DIY Upholstered Headboard With Piping (The Bedroom Headboard Is Finished!)

Constructing The Body For The Upholstered Headboard

This course of ended up being a bit extra concerned than I assumed it could be, however it wasn’t notably tough. I began out with a tough sketch of how I needed my headboard to look.

I minimize a bit of three/4″ plywood to the general measurement of the headboard (48″ excessive and 58″ broad). After which I minimize a bit of brown paper to half the width of the headboard and taped it onto the left half of the headboard.

After which I drew my sample onto the brown paper. I simply eyeballed the design and freehanded most of it, however I did use my pace sq. and a straight edge to make it possible for the one straight line within the design was an ideal 90-degrees to the left facet of the plywood.

As soon as I acquired the design how I needed it, I minimize it out after which used it as a sample to hint the design onto the plywood.

After which I flipped the sample over to the proper facet of the plywood and traced the design once more. The paper saved wanting to curve so I used numerous gadgets to weigh it down earlier than tracing.

As soon as the entire design was traced onto the plywood, I used my jigsaw to chop out the design.

This was the half that acquired a little bit tough, however it’s actually not tough. I simply needed to assume by way of how one can obtain what I needed. Mainly, I wanted to make a body across the edges of the plywood backing that my 2-inch foam would sit inside. If I had been doing a easy wrap-and-staple headboard, this body wouldn’t have been wanted. However I needed so as to add piping to this headboard, and I wanted one thing to staple the piping onto, so I wanted a wooden body. I made this body out of a number of items of scrap wooden and a mix of my jigsaw (to chop the curves), desk noticed (to tear the straight items to 2″ broad), and miter noticed (to chop the items to the proper size). As soon as I had the entire items minimize to create a body all the way in which across the headboard, it seemed like this. Be aware that I didn’t connect these items but.

As I discussed, the froth that I used to be utilizing was 2 inches thick, so I wanted to construct that body up on the perimeters to create a 2-inch-deep “properly” within the center. I did this by chopping a bit of two″ x 2″ x 8′ lumber into blocks to provide me the added top wanted to make up the distinction between the three/4″ thickness of the body and the two″ depth that I wanted. So I minimize these blocks to 1 1/4″ thick utilizing my miter noticed.

I spaced these blocks across the edges of the plywood and nailed them into place utilizing 1.25″ 16-guage nails in my nail gun. I nailed them on by way of the again of the plywood and into the again of the blocks. These additionally might have been hooked up with wooden glue, however that may have taken longer ready for the glue to dry.

After which I positioned the body items on high of the blocks and nailed them onto the blocks.

You possibly can see how these blocks raised up the body items and gave me the wanted 2-inches of depth for my 2-inch foam to suit into.

And right here’s what the upholstered headboard wooden body seemed like at this level.

It was at this level that I modified my thoughts about the remainder of the mattress. I had deliberate to make use of a bedskirt on the mattress base, however simply earlier than I went any additional on the headboard, I modified my thoughts and determined that I needed an upholstered mattress base as a substitute. That might require the headboard to be wider by about 5 inches, so earlier than I moved to the following step, I wanted so as to add some width to my headboard. I ripped a couple of items of wooden to the thickness of the headboard after which stacked and nailed collectively three items collectively for all sides to make up for that additional width that I’d have to match the width of an upholstered mattress base.

I held the piece to the facet, continued the curved design onto the extension after which minimize out that curve utilizing my band noticed earlier than nailing the extension to the facet.

I repeated that course of on the opposite facet, after which my headboard was the proper width to match the upholstered mattress base. This was additional work that I created for myself as a result of I modified plans mid-project. Had I deliberate for an upholstered base from the beginning, I’d have made the unique headboard body the proper width and that may have saved me these additional steps. But it surely simply goes to point out that there’s all the time a option to repair an issue. You simply must get inventive and determine it out.

So right here’s what the headboard body appears like with the prolonged sides.

Including The Foam And Batting

With the body completed, I used to be prepared so as to add my 2-inch foam to the “properly” created by these perimeter body items.

I used this spray adhesive and coated the plywood with the adhesive.

I additionally coated the again of the froth with the spray adhesive, waited a few minutes for the entire adhesive to get cheesy, after which positioned the froth onto the plywood. I used my electrical knife to chop the froth and make it match contained in the perimeter body.

It took two items of froth to cowl your entire headboard. When I’ve two items of froth that meet on an upholstery challenge, I not solely adhere them on the again, however I additionally ensure to stick them to one another on the perimeters the place they meet. So I pulled one again a bit, sprayed adhesive on each edges, waited about two minutes, after which caught them collectively in order that they’d be seamless.

With the froth hooked up and minimize to suit, I used to be able to wrap the entire thing with batting.

