HOW TO Make Your Own Unique Headboard
I have yet to see in a store, a headboard that I absolutely loved (and would pay the money for)!! Yet I have seen many that were hand crafted out of used/second hand furniture pieces that I fell in love with! An example: using an old wood door that was either obtained at the "Outdoor Market", yardsale, or secondhand store, and transformed into a unique headboard by stenciling, decoupaging a favorite paper onto it, or applying fabric/padding to just portions of it....the ideas are endless! An example of a door turned sideways and used as a headboard can be seen here: Door Headboard - HGTV
On my forays to the Outdoor Market, I have always been able to find doors that have been thrown out....so the costs can be next to nothing. What really works well with this idea is if you use bi-fold doors and have them wrap around the head of the bed. It doesn't matter if they match in size....once you hinge them all together and paint them all a uniform color, the different sizes will just add charm to the look. I onced used six bi-fold doors hinged together to set in front of a window in a bedroom that received a lot of morning light. They worked great in keeping the light out and I was able to "fold" the end ones in during the day to receive more light into the room. It was a large window and this cost me a lot less than going out and buying draperies or curtains to cover the window.
Another inexpensive idea for a headboard is to just "paint" one on the wall. Now I know you might be thinking that would be too difficult....but believe me, it's much simplier than it looks. Have a look at this one:
Stenciled Headboard - HGTV
This particular one might be a bit much for you to start out with...but doesn't it get your creative thinking flowing?
How about one of those hollow-core doors that you always find being disposed of? Painted white and some garden-theme paper applied to it, with a piece of white painted trellis attached over top of that...and viola!...a cute shabby/chic piece that again cost you next to nothing but is uniquely yours! Of course, you'll want to add some trim around the sides of the trellis....lathing strips are very inexpensive and serve the purpose just fine.
For more ideas to get your juices flowing, just check out all the ways you can craft your own headboard using everyday items and some creativity:
Headboards - HGTV
Have fun browsing.....hope I helped!
On my forays to the Outdoor Market, I have always been able to find doors that have been thrown out....so the costs can be next to nothing. What really works well with this idea is if you use bi-fold doors and have them wrap around the head of the bed. It doesn't matter if they match in size....once you hinge them all together and paint them all a uniform color, the different sizes will just add charm to the look. I onced used six bi-fold doors hinged together to set in front of a window in a bedroom that received a lot of morning light. They worked great in keeping the light out and I was able to "fold" the end ones in during the day to receive more light into the room. It was a large window and this cost me a lot less than going out and buying draperies or curtains to cover the window.
Another inexpensive idea for a headboard is to just "paint" one on the wall. Now I know you might be thinking that would be too difficult....but believe me, it's much simplier than it looks. Have a look at this one:
Stenciled Headboard - HGTV
This particular one might be a bit much for you to start out with...but doesn't it get your creative thinking flowing?
How about one of those hollow-core doors that you always find being disposed of? Painted white and some garden-theme paper applied to it, with a piece of white painted trellis attached over top of that...and viola!...a cute shabby/chic piece that again cost you next to nothing but is uniquely yours! Of course, you'll want to add some trim around the sides of the trellis....lathing strips are very inexpensive and serve the purpose just fine.
For more ideas to get your juices flowing, just check out all the ways you can craft your own headboard using everyday items and some creativity:
Headboards - HGTV
Have fun browsing.....hope I helped!
posted by J. Martin @ Sunday, March 12, 2006
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