Hello everyone, dear friends! Today we’ll talk to you about a soft headboard for a bed with your own hands. To be more precise, I’ll tell you about 3 ways to make it yourself.
Two methods are quite simple, and the third requires certain skills and abilities. One mistake can completely affect the entire product, it will have to be made again or the idea will be abandoned altogether.
Each master class presented is very popular, there are many photos and videos about them. It is not surprising that in most cases the headboard is made according to one of these schemes.
Let's tell you how to make a beautiful and practical headboard yourself at home, what you will need to buy for this, and how to make a step-by-step important element of any bed.
Which style should you choose for your headboard?
This is the very first thing where you should start designing future headboard . In no case should it contradict the overall interior of the room or the style of the bed itself. Let's look at the most popular styles:
- Baroque. This style is preferred by people who want to emphasize their wealth. It includes a lot of gilding, expensive luxurious fabric, and artistic forging. The main atmosphere that this style creates is luxury, wealth, chic and pomp. A soft headboard made of velvet, brocade or other beautiful fabric with gold buttons will fit perfectly into such an interior. Or mirror headboard in a wide beautiful carved frame, painted with gold paint, or a canopy headboard made of heavy, light-proof fabric with gold garters with tassels at the ends. In general, everything that looks expensive, but is not a rectangular wooden headboard.
- Provence . A very light and pleasant style comes from France. This is a beautiful combination of classic style with rustic elements. French country houses are often decorated in this style. Characteristic features are the use of warm pastel shades , preference for natural materials with their natural texture, specially aged elements of wooden furniture and cute floral patterns. Wooden headboards with antique elements or panel headboards made of light light fabrics with an unobtrusive floral pattern are perfect for this style.
- Vintage. Home feature this styles are well visible and clearly defined antique elements, and not just old things, but those that really belong to past eras, precisely from the materials that were used in those times. Collecting decorative elements for this style is sometimes difficult. Color spectrum neutral and includes “faded” shades. For material headboards wood in its natural form, an old mirror, or a soft headboard made of light linen fabric or specially aged velvet are suitable.
- Art Deco. This style is very easy to recognize because predominance in him lines, stripes, broken curved lines and trapezoidal objects. It is characterized by natural rough surfaces, mirrors, stained glass. For an Art Deco style bedroom, it is preferable to use a large mirror, because this style implies a lot of space and light. It can also be used as a headboard. The colors of this style can be colorful, but always muted. Preferred shades brown, white or metallic. The color of the furniture should contrast with the color of the walls, and one of its elements must be of a non-standard shape. In addition to the mirror, a soft rectangular or trapezoidal fabric is well suited as a headboard.
- Loft. This style is loved by many due to its spaciousness. Integral element this style - the presence of rough brick masonry, often white. ABOUT main flowers are white, gray, shades of brown. MaterialsCharacteristics of this style are wood, glass, concrete, brick, chrome parts. This style combines rough finishes that have an unfinished look with modern technology. Furniture simple, concise and extremely practical. Headboard It is better to make the beds made of wood or make them soft, so it will create the effect of incompleteness, especially against the background of a brick wall.
- Eco style differs in use natural materials with preserving their textures. Color spectrum as close to natural as possible - shades of green, brown, yellow. Such an interior has a positive effect on human health, not only physical, but also mental, having a calming effect. Furniture - made of natural wood. The headboard of the bed can be like wooden, and soft, the main thing is to maintain the overall color scheme.
Advantages of wall panels
The material for wall decoration must meet all the requirements. Advantages of panels over other options:
- no need to prepare walls for installation;
- thanks to the panels, the walls acquire a perfectly flat surface without the use of plaster;
- the heat and sound insulation of the room is improved;
- ease of installation of panels significantly saves time;
- characterized as wear-resistant and durable material;
- wires and pipes can be hidden under the panels; install embedded equipment;
- A wide range of colors, textures and materials will allow you to choose panels that match the taste of the residents and the style of the room.
Headboard shapes
The impression the sleeping place will make depends on the shape of the headboard itself The simplest shapes are rectangular or slightly rounded at the edges. Semicircular shapes are also often used. But why not give the room a more interesting look and make the headboard, for example, in the shape of a shell or crown , a large flower or a rainbow?
