- (1) White Peg Board – $17.48 at Home Depot. Cut to size- 84 x 48
- (3) 1 x 2 x 8 – $2.61
- (4) 1 x 3 x 8 – $6.72
- 1 pack of 1-inch dry wall screws- $6.50 at Home Depot
- 3-inch foam- We got ours in the camping section at Home Depot. They were having a crazy good deal. We bought 2 twin sized mattress pads for $19.99. Foam is EXPENSIVE. Before we found the mattress pads I was going to buy 2-inch foam for $12.00 a yard at a fabric store. That was with a 40% off coupon too. RIDICULOUS. So before you start this project make sure you can afford the foam in your budget!
- 1 large thing of Beacon Fabri-Tac Permanent adhesive. I think it cost $10
- 1 King size package of thick batting. I can’t remember how much this cost, I’m gonna go with $10 bucks. Total guess though. It wasn’t expensive like the foam though and you can always find it on sale.
- 2 2/3 yards of 54″ fabric. I bought mine at Calico Corners for $11 something a yard. Spent $32
- A jig saw, a compound mitre saw and some saw horses. Borrow from a neighbor. Neighbors have everything!
First cut your peg board to size. We just got a new sleep number bed, which I LOOOVE. And we figured a good size for a headboard would be 84 x 48. Those measurements should work for any standard king.
Take some scrap fabric and figure out the shape of headboard you want. I folded white fabric in half and kept drawing lines until it was what I wanted.
Next trace the fabric line with a marker. You don’t want to cut the board with the fabric taped to it!
Now use that saw and cut out your 1 x 2 x 8’s and your 1 x 3 x 8’s to fit the back of the board. The peg board just isn’t strong enough. If you want to start out with a strong board, by all means. I was going to tuft a headboard, decided it would be too pricey with all the fabric you needed. So I know nothing about using a different board! Sorry folks.
This is what ours looked like. Our mistake was that top part. If we had to do it again we would take the 1 x 3 x 8’s all the way up to the top of the headboard and then shave them down with the jigsaw. The way we did it just made upholstering the headboard really hard.
Add your foam! Use that fabri-tac glue and just start gluing it on. Make sure you don’t waste the foam. Remember, it’s expensive!
This is how we managed our mistake. We added foam into the crevices of wood. Am I making sense?
This way worked but the fabric doesn’t lay completely flat on the top of the board and… it kind of bugs me. Not a big deal though.
Next I sewed more of that white fabric onto the ends of my fabric. I was worried that my 54″ wide fabric wouldn’t be wide enough to wrap around the top and bottom of the board.
Here’s how you do the corners.
Next we laid out our fabric, found the center and stapled it to the center of our board
This next part was tricky. I chose a geometrical pattern. It needed to be level horizontally and vertically which made this part so hard! You just tug and tug, staple, pull out staples, staple again until you finally have it right!
This is how we did the corners.
And it’s finished!!!
Like my new lamps? Home Goods. I’m kind of in love with them!
Bad picture, bad lighting. I don’t even have pillows or a comforter yet! Those are my next projects!
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good job! i love how the whole family was involved! it looks so comfy and what a statement. i’m currently making a headboard too, which is why i was sooo excited to see this tutorial! rock it girl.
turned out way cute!
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Beautiful. Now, would you mind helping me with mine?
Cute!! I’ve been perusing ideas for a DIY headboard, yours is great! Thanks for the tip about what not to do also 🙂
That looks awesome! A few years ago my mom and dad made their own headboard with just a sheet of plywood, loads of batting and a bed sheet. My hubby and I recovered it with just another sheet. Do you think you have to have the foam? We liked ours just fine without. It sure looks like it was a fun family project.
Nice job! That looks awesome.
Very impressed! This looks fantastic!