This Is The Only DIY Winged Headboard Tutorial You'll Ever Need
DIY Queen-Sized Wingback Headboard Tutorial by <a href="www.project1826.com/blog/easy-diy-winged-headboard-tutorial" target="_blank">Project 1826</a>
Good day, Ladies and Gentlemen. Dave here and I am in a fine mood today! We just knocked one more item off of our Guest Room Project Agenda and I’m here to tell you all about it. Several weeks ago my wife started her search for the perfect guest room headboard. After days of store visits and web pages flooding our browser tabs, her search landed on this beautiful winged headboard from Target. Since I liked the style and we agreed that it would be an excellent selection for our space, I was sold.
Of course, there was one problem — it was $600! Now, I know that’s not an outrageous amount of money for this quality of headboard and in fact, the price was pretty reasonable. However, Tyna showed me the chandelier and sconces she selected for that room and after I added up prices of all the items I thought to myself, “Self, can you build any of these items and save us a little money?” I’d made a headboard a few years ago and even though it didn’t come out exactly as planned, it wasn’t bad nor was it terribly difficult to build. So myself replied, “Yes. Yes you can. In fact you can build it for much less.” I was sure I’d be able to do better this time around so, we gave it a shot!
First things first, I needed a plan and as alway, I started with research on Google, Pinterest, Instagram, the usuals. The tutorials were all pretty similar: take a sheet of plywood, cut it to the desired shape, add foam, add fabric and voilà, dope headboard complete! After realizing that, I got straight to it and drew up a simple diagram to make it easier to understand.
Cut List
(1) 60”L x 32”W Plywood Sheet: To use for the headboard
(4) 7¾” x 55” Plywood Sheets: To double the wood for the wings
(2) Pine 1 x 4s, Cut to 55”
(1) Pine 1 x 4, Cut to 60”
Tools & Supplies
(1) package of batting
(1) mattress pad
(4) yards of fabric
(1) can of spray adhesive
(1) can of fabric protector spray
(1) box of 1 ½” screws
(1) Box of ½” staples
Miter Saw: To create the plywood cuts for the wings and headboard. You’ll only need this one if you decide not to have the wood cut at your local hardware store.
Drill: To assemble the wings and headboard
Staple Gun: To wrap wood in batting and fabric.
Instructions
- Screw the 60” x 32” plywood sheet to your 60”L 1x4, with the 1x4 centered across the top. This will be the back of your headboard.
- Flip the plywood sheet over so that the 1x4 is facing downward. Cutand measure your mattress pad to completely cover the board but not over it.
- Spray the adhesive over the surface of the plywood and using a small amount of pressure, secure the mattress cover to its surface (Note: I used books but a 5 lb. weight would also suffice).
- Screw the plywood you’ve set aside for the wings together giving them a thicker appearance. Remember, one wing will be too short and you will use the scrap piece from a different part of the board.
- After lining up the edges up so that they are flush with each other, screw each of them to the 1x4. Repeat for both wings.
- With the exception of the 1x4s, wrap the headboard and wings in batting and staple it down. (Note: DO NOT wrap the 1x4s of the wings! This will make it a pain in the ass to screw the headboard on later).
- Measure and cut your fabric to fit overthe entirety of your headboard.
- Pull the fabric taut and staple it to the wood.
- Measure and cut the fabric to cover your wings, adding 2” to the total length for each.
- Pull the fabric taut and staple it to the wood of the wings, leaving the ends open.
- Cut another piece of fabric in an “L” shape to completely cover the wing and staple it down. Make sure the staples are low enough that you can hide them with the additional 2” of fabric.
- Take the fabric from the top of the wings and tuck it into itself.
- From here, you can sew the pieces together. Instead, I chose to use more spray adhesive. So far it’s holding up fine.
- After wrapping each of your pieces, begin attaching the parts by screwing the 1 x 4s from each wing into the back of the headboard using the (2) 6" screws.
- Be sure to drill holes to line up with your bed frame.
- Enjoy your new headboard!
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