It became one of those things that I just never got around to getting but always wanted one. I started to do research and I saw that you could make a headboard out of plywood and fabric. I planned on doing that but then my cousin was redoing his bedroom and getting rid of his headboard.
It was just a basic wooden headboard. It's nice but my furniture is white wicker (I picked it out when I was 15 and it's held up well). So the color aspect didn't work but I then realized just like I planned to cover the plywood, I could cover the wooden headboard!
It was very easy to do. All it took was a trip (or two really) to Joann Fabric's. I picked out some fabric and bought foam and also batting. I ended up returning the foam though and just used the batting. I borrowed a staple gun from my dad and set about making my headboard!
I laid the headboard down and arranged the batting over it and then stretched it to the back side, flipped the headboard over and started stapling away. The headboard is made of very heavy, very sturdy wood so the staples didn't always want to go in. I went through a lot of them. Once all the batting was set, I did the same with the fabric. I made sure to pull it really tight and get any wrinkles out. You can see how I still have a few wrinkles at the bottom edge but once I put it up in my room you can't see them. You can attach the headboard to the bed frame or even to the wall but I was just able to lean it against the wall and put the bed against it.
Overall, it took me a very short time to do this headboard and I'm very happy with it.
Another great thing about having a headboard is that it provides some more insulation. My walls do not have much and in the winter time I can always feel the cold through the wall. This winter, not so much!
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