DIY- Headboard

Supplies-
Scissors
Spray Adhesive
Plywood (cut to size that you want your headboard to be)
Foam
Batting
Fabric
Staple gun with 1/2" staples
Thumb tacks or Nail Head Trim (<- highly recommend the nail head trim)

*Note- While these photos were taken, we were working on 2 different styles and sizes of headboards! So if they look a little different, that is why. :)

1. So as you can see, we started out with our plywood already assembled (Thanks Bill!!) He made a little frame out of wood and attached it to the plywood for Sara's headboard(she is mounting it on the wall) and mine has legs (because I am attaching it to my bed frame) so that the frame would sit flush against the wall. Next step is to cut your foam the size of the plywood. Because I was making a queen headboard, I didn't use an entire bed foam which came in handy when Sara's king sized headboard needed a little more than the average foam topper!

2. After the foam is cut, generously spray the headboard with the spray adhesive and lay the foam (with the design down) down onto the headboard. Apply pressure to make sure it has been glued well!

3. We wanted to move inside for the rest of the project, so we laid the batting on the table and then laied the headboard (foam side down) on top of the batting. Then went around the border stapling the batting on the back side to securely attach it. (My staple gun wasn't as powerful so we needed the hammer to make them flush with the wood and batting)

And this is what the front looked like once we were all done stapling it! Whoohoo!

4. Next, we did the same this as the batting, with the fabric. My advice to you would be to not pull the fabric to tight, because it will cause a bumpy appearance on the top and sides when you flip it over to check your work (which is something we did often).

5. The last step is to attach the nail head trim! We measured in about how far we want it to go around the perimeter and started hammering!The best part of the nail head trim is that you only nail in every 4 or 5 nail heads and it helps keep everything going straight! 

And Tada! This is right when we finished, still in the Kessler kitchen! We were so happy and proud! haha

6. When I brought it home, my handy dandy boyfriend Trevor helped me (aka did it) attached the posts to the bedframe! We just used whatever screws we had on hand that were big enough!

 And the finished product! Lucky for me, Trevor took down the curtains rod and curtains the day before I would want to take a bedroom photo, so when I have curtains again I will post a new photo!

And lastly I show you Sara's beautiful bedroom! (Left hers for last because if you saw it first you would think my bedroom was less cool.) This is before the headboard is even mounted and it looks AMAZING!.