Add personality to your bed by creating an easy padded headboard that hangs on the wall from a curtain rod. This project is easy to make and can easily be changed out for holidays or the seasons. There is no woodworking involved and the closest you'll come to carpentry tools is the tools used to install the brackets for the curtain rod. Choose from a range of decorator fabrics or pick a flat bed sheet that matches your bed linens. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Measure the width of your bed for the length of your headboard. Trace the length of the headboard by 24 inches for the height, on the foam, using the permanent marker.
2. Cut the foam using the electric carving knife.
3. Add 2 inches to the length and width measurement of the headboard. Cut two pieces of fabric using these measurements.
4. Cut six pieces of the ribbon into 18-inch lengths.
5. Place one piece of headboard fabric right side up on your work surface. Fold the ribbons in half. Pin the fold of the ribbons along one long length of the headboard fabric. Space the ribbons evenly and 4 inches from the end.
6. Place the other piece of headboard fabric face down on the first. Pin the layers together. Sew a half inch seam allowance on both short ends and the long side containing the pinned ribbon. Leave the other long side open.
7. Press the seams open. Match the top seam to one side seam to form a point and pin. Measure a 3 inch width across the point and sew. Repeat for the opposite point. Cut off the excess from the points. This will make a boxed corner.
8. Turn the headboard case right side out. Insert the foam piece into the case. Position the corners of the foam neatly into the corners of the headboard case.
9. Turn the raw edges of the headboard case under and pin. Fold the corners like a present and pin. Sew the bottom seam closed.
10. Measure the placement on the wall for the easy padded headboard. Center the headboard on the wall at the head of the bed. Place the headboard 2 inches above the bed. Measure above the top edge of the headboard 4 inches. Attach the curtain rod brackets at this measurement.
11. Tie each ribbon into a bow with a 4-inch hanging loop. Insert the curtain rod through the loops and hang the rod on the brackets.
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