Supplies:
Wooden headboard
Foam (One bag was just enough, but it depends on the size of your headboard)
Batting (Same as above, I doubled the batting over)
Fabric (amount of fabric depends on the size of your headboard)
Iron
Staple gun
Before:
Step 1:
Lay out your foam and place your headboard face down on top. Start stapling it to the back, making sure your continuously pulling it tight. There's no need to put foam around the legs at this point.
Lay it out |
Staple it |
Finished from the back |
Finished from the front |
Next, lay out your batting and do the same thing, remembering to pull tight as you go. I kept the batting folded over so it was doubled up. At this point, wrap the legs as well.
The legs make it a little more tricky |
Finished from the back |
Finished from the front |
Iron your fabric front and back multiple times. You do not want any imperfections on your final piece so ironing out every wrinkle in important.
Step 5:
Wrap your fabric just as you have the other materials paying extra attention to smoothing the fabric and keeping wrinkles out. Before stapling your corners, wrap them and position the fabric in a way you like that looks nice, I played with mine a bit before it layed perfectly. The legs will be the trickiest part. Make sure you fold your edges over so there's a nice, clean, seamless look.
Pull tight and staple |
Fold edges for a clean look |
Don't forget to punch the holes in the batting and fabric so you can re-attach your headboard! |
Re-attach your headboard and admire your work! This project did not take me long at all. It was easy and made a big difference in the room!
I hope y'all enjoyed another "how-to" craft project! I hope to see some that y'all make too, if you're going to use plywood you can have it cut into neat shapes, or drill through it and have a tufted headboard! There's lots of possibilities and plenty of room to get creative, happy crafting!
Love,
Carrie