You don't have to be a master crafter to make headboards for girls. With a few craft and building supplies, you can create custom headboards to hang on the wall behind any size bed. Coordinate the style of the headboard with the room's décor and with the girl's personality. For example, young artists may appreciate a chalkboard headboard while princess types may prefer a tufted headboard design. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
1. Attach a section of vinyl fencing or a decorative wrought iron garden gate to the wall behind your girl's bed to make a headboard that fits a garden-themed bedroom. If you use fencing, attach the fence panel between two fence posts and then attach the posts to the wall using wall brackets. Hang an iron garden gate from clamp hooks attached to the wall. Always attach the wall brackets/clamps/hooks into at least one wall stud when hanging heavy objects.
2. Cover a framed canvas panel with strips of ribbon to make a woven headboard for a young girl. Staple the ends of the ribbon to the wood strip on the back side of the panel; attach ribbon strips in a vertical row with the side edges touching. After covering the face of the panel with vertical ribbons, weave strips of ribbon in a horizontal row, over and under each vertical ribbon. Staple the ribbon ends to the wood strip on the back of the canvas.
3. Cover the front of a framed canvas panel with a 2-inch thick section of upholstery padding; cut the padding with an electric knife. Glue the padding to the canvas with spray adhesive, and then cover it with strips of batting that you can staple to the wood strips on the back side. Cover the batting with fabric that coordinates with the décor in the girl's room; staple the fabric onto the wood strip. To add tufting to the headboard, insert a threaded upholstery needle from the back to the front of the canvas and stitch a button onto the front side. Pull the thread taut to make the tufting, then tie the ends together on the back of the canvas. Cover the thread with Duct tape. Attach rows of evenly spaced buttons to the headboard.
4. Cut a piece of plywood equal to the headboard dimensions. Prime both sides and all edges of the wood. Paint one side of the plywood with two coats of colored chalkboard paint to coordinate with the young girl's room. After the paint dries, cut and attach a strand of ribbon to the edges of the perimeter of the plywood with hot glue.
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