out so much that I might actually take some time to research an upholstery shop in Chicago that can make some matching buttons for the headboard out of the leftover fabric that way I can tuft it!
{those holes on the back of the board are to allow for us to tuft this headboard if we ever get around to it!}
{the headboard itself is much taller than it appears in these photos, but as you can see the ceiling height in our Chicago place paired with the larger pieces of artwork above our bed force the headboard to remain somewhat lower.}
Have you ever DIY-ed a headboard or even a bedframe before?
Not yet! But now i am thinking I can just DIY one instead of spending a fortune on a new one.
ReplyDeleteyou soooo should! It's really not as hard as it seems and it will save you so much! I would love to see pictures if you do attempt it.
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This turned out great! I love your sidetables!
ReplyDeleteim pretty obsessed with those side tables myself! its amazing what a couple overlays can do!
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My headboard is a DIY! Believe it or not, I used cardboard, stuffing, fabric, and duct tape. You would never know by just looking at it. I still want a headboard like the one you guys looked at, but I'm in the same shoes as you where my apartment won't fit anything bigger.
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duct tape can seriously do anything! also- just clicked through to your fabulous blog!!!! adding it my feedly reader right this minute lady!!! :)
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It looks great! I definitely want to DIY a headboard for our guest room. Have you looked at Jo-Ann's for DIY fabric covered button kits? I've done them before and they are not terribly difficult. Might be worth a try!
ReplyDeleteYes! We have a DIY alternative headboard which we just posted about -- it's been on the back burner for a while. We used an old gilded frame that my old job put in the garbage! CRAZY.. I know. But its my favorite piece in our room now.
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