Children will certainly like such bright headboards and will always cheer them up, even on the coldest and cloudiest day.
Even small curves will look more interesting than a regular rectangle. You will need to spend a little more time giving the headboard a custom shape, but the results will be worth it.
I think you have already decided on the style in which your bedroom is designed, if not completely, then in its overwhelming majority, an image of a pleasant headboard shape has probably already popped into your head, then it’s time to get down to business .
Upholstered headboard
This type of headboard is most loved by many designers because it makes the room very cozy . And if you like to spend a little time reading before bed, then it will be much more pleasant to lean your elbows on a soft, pleasant-to-the-touch headboard made by yourself. To make it you will need a few materials, but enough patience and free time.
You will need a base, upholstery fabric and buttons with a loop of your choice for the front part and the most ordinary buttons with four holes for fastening on the back side, packaging foam rubber, glue, a furniture stapler, a drill and strong threads with a needle. The base must be strong and not necessarily beautiful - it will not be visible. Its length can be exactly equal to the width of the bed, or it can go beyond it, it depends on your preferences. You also choose the height based on your desires. Some people like to fill the entire wall behind the bed with a solid low headboard. It looks very cozy and unusual.
You can use what you have in your home as a base. For example, an old pantry door , the wall of an old closet, a piece of chipboard, several small doors, just wooden boards, in general, everything that would be a pity to throw away, but would be just right here.
as a filler . Why not furniture? Because it's cheaper. To achieve the required thickness, you can lay it in several layers. The piece of fabric should be 20-30 cm larger than the base along its entire perimeter. Place the base on the floor, apply glue, apply foam rubber and trim off all excess around the edges. You can attach the foam rubber using a stapler, as you wish.
We will make a very fashionable soft headboard that imitates carriage upholstery . To do this, you need to make holes in the foam rubber and the base for future buttons. To do this you need to make markings.
If you want to end up with
squares , then place the holes one below the other; if you want diamonds , then in a checkerboard pattern. At equal distances, mark on the foam rubber the points where the future buttons will be located. Using a sharp knife, make holes at the markings in the foam rubber, then using a drill, drill small holes in the very base.
3-4 mm is enough for a needle with a strong thread to pass easily. Before you start drilling, place something under the base to avoid making holes in the floor. Now we take the fabric, a stapler, and begin to fit the headboard. Here you may need a helper to hold the base and hold the fabric while attaching.
Fasten the edges well, do not spare the staples, but do not pull too tightly, otherwise it will be difficult to tighten the fabric with buttons and the headboard will not be as voluminous as we need. Now we take an ugly button for fastening on the back side, thread a needle and thread into it and firmly fix it, to do this you can sew it into all the holes, as if you were sewing it, so it will not slip off when tightened. We pass the needle with a button on the end of the thread from the back side and carefully feel its end on the front part. The needle should come out through the hole in the foam. Next, we thread the needle through the loop of a beautiful button, make one turn of the thread around the button and thread it through the loop again, after which we pull the thread well. The button at the back will help hold the thread, and the front button will press the fabric, creating beautiful folds. If the folds appear too shallow when tightening the thread, arrange the fabric as you like. Now cut off the needle, wrap the remaining thread around the button and tie it several times, hide the rest under the hat. You need to start working from the first hole in the upper corner. Why do we use two buttons ? Because after some time, the tension will weaken a little and the pattern will become less pronounced. To avoid having to redo everything all over again, it will be enough to pull the back button, resuming the tension, and secure it a little lower by a piece of the freed thread with a stapler. The back of the headboard can be slightly transformed by covering it with any fabric or thin plywood. When the headboard is ready, you need to hang it. To do this, you can use special hinges that are attached to self-tapping screws screwed into the wall. You can make the headboard an attached one; to do this, at the first stage, you need to attach the legs of the desired height to the base, and then simply lean it against the wall.
An important point - when you tighten the fabric on the base, form small folds with your hands on top of each hole in the first row, otherwise they may not work out, which will slightly spoil the look of the entire product.
Subtleties of reupholstery
Many people decide to reupholster their headboard to give it a more attractive look. The most popular type is the carriage tie, which has been known since the 18th century. Previously, such trim was featured on carriages, hence the name. Today, this method is used in the design of furniture, as well as other decorative elements. The second name for the upholstery is capitonne.
