Easy Tufted Headboard

Make a simple tufted headboard

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/easy-tufted-headboard • Posted by BarryBelcher

Create a modern simple headboard for a bed using painter's canvas drop cloth, cover buttons, scrap wood and a few other simple items.

You will need

Canvas Painter's Dropcloth Staples Cotton Batting 10 buttons Cover Button Kit Upholstery Thread Hand Sewing Needle Staple Gun Cardboard sheet 2x4 Wood (enough for size of bed) Wood Screws Hand Drill Spray Adhesive

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Description

Create a modern simple headboard for a bed using painter's canvas drop cloth, cover buttons, scrap wood and a few other simple items.

Instructions

1. Build the frame of the headboard to the desired size bed. This headboard I made to fit a queen size bed. (68" Wide x 60" Tall) Cut 2 -2x4 boards to the length of 60" and 3 boards at 68".

2. Using a hand drill attach boards together at desired head board size.

3. Next, cut and staple cardboard to the shape of the headboard area. (Use an old big enough box that you can breakdown that will fit the size entirely)

4. 

   Spray adhesive to cardboard front side and adhere cotton batting to the size of the cardboard.

5. 

   Stretch drop cloth canvas over batting and tightly staple to the back of the headboard.

6. 

   Make buttons with canvas cloth using button covers.

7. 

   Measure or eye button placement and then thread button through front of headboard and tie thread tightly to the back of the cardboard giving a slight tufted look.

8. 

   Pull all buttons through the cover staple the back with more fabric to hide the backside.

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   Drill holes through the bottom legs of headboard that match to the bed frame. Lastly attach bottom legs to a metal bed frame using bolts.