Easy Tufted Headboard

Make a simple tufted headboard

Posted by BarryBelcher

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

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You Will Need (12 things)

  • 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

Steps (9 steps, 180 minutes)

  1. 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. 2

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

  3. 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. 4

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

  5. 5

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

  6. 6

    Make buttons with canvas cloth using button covers.

  7. 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. 8

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

  9. 9

    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.