To make the result of your work look impressive, you need to cover the headboard with expensive and rich material that will look good with a large number of folds. Such materials include velor and suede. Many people decide to cover their headboard with leather.
To carry out the reupholstery, you should prepare the following set of tools:
- furniture board or plywood, which will be used as a base;
- high quality fabric. You should purchase material with a margin of 30 cm more than the length and width of the plywood;
- foam rubber, the thickness of which is 5 cm. It should also be adjusted to the parameters of the selected plywood;
- padding polyester;
- buttons covered with fabric. They must have an ear;
- drill;
- knife;
- crochet hook;
- glue;
- laces. You can use rope or twine. Select the thickness taking into account the diameter of the button eye;
- stapler for furniture;
- wall fastenings and screws.
Subtleties of constriction:
- For such activities, you should choose a plywood sheet in the shape of a rectangle. If you wish, you can cut out the original shape that you like best;
- cutting of foam rubber is carried out based on the dimensions of the plywood itself. You will need to mark the material, indicating the area where the buttons will be attached. Most often, buttons are placed in a checkerboard pattern. Using a sharp knife, make button holes in the foam sheet;
- It is very convenient to make holes using a metal tube heated over a fire. You need to heat the pipe on a gas burner and quickly make holes. In one approach you can get about 2-3 holes. Do not forget to place a piece of board under the material so as not to damage the floor surface;
- Now you can put the material on the plywood and use a pencil to mark the places for the holes and make them with a drill. Use an 8mm wood drill bit;
- the next step will be to glue the foam rubber to the plywood, taking into account that the holes for the buttons in both sheets are identical;
- On top you need to place one layer of padding polyester. Don't forget to leave a 5cm seam allowance for each side. The fabric is placed on the padding polyester, the supply of which is 10 cm on each side. Once you complete these steps, you can turn the future headboard over and secure the fabric to the plywood using a stapler;
- At this stage you can start preparing the buttons. You can reupholster them with textiles yourself or give them to the craftsmen. Thread a string through the eye of each button. Use laces that are at least 15 cm long and tie them in a knot. A crochet hook will be needed to thread the lace through the plywood;
- feel the hook on the fabric side. Use a ruler to measure the distance to a nearby button and make a small hole. You can use nail scissors for this purpose. Using a hook, pick up a button with a lace and thread them through the hole;
- the lace must be taut and properly attached with staples to the back;
- The last step is to secure and mount the headboard to the wall. For this purpose you will need self-tapping screws.
Wooden headboard
Wood is a universal material that suits any style. It is very easy and pleasant to work with, and it always looks appropriate and natural. Let's make a wooden headboard with an antique effect . For this you can use anything - just wooden boards, maybe you have saw cuts of various sizes, maybe an old wooden door or unnecessary pallets. We will make burnt wood , you can also paint it, you can simply open it with varnish, you can paint it and then partially sand it with coarse sandpaper, you can draw a pattern or an unobtrusive design, or use a stencil... We will tell you the theory , and you improve it to suit your own version.
Let's take three
boards from an old floor in good condition. Knots, small cracks or chips are not a hindrance, it’s even more textured, the main thing is that they are even and can fit snugly against the wall. First, let's tidy up the appearance of each board separately. We will need a gas burner . With its help, it is necessary to burn the surface of the wood, which will lead to its darkening. You can do it completely, or just the edges, as you like. It should look something like this:
After aging, open the boards with clear varnish . Read the composition carefully . Not all are suitable for internal use, as they contain resins that emit harmful substances. It is better to give preference to water-based , it takes longer to dry, but is completely safe. Open the boards on all sides in two layers, this will extend the life of your headboard. If you decide to decorate the wood with a pattern, then apply varnish before opening it and make sure that it does not smear. When the boards are dry, you need to fasten them together. For this you can use wooden planks or a metal profile. Using small nails, nail the boards to the planks or profile from the back side.
Select nails so long that their points do not go right through and come out on the front side.
A wooden headboard will have a fair amount of weight, so ordinary screws may not hold it. Anchor bolts are better suited for this . Before mounting, draw a straight horizontal line on the wall so that the headboard hangs perfectly straight.