I used two layers of high-loft batting over the entire headboard and did a easy wrap-and-staple, wrapping the batting to the again of the plywood and stapling it into place on the again.

The underside and straight sides had been quite simple to wrap and staple.

The curve was a bit more difficult, however this inside nook actually gave me grief. I ended up having to chop it proper to the nook on the entrance edge after which filling within the nook with a separate small piece of batting.

Right here’s the way it turned out. I used to be fairly happy with this.

Including The Face Material

With the batting stapled on, I used to be lastly prepared for the material. I unfold it out and acquired the design centered, after which began stapling on the underside edge. I stapled the underside edge all the way in which throughout as a result of it was crucial for me to maintain the design straight, and the strains on this sample made it straightforward.

I stapled the face cloth on the sting about 1/2″ down on the facet. After stapling all approach the throughout the underside, I moved to the highest curve. Beginning within the center, I labored my option to one facet, after which to the opposite facet, ensuring that the sample stayed straight. You possibly can see right here (the arrow) how far down I used to be stapling on the sting of the headboard body. This is the reason I wanted that wooden perimeter body to provide me one thing to staple into.

After stapling portion of the highest curve, I moved to the facet and stapled your entire size of the straight edge. After which I repeated that on the opposite facet.

The curve was a bit difficult and required a variety of aid cuts as a way to get the material to wrap across the curve.

However even that curve was a cake stroll in comparison with this inside nook. It made me so nervous to place a aid minimize that far in, however that’s what was required to get the material to lie flat with no puckers.

As soon as the face cloth was stapled all the way in which round, I minimize off the additional cloth. Right here’s what it seemed like at this stage.

Including The Piping

The following step was so as to add the piping. I’m not going to enter element on how one can make piping. There are a thousand movies on YouTube displaying this course of, and it’s quite simple. As soon as I had my piping coated with my cloth, I used to be prepared to connect it. I do wish to present that I left a variety of cloth on my piping. I usually minimize off this extra cloth earlier than attaching it, however for this challenge, I made a decision to go away it. I needed to point out you that so that you simply don’t get confused about what you’re seeing in these pictures. This extra cloth isn’t getting used to cowl the sting of the headboard. It’s simply extra cloth that I left on, however it actually serves no goal.

I positioned the piping alongside the highest fringe of the headboard and stapled it into place all the way in which round.

Do not forget that what you’re seeing beneath the piping is simply extra cloth that I didn’t trim. It serves no goal within the upholstering of the perimeters.

I clearly didn’t measure appropriately as a result of I used to be a couple of inches quick on my piping. That’s okay, although. That backside edge gained’t present as a result of it’ll be behind the mattress.

And right here’s a better have a look at the place I stapled the piping.

Upholstering The Edges Of The Headboard

Lastly, I wanted to cowl the perimeters of the headboard. I minimize strips of material about eight inches broad and sewed them collectively in order that I had a strip lengthy sufficient to go all the way in which across the headboard.

After urgent the entire seams within the lengthy strip of material, I folded the highest edge down about 1.5 inches and pressed that fold into place with my steam iron.

Right here’s what this piece seemed like on the again.

I pinned the piece to the sting with the folded/ironed edge just below the piping.

I attempted my hardest to match the sample on the perimeters to the face cloth.

However after all, as soon as it wrapped across the curve, the matched sample was misplaced.

To connect this piece, I lifted up the material, leaving the folded piece towards the facet of the headboard, and I slipped a cardboard strip into the fold. I made certain the cardboard was proper up towards the piping, and proper within the fold that I had ironed into the material, after which stapled it into place.

Right here’s what the facet seemed like with the cardboard strip stapled on.

And right here’s what it seemed like with the material flipped again down over the facet.

And from there, all I wanted to do was wrap this additional cloth to the again of the plywood and staple it into place.

However earlier than I did that, I added a strip of batting across the fringe of the headboard.

So once I flipped the material down, there was one layer of batting underneath it.

After which I wrapped each to the again and stapled them into place.

Right here’s what it seemed like with the batting and cloth wrapped to the again and stapled into place.

And as soon as I did that every one the way in which across the edges, it was completed!

I haven’t been in a position to dangle it but as a result of I can’t do it on my own, however I’ve the whole lot prepared to hold it on the wall. As you may see, I’m utilizing a French cleat, however as a result of it must clear the chair rail, I needed to connect some scrap wooden first, after which connect the cleat to the wooden.

I selected to not add piping to the again fringe of the headboard, however after all, you are able to do that as properly. I selected to not since my piping matches the headboard, however should you’re utilizing a distinction piping, I’d personally apply it to the entrance edge and the again edge.

In order that’s it! I’m so glad to have this completed! I’ll get it held on the wall immediately (with assist) after which get the mattress base completed immediately as properly. That implies that we’ll be in our new bed room immediately!