Introduction: DIY Bohemian Headboard
My sister in law wanted to build a simple headboard with a bohemian vibe to replace her existing one.
Supplies
For this project we needed some sort of hardy board or plywood for the foundation. We needed some padding and then a colorful fabric for the top layer. She found beautiful bed sheets with a bohemian look on Temu. For this project we used the following:
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Ply Wood or particle board
Fabric (twin bed sheet from Temu)
Some home improvement stores like Lowes and Home Depot will cut your board to size for you once you pay for it. Usually the first two cuts are free! My sister in law found a 4'x8' 1/2" sheet of particle board at Home Depot and they cut it for her. No sawing was necessary. Transporting the wood was also so much easier. She gave them the width and height she wanted it to be and it was quickly cut.
As always, use safety glasses, a dust mask, hearing protection and gloves as needed. Safety first!
Step 1:
Since the board was already cut, we hand sanded the edges and the surface to clean off any rough spots. We gave the board a thorough dusting. I carried it outside and we gave it an even coating of aerosol adhesive. I carried the board back inside and laid it on a clean blanket. We stretched a piece of batting over the top and gently placed it down on the wood board, taking a moment to work out any wrinkles. We flipped the board over and proceeded to wrap the fabric over the edges, stappling as we went. Some staples wouldn't go in completely so we would hammer them smooth. Extra fabric was then trimmed away. The project was carried back outside and sprayed again with adhesive, then repeating the steps with more batting to increase the padding.
Step 2:
The project was again taken outside for a third coat of adhesive. This time we were adding the bohemian theme fabric. The fabric was a bit larger then we needed. We centered it for the best design elements and my wife trimmed down the excess. We took a marker and made small marks along the edge of the batting to mark the center points on each side. This gave us a reference point to keep the fabric pattern straight. We lightly stretched the fabric over the batting, careful not to over stretch it distorting the design. We made two attempts at laying it down before we were satisfied. We still had to gently work out a few wrinkles and correct a couple of stretched spots. Once satisfied, we flipped the headboard over and, like the batting, stapled and trimmed the fabric. At each step we took time to keep the corners neat.
Step 3:
We took the headboard to my sister in laws home for installation. We gave it a quick test fit. Hanging it was fairly straight forward. We had long pieces of self adhesive velcro that we attached to the back of the board and to the wall. The pieces were over sized to eliminate too much guess work. The adhesive by itself was not strong enough to hold it once we tried repositioning. We had to reapply the velcro and add staples to secure it to the wall before rehanging the head board.
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