How To: Upholster a Headboard

    As promised, here it is!! Now there are two ways to upholster a headboard, either upholster an existing headboard, or upholster a cut sheet of plywood. I did the first option. For a long time I have not been a fan of the headboard in our guest room so as I have decorated the room bit by bit, this was one of my final touches! This room was pretty fun for me because there's a lot of personal touches in it; from a photo screen my grandpa made with landscape photos I took, to the artwork I painted above the bed, to the new upholstered headboard, it's been so much fun I'm kind of sad to be done...guess that means I'll have to find another room! :) Below are photos and instructions of how to upholster a headboard:

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

 Step 2:
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

Step 4:
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!

Step 6:
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