DIY Upholstered Headboard

Let me tell you...this project has been ongoing since waaaaay before Christmas. And as such, all my guests got to see a large piece of wood hanging out in my hallway or bedroom all throughout the holidays. I guess I was a little eager on the headboard front, but then I couldn't find the exact fabric I wanted, yet I already had the wood cut. Once I did find the fabric, I was waiting until I painted the room. Alas, I have not painted the bedroom, I've decided I don't terribly mind the current color, and the headboard is complete and installed! Wahoo!

I used this great video tutorial from Design*Sponge. It's easy and straight forward. Of course, I ran into some issues along the way, but overall, I followed the steps in the tutorial and am very pleased with the result.

The before was a blank wall...no headboard whatsoever.

Here is the after...!

And from a different angle...the lamps are a DIY project too, I'll post on that soon!

And just one more...!
That's just my duvet for the time being, I found a lovely tutorial for a knot quilt that I will someday get around to doing. :)

Here is a list of materials used:

• 2 pieces of 1/4 in. plywood for the bottom and top and attached with dowels. Free! Thanks Uncle Ton!
• 2 sheets of upholstery foam (I used the not-so-firm stuff in 2in. thickness. I picked these up at Fabricville) I think this was around $24.00 each.
• 1 can of spray adhesive (also from Fabricville, and I didn't use the whole can) Approx. $14.00
• Quilt batting (left over from a project, but its from Walmart) $25.00
• Fabric from Fabricville. $39 including my discount car.
• Staple gun

Total cost: $126.00!!
That's a lot better than the ones I was looking at online for over $500.00.And this could definitely be an afternoon project...I just decided to take a few months!

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