DIY Headboard

This project is fairly simple to tackle.

What you will need

~1 sheet of press board. 

(You could use particle board too. 

Side note- you can find extra press board all the time on construction sites.

 Most construction workers will just let you have it)

~Spray adhesive

~Fabric 

{Enough to cover the size of headboard you are making}

~Staple Gun

~Batting

~jigsaw 

*Opt.--a husband willing to help 

{I never do projects without mine!}

First off, you will need to decide what size you want your headboard to be.

 I made mine for a twin bed and knew I wanted the edges to come over the bed a bit. So I measured the bed and added 2 inches to each side to figure out my width. 

You also need to decide before-hand what shape of headboard you want. 

There are so many fun shapes to choose from. 

Here are a few of my favs-

It doesn't have to be an exact. 

I can't draw worth beans, so my hubby just free handed the shape I wanted.

Step 8

Mount it to the wall and enjoy!

Happy Crafting

Bon

Seeing Red

When I found out I was pregnant with Baby #1, I had his room painted RED within 3 days (way before I knew it was a HIM), If you do decide to go with such a bold & dark color, remember that it takes a LOT of coats - I did FIVE coats, and it probably still could have used one more!

BEFORE- with red paint finished

I wanted to have stripes on one wall that POPPED, and a trim up top. So I put the hubby to work cuttin some boards for me!!!

AFTER

The boards are 2 inch wide by 1/4 inch thick. Paint em the color of your choice, and nail em to the wall!!! (we used a nail gun & penny-inch nails)

It was easiest to put up the border around the entire top of the room, then put the stripes on the wall.

Cut the bottom of your board-stripes at a 35 (or sharper) degree angle, to avoid painful encounters with your wall.

Add decor/furniture/accents!!! Simple letter cut outs accented with Scrap paper/hinges/buttons/ and Ribbon

I found these stars for 10 cents each at D.I. Simply put a nail through them, and hung them above the light switch!!!

Now go ROCK your ROOM!