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When viewing homes<\/b> online or watching DIY shows, I’m surprised to see so many bedrooms with beds that don’t have a headboard. If you don’t have a headboard on your bed, you’re just starting out with your first apartment or you want to furnish a little.<\/b><\/p>\n
Need a headboard for your bed? Try a DIY version using antique doors.(Photo: Fotolia)<\/p>\n
When viewing homes online or watching DIY shows, I\u2019m surprised to see so many bedrooms with beds that don\u2019t have a headboard.<\/p>\n
If you don\u2019t have a headboard on your bed, you\u2019re just starting out with your first apartment or you want to furnish a little-used guest room, you might not want or be able to make a major investment in furniture. The seven ideas below will help you create a great look that\u2019s easy, fast and inexpensive. (Note: No matter how you create your headboard, always be sure it\u2019s secured to the bed frame or wall.)<\/p>\n
Outline in pencil on a wall exactly where you want your faux headboard to go. Be sure to use a straightedge to create straight lines. Tape off the lines with painter\u2019s tape and fill in the headboard area with the color of your choice. In just a few minutes, and for less than $10, you can have both a headboard and a colorful focal point for your bedroom.<\/p>\n
Hang curtain panels or fabric panels at the top of the ceiling behind the bed. Or create a canopy with the curtains. With a few hooks, some cheap fabric panels, and a step ladder, you\u2019ll have a soft, luxurious headboard in a snap.<\/p>\n
Room dividers can make instant headboards. A plant trellis is another headboard option. Put two or three wooden ones together and paint. For a canopy-style headboard, look for an inexpensive plant arbor. Many garden centers and discount home stores carry these, and they can be quickly converted into a headboard.<\/p>\n
Old doors create beautiful headboards for beds. Hinge two antique doors together and stand them behind a bed. Or, turn them on their side to create a headboard. Screw the door directly to the wall or mount it to some scrap lumber legs and bolt into the bed frame. Or, take two dirt-cheap hollow core doors and hinge together. Then paint, wallpaper or upholster for an inexpensive custom headboard.<\/p>\n
Pick up three or four shutters and hinge them together. Be sure to anchor these to the wall so that you have a firm headboard to lean against. Paint them to match your bed linens and you have a smart, beach-casual headboard.<\/p>\n
Try placing four square prints into a diamond and hang over the bed. Or, look for metal wall hangings to go behind the bed for a faux headboard. These can be found in home decor stores and in some garden centers. Fabric wall hangings and tapestries can also be employed as makeshift headboards.<\/p>\n
Many times a footboard is the perfect headboard option, especially for beds that need to fit beneath a window. They make a great headboard stand-in.<\/p>\n
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