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Divers Oct 27,2020

How to Make Your Bed Headboard (Part 2)

This post is a continuation from part 1 on How to Make Your Own Bed Headboard. Lately, we have gone through Case 1: Creating a headboard with boards.

We will now cover:

 – Case 2: creating a headboard from a plywood panel

 – Case 3: Creating a headboard with masking tape

Paint or stain the headboard.

– Sand the headboard with fine sandpaper and dust it off.

– Using a roller or a wide, flat brush, paint the finished headboard to your liking: use acrylic paint or stain, depending on the desired effect.

Note: If you want to paint the boards in different colours to create stripes, it is more practical to do so before assembly.

Case 2: creating a headboard from a plywood panel

Transform a simple plywood panel into a personalized headboard as you wish. One person is sufficient for this technique and no previous DIY skills are required.

Materials required

To make a headboard from a plywood panel, get:

– a plywood panel the width of your bed + 10 cm at least, and 10 mm thick;

– a paint roller;

– paint;

– masking tape if necessary.

Have a panel cut to size

– The width of your panel should be at least the width of your bed + 10 cm, i.e. 150 cm minimum for a 140 cm bed. However, nothing prevents you from having a wider panel cut if you wish to have the headboard overhang on each side of the bed.

– The height of the panel depends on the height of your bed and the effect you want to achieve: measure the height of the bed (including the mattress) and add the desired visible height for your headboard: a typical total height is about 1.10 m.

Paint the panel

– Using acrylic paint and a roller, for example, paint in a solid colour that contrasts with the colour of the wall. If you wish, you can add a decorative sticker or write a message using adhesive letters.

– Or paint wide horizontal or vertical stripes that can be of different widths. In this case, use masking tape to achieve perfectly straight lines.

Case 3: Creating a headboard with masking tape

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If you have neither time nor taste for DIY, improvise a headboard using masking tape, a sticky, repositionable, streak-free non-woven tape.

Let your imagination run wild, all kinds of fantasies are allowed, for example:

– Using pieces of masking tape, draw the silhouette of a city behind your bed.

– Or make a rectangular frame and fill it with lengths of masking tape that are crossed at an angle.

Good job! Now you are done. Remember to share your experience in the comment section below.

To go further in our future publications:

– You can also create an upholstered headboard. Practical advice will follow in our next post.
– The headboard can also be a natural decorative element. Our page will look at the contemporary decoration trend.

– Which Headboard Style to Choose for Your Bed

Should you wish to read on something more specific, please do not hesitate to write your comments in the section below. We will also like to hear from you! What you have read and experienced really matters to us as this will help us better focus on what our audience like. This blog is just getting started and we aim to make it your one-stop blog when it comes to looking for home ideas. You will agree that not everyone can be a good do-it-yourselfer at times. So, if the above seems a little bit difficult for you, we can get you in touch with a professional in your region.

by admin8745
Divers Oct 27,2020

How to Make Your Bed Headboard (Part 1)

Contents

 - Case 1: Creating a headboard with boards

 - Case 2: creating a headboard from a plywood panel

 - Case 3: Creating a headboard with masking tape

A headboard immediately gives a decorative touch to the simplest of bedrooms. Creating it yourself is immensely rewarding and allows for all styles and fantasies.

This handy sheet explains three techniques for making a headboard: the first is reserved for meticulous DIY enthusiasts, the other two require no DIY experience at all.

Materials needed to make a headboard
Wood glue
About $9 per kg
Paper pencil
$0,50
Drill
$2 per drill approximately
Mallet
$4 approx.
Masking tape
Approx. $3×3
Tape measure
From $4.
Plywood panel
$6 per m2
Sandpaper
Approximately $5 per 3 sheets
Acrylic paint
From $5 per L
Drilling machine
From $30.
Wooden planks
According to species and dimensions
Roll
From $5.
Masking tape
$1 per roll
Jigsaw
From $30.
Case 1: Creating a headboard with boards

The manufacturing principle is simple: juxtapose and assemble 8 vertical boards to form a large panel. Once finished, the panel slides between the bed and the wall, wedged by the bed: removable; it leaves no trace if you are a tenant in your home.

For aesthetic work, trunnions are used for invisible assembly, which requires an average level of DIY, or at least extreme care and attention to detail.

2 people are needed for this work.

Materials required

To create a headboard with planks, get:

- 4 planed spruce boards 19 mm thick, 19 cm wide and 2.4 m long, which will allow you to build a headboard 1.20 m high and 1.52 m wide;

Note: if you choose narrower planks, adapt the number of planks to the headboard's desired width.

- trunnions;

- a jigsaw;

- a tape measure;

- sandpaper;

- a black pencil;

- a drill with a centring head;

- wood glue;

- a mallet;

- a paint roller and the paint of your choice.

Saw the boards to the right height

- Using a jigsaw, saw each plank in half to make 8 planks 120 cm high.

- Sand the sawn parts with fine sandpaper.

Note: If you like rough environments, replace the fir planks with formwork planks, which are very economical and produce a pleasing decorative effect.

