How to make a soft headboard for your bed yourself

Upholstered furniture will transform any interior. It will allow you to create a cozy atmosphere, even with the most banal interior decoration. One of the important details of such furniture is the head of the bed. This piece of beautiful furniture frame comes in many different variations.

It often happens that the headboard loses its appearance or its relevance. In this case, you can buy new furniture, which will affect the budget or save the hauling of the old headboard with your own hands. Backrest upholstery with fabric is the quickest and cheapest way to transform the overall mood of a room.

Selecting a sketch for the headboard

Many people wonder how to make a modern upholstered headboard with your own hands? But in such a case, there is no standard advice.

Draw a sketch of your product based on your taste preferences. You can consult with a craftsman who knows how to make furniture. Various interior solutions will make the design of the room stylish and practical.

As for the functionality, it is important to take into account several nuances when choosing.

The headboard, upholstered with soft material, looks quite stylish. Such a headboard is suitable for lovers of increased comfort, because you can lean on the "headboard" of the bed while relaxing, reading magazines or watching a TV series.

Soft decor can be very different. It all depends on your imagination and wallet.

Advice. Such a headboard will decorate any room, and it looks unusual and expensive. To update the bed upholstery of the bed, you can make your own upholstery or add accessories. Modern examples can be found in magazines or on the Internet.

What materials and tools will be needed for work

It is recommended to prepare all the necessary tools and materials in advance. To save time, try to plan the amount of work ahead.

You need the following items:

• furniture board made of plywood base;
• any quality fabric for the front side;
• fabric cut for the seamy side of the back;
• foam rubber about 5 cm thick to create a soft base;
• bolted hinges to help secure the finished headboard;
• decorative elements;
• furniture stapler with thick staples;
• electric jigsaw;
• drill;
• sharp knife and scissors;
• Crochet hook;
• universal glue;
• twine lace;
• wall mountings and self-tapping screws.

As you can see, the list is not small. Therefore, in order not to be distracted by the search for the necessary items, prepare everything before starting work.

Preparing the base of the headboard

We take a plywood sheet of the required size. It can be rectangular or other non-standard shape.

Cut out the foam rubber to the size of the plywood base. We apply the markings on the foam rubber for fastening the buttons. The mount can be any: in several rows, diagonally or staggered.

Then we take a knife and make holes for the buttons. They can also be made using a heated metal pipe. Remember that you need to put a board under the foam rubber, otherwise there is a possibility of ruining the floor covering. Next, we lay the foam rubber on a plywood base and draw holes with a pencil. We drill the necessary holes.

We make the decor of the headboard

There are a large number of material options for headboard decor: leather, eco-leather, velor, suede, velvet, etc.

The thickness and class of the fabric for the constriction can also be any. Try to use high-quality and rich material, not primitive fabric with small flowers. So your furniture will look not only stylish, but also expensive.

A rather interesting design solution will be the headboard made of a carriage screed. The decorative method of decorating carriages was actively used in the 18th century. Today, this finish is actively used in the manufacture of furniture and interior items.

We take foam rubber with a pre-prepared plywood base, while the holes on both parts must match. Apply a layer of padding polyester on top with a small margin on all sides. We lay the material with a margin of 10 cm or more. Turn the plywood over and fasten the fabric. To do this, you need a furniture stapler.

We thread a lace into the buttons covered with fabric and tie it to a knot. Using a crochet hook, push through the holes in the plywood. Attach all buttons securely with staples and the carriage headrest is ready!

You don't need to have any special sewing or construction skills to fit a headboard on your bed. It is enough to come up with an interesting design and do the screed yourself. The price of a furniture screed will depend on the fabric, but it still turns out to be much less than when ordering a bed to order.

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