Types of backs: description and photo
Bed headboards differ in type, shape, height and material:
- Soft, hard and combined. For the first option, a fabric that is pleasant to the touch is selected and attached to the finished frame. Filler is placed inside. Fabric headboards create coziness and are very comfortable for relaxation. The most comfortable ones are upholstery made from natural fabrics. This includes leather, eco-leather, suede, velor, and other types of textile material.
- For solid backs, you can take chipboard, laminate, MDF, metal or wood. With such fabrics, the product lasts a long time and is inexpensive.
Tip To give furniture an unusual look, soft and hard fabrics are often combined in one version. It can be velor with silk, synthetics, leather, or other combinations.
- Combination makes the product unusual and different from standard types of beds.
- A high headboard is better in functionality. On such models you can place niches with shelves, which will look elegant and unusual.
Low models are made for low ceilings. Such a bed will look cozy, it is proportional to all the parameters of the bedroom.
- The first option is the most popular. The headboard is made according to the classic design from a smooth canvas without additional bends.
Soft figured headboard:
Solid rectangular wood headboard:
Combined headboard (combination of hard and soft materials)
High curved headboard:
High soft headboard:
Corner headboard:
Hanging headboard
A very unusual solution that you can easily implement. The idea is to attach various elements to a frame located above the bed. As a frame, you can use a piece of chrome pipe or a wooden plank, or even a handle from an old wooden mop, the main thing is that its length is enough to cover the entire width of the bed. You can use anything as hanging elements This headboard is a pleasure to lean on. And the pillowcases are easy to remove or wash. These could be small wooden circles with pictures painted on them, metal disks with various emblems, or your collection of favorite items. Pillows with beautiful ties the most comfortable To make such a headboard we will need: a pipe, chrome-plated or blown with powder paint, end caps in the color of the pipe, 2 pieces, wall mounts, 2 pieces, pillowcases and small pillows.
To reduce the cost of the process, you can not buy ready-made pillowcases and pillows, but buy pieces of fabric and sew everything yourself.
You can also make your own pillows. To do this, you need to buy white bed fabric and filling. In any sewing store, padding polyester or holofiber is sold by weight. Let's imagine that we decided to sew ourselves. It is necessary to make a pattern for the future pillow with a margin of a couple of centimeters on each side for the seam. Fold a piece of white fabric in half, attach the pattern, trace the contours and cut it out. Before you start stitching, baste the workpiece; this will protect you from uneven edges and distortions during sewing. Leave one edge not sewn to the end by approximately 10 cm. Turn the finished pocket inside out and stuff it with filling through the hole left. Choose the desired volume yourself. At the end, you need to sew the pillow up to the end using a linen seam or by hand. Our pillow is ready.
Now let's sew pillowcases from the selected fabric . The principle is the same, only on one side you need to add loops or ties to which the pillows will be attached to the pipe. To do this, sew not very wide strips of fabric from the inside out, folding them in half. Turn out the resulting tubes and iron them, giving them a rectangular shape.
Make
a pillowcase pattern using the existing pillow pattern, adding another 2-3 cm around the perimeter. When you sew the pillowcase, don’t forget to insert our ribbons folded in half at one end, these will be the future loops. For ease of further use, a hidden zipper can be sewn into the edge opposite the loops. This will make it easy to remove the pillows. Choose the number of pillows, their size and colors according to your own imagination. Ready-made pillowcases can be decorated with embroidery or buttons, rhinestones, sequins or various stripes.
When all the sewing work is done, make a marking on the wall to guide you when attaching the pipe. Screw one mount to the wall, thread a pipe through it, and close the edge with a plug. After this, put the cushions on the pipe and only after that screw on the second fastener and insert the edge of the pipe there. This only applies to pillows with loops. You can tie pillows with ties at any time. Enjoy the look of the work done.
Headboard – mosaic
This colorful headboard will add freshness to your bedroom and enliven the entire interior. The two main questions that arise in your mind now are what to make the mosaic from and what to attach it to. We suggest using a wooden frame and plywood sheets as a base, and for mosaic pieces using tiles , which you probably still have after the renovation.