Assemble the boards with trunnions

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- On each panel, mark 2 marks on the edges with a sharp black pencil, 40 cm and 80 cm from the bottom of the board, taking your measurements very precisely with a tape measure:

◦ on the 2 end boards, mark only one edge;

◦ on the 6 other boards, keep the 2 edges.

Using a drill and a wood drill equipped with a centring head, drill a hole with a diameter of 8 mm and a length slightly longer than half a trunnion at each mark, precisely in the centre of the board's thickness. For this step, one person must hold the board on its edge while the second person drills the holes.

- In total, drill 28 holes.

Attention: it is essential to be extremely precise with your measurements and drill your holes straight, holding the drill perfectly perpendicular to the edge.

- Place the first end plank on its undrilled edge and, on the other edge, lightly glue each hole with wood glue.

- Use a mallet to drive a dowel into the bottom of each hole.

- Glue the holes on one edge of the second board.

Push this second plank onto the first plank dowels: make sure that the two planks are perfectly joined by tapping with the mallet on the free edge.

 - In the same way, fit each of the following planks together until the last one: until the end of this step, it is necessary to be 2 people so that one person holds the headboard on its edge while the other assembles the planks.

This post will now continue in part 2 in our next publication by next week. Stay posted, and remember to leave your comments below.
by admin8745
Divers Oct 27,2020

Which Headboard Style to Choose for Your Bed

Contents
– Headboard: which style to choose?
– Which material for the headboard?
– Headboard: what price?

Adding a headboard to your sleeping set allows you to decorate and personalize your bedroom in an original way. But how to choose from the different range of headboards, from the soberest to the most sophisticated? Styles, materials, prices: here are a few tips to help you choose the right headboard.

Headboard: which style to choose?

Depending on your tastes, it is possible to choose a headboard to match your bedroom. The headboard can be stylish:

– contemporary: ideal for a teenager’s room or an adult’s room;
– design: with a clean, contemporary look;
– retro: for those nostalgic for the 60s and 70s;
– baroque: brings a stylish and original aspect to the room;
– Japanese: adds an exotic note to the room and is particularly suitable for Japanese bedding;
– marine: a style appreciated by lovers of the sea;
– colonial: which goes very well with the ethnic style;
– ethnic: for an invitation to travel;
– Moroccan: for a thriving Moorish atmosphere;
– Indian: plain or patterned, this style offers a refined decoration and brings a warm touch to the bedroom;
– Gustavian: for a romantic Swedish decoration, revisited while remaining in the spirit of the times;
– Period: from the Middle Ages to the end of the 19th century, period furniture can be Napoleonic style, Renaissance style and many others;
– rustic: ideal for a mountain or country spirit; this style combines simplicity and warmth.

For a children’s room, the headboard comes alive with bright colours and patterns representing the little cabbage patch’s fetish animals or the favourite heroes of little boys and girls.

Good to know: some headboard styles can be combined with any bedroom furniture. You should pay attention to the harmony of the room’s colours and the furnishings and the materials to avoid any lack of taste.

Which material for the headboard?

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The headboards available on the bedding market are designed in one material or bi-material. It can be a wooden headboard for a natural charm. Different species are available such as pine, mahogany, beech, oak, bamboo, teak, etc.

The wood can be natural, patterned or unpatterned, lacquered, or matt to meet the diversity of consumer tastes in various colours. These can include:
– Rattan: available in various colours (white, black, brown, green, natural, etc.). The rattan headboard can be woven, wickerwork or clothed. It is perfect for refined and exotic decoration.
– Bamboo: for an exotic spirit, this type of headboard is appreciated for its originality and solidity.

Wood blends perfectly with other materials: Wood and fabric: the bi-material mix is perfect for furniture, curtains and trimmings. Wood and metal bring a Zen touch to the room. This combination of materials suits any furniture style, whether it is antique, modern, design or urban chic. The headboard can also be made of fabric or metal:

– The fabric can be used as upholstery or be placed directly on the headboard for a personalized interior design touch. It offers a wide choice of colours, patterns, laces, wefts and weaves.
– Metal offers a contemporary or retro style, with or without patterns, in various colours.

Whichever headboard you choose, it is not only a trendy decorative element but also increasingly popular wall protection.

Good to know: it is possible to find a headboard with integrated light, rhinestones and many other unique features.

Headboard: What price?

The price of a headboard varies according to:

– Dimensions: for a single bed, a double bed, an XXL bed, a high or low headboard;
– the manufacture: sober or sophisticated according to its equipment (light) or the inlays that can be added;
– the style.

It is possible to buy a headboard for less than $60 for a basic model, but the average price generally varies between $100 and $500. However, the price of a custom-made headboard made by a designer can be well over $1,000.

With a little imagination, the more creative can make their headboard from various materials, adapting the shape and colours to their preferences. For instance, an economical and ecological solution, especially if you opt for the trendy DIY (Do It Yourself), consists of using recycled materials or giving a second life to various objects destined to be thrown away.

Good to know: it’s best to compare prices in dedicated shops or on the Internet, and if necessary, ask for a quote when you opt for a custom-made headboard.

To go further in our future publications:

– Our new post will give you instructions on How to Make Your Bed Headboard.

by admin8745

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