First, let's make the base . This will require flat boards. Our frame will have three windows for subsequent placement of plywood with mosaics laid on it. If you don’t have any suitable boards, buy already sawn boards at a hardware store. You will also need window beads or thin corners. You need two long boards, this is our top and bottom, and four cross boards. Calculate the width and height of the future headboard yourself. You can simply open with colorless varnish , cover them with stain of the required color, or paint them.
Lay your boards on the floor, measuring the same distance between the transverse partitions. Mark with a marker where fasteners need to be made. Nail the frame together with long nails, pre-drilling small holes to make the process easier. After the frame is ready, measure the resulting windows; these will be the dimensions of the plywood with mosaic. Saw off the plywood using a hacksaw.
Now let's start with the mosaic. Place the tiles on the fabric and beat it into small pieces with a hammer.
It would be good if there were several types of tiles in different colors.
Now start laying the pieces on the plywood, leaving 5 mm free along the contour. This can be a random arrangement, or a design you come up with in the form of lines, curls or flowers. When the drawing is completed and you are satisfied with the result, carefully take one piece at a time and apply glue to it. You can use liquid nails so you can stick all the pieces. You will definitely have gaps between the mosaic elements. They can be filled with tile grout. Once everything is dry, gently wipe your artwork with a damp cloth and then a dry cloth.
Now it's time to connect the frame and mosaic. This can be done very simply using window beads. On the front side of the headboard, fill a frame of glazing beads around the perimeter of each window so that they protrude 5 mm inside the windows. This will support the plywood. On the inside, apply a little glue to the glazing beads and attach the plywood with the mosaic. Once you have glued all three pieces, lay the frame face down to let the glue dry. Your headboard is ready. Installation can be done in the same way as with a wooden headboard.
Materials from which it can be made
To make the frame reliable, wood and its derivatives should be considered. Common options:
- from boards;
- made of plywood of sufficient thickness;
- from elements of old pieces of furniture.
The appearance of the material for the base of the structure does not matter, since the wooden headboard will be hidden under the upholstery. It is not recommended to use chipboard, since this material will not last long under regular load. It is also better not to use plastic as a base. This is a flexible material and will not allow you to create a durable structure. It is not advisable to use metal, since the cost of the product will be quite high. In addition, it is better not to create a heavy headboard, since reinforced fasteners will be required to fix it.
For upholstery, select a material that will prevent dust from settling on the surface of the headboard. It can be leatherette, eco-leather or genuine leather. The advantages of such options: ease of care, attractiveness, ease of edge processing. To get a structure with a longer service life, it is better to cover it with leather. Eco-leather and leatherette crack quickly.
Woven materials, velvet or velor are also used. The disadvantage of this option is the complexity of care. In addition, the fabric collects dust and loses color when exposed to sunlight. If you plan to make a soft structure, you need to prepare a filler. For this purpose use:
- foam;
- batting;
- padding polyester
Drawing the headboard
Why not? This is the cheapest way to make a headboard. If you do not have the talent of an artist, you should not immediately discard this method. Now you can buy all kinds of stencils of any size and with any design. All you need to do is transfer the drawing to the wall. The stencil must be securely fastened to the wall so that it does not come off during the process. This can be done using tape. The drawing should be placed evenly on the wall. For the case of a stencil, paints in cans are ideal . To prevent paint from getting on the bed, cover it with a special film.
After filling all parts of the stencil, let the paint dry a little and carefully peel it off the wall. This unusual method will allow you to show your imagination and individuality to the maximum, both in the choice of colors and in the choice of the design itself. This can be anything from a castle in the air to a simple repeating pattern. In any case, it will be very unusual and original.
Headboard – photo frame
Do you have a lot of family photos that capture the happiest moments of your life? So why should they collect dust in an album, let's use them as the headboard of your bed. There are several ways to arrange a photo. You can buy the required number of ready-made wooden frames of the same or different sizes, and then glue them together and glue them to a plywood base, or you can make a wooden frame with the required number of windows of any size. Or you can use an old window frame as a frame, just modifying it a little.
Let's
look at the most difficult method - with a frame made of boards. There is no need to use thick and massive boards for the entire base. We suggest using larger boards around the perimeter, making one large frame, as for a mosaic headboard, and making the windows from thinner boards. At the first stage you will get a wooden rectangle.
Now you need to decide on the size of the photo, it is better to choose a larger one, it will be less cluttered and it will be more clear what is shown. Let's assume that we have chosen the A4 format. Now you need to turn your rectangle face down and fill it first with transverse and then longitudinal strips in increments equal to the size of the photo. You will see windows in which we will then insert photos. To keep them on something, you need to nail a sheet of thin plywood to the last planks.
The frame is ready, we turn it over and use glue to attach our photos in the windows to the plywood. You can leave the headboard open, or you can cover it with unbreakable glass. This way, less dust will accumulate and you won’t ruin the photo. Looking at such a headboard, you will always fall asleep and wake up in a good mood.
Headboard - panel
This type of headboard will not only make your bed more cozy and comfortable, but will also decorate the wall behind it, plus it will be pleasant to lean on. We suggest making soft printed panel with your own hands . The panel will be a square or rectangle, consisting of small squares covered with beautiful fabric, to which we will give a little volume with the help of filler.
The manufacturing technology is very simple, having mastered it, you can use not only squares, but also rhombuses, triangles, hexagons as elements for panels, and make not just a rectangle, but any shape you like. So, we will need two sheets of plywood of the desired length and height - one for the base, the other for cutting. Scraps of fabric of different colors, foam rubber for stuffing, glue, furniture stapler, hacksaw.
To give you an idea of the size, let's look at the technology for making panels measuring 160x100 cm. Our squares will have a size of 20x20 cm, so we need 8 squares in length and 5 in width, for a total of 40 pieces. Mark one sheet of plywood and cut it into 20x20 cm squares, now cut the foam rubber into 40 pieces of the same size. Using glue, glue the foam rubber onto the plywood squares. After this, cover each square with a piece of fabric and secure the edges with a stapler. The fabric should be 5 cm larger on each side, that is, our flaps have a size of 30x30 cm.
When all the squares are ready, you need to
secure them on a second, whole sheet of plywood. To speed up and facilitate this process, you can use liquid nails. Make sure that the lines are straight and the sides of the squares are adjacent to each other without gaps. The finished panel can be attached to the wall using hinges and self-tapping screws. By the way, such soft squares can be inserted into old window frames. Maybe you still have old-style frames that are divided into many small rectangles.
Main types of soft panels
- Leatherette
. It is necessary to buy only durable and reliable material. The panel made from it will be quite heavy, this should be taken into account during installation. You can limit yourself to small individual tiles. - Textile
. The best option for making soft panels for walls with your own hands. The material must be wear-resistant and durable. The fabric should not stretch, sag or fade. The material for upholstery may correspond to these parameters. - Genuine Leather
. It is a very expensive material, so it is used very rarely when making panels yourself.
- Sintepon
. It is suitable for bed headboard decoration and full wall decoration. The weight of the padding polyester is small, so there are no problems with the deformation of the product. It is laid on the walls in strips and secured with a stapler or nails. - Foam rubber
. It is used when it is necessary to make a thicker and softer coating on the walls. Therefore, foam rubber panels can often be seen in gyms and children's rooms. Using this material, you can form three-dimensional stable structures.
Lace headboard
The most delicate and delicate type of headboard that can be. It will fit very well into the interior of a bedroom in light colors. Making such a headboard will be very simple, especially if you yourself know the technique of artistic knitting, and maybe your grandmother or mother can help you with this. We will need crocheted lace or lace fabric, fabric for the base and the base itself. If you want a flatter headboard, then a sheet of chipboard or an old shelf from a wardrobe is sufficient in thickness; if you want a more voluminous and soft one, then you also need foam rubber.
Let's make a soft lace panel. We have a door from an old cabinet with a thickness of 12 mm. Glue 5 cm thick foam rubber onto it and trim off the excess along the edges.
Our lace is white, so to make it
stand out better and be more noticeable, you can use dark gray linen fabric as the fabric for the base. Just like when making a soft headboard, you need to cover the base with fabric and secure it around the perimeter with a stapler. Now let's carefully secure our lace on top of this. Then you can modify the headboard to your liking. You can add some rhinestones or bows. You can not use foam rubber, but make the headboard flat, then it will look more like a panel. In any case, the lace will look very original.
Do-it-yourself soft headrest: step-by-step instructions
A soft headboard is suitable for decorating a nursery. It can be covered with textiles and attached to the wall so that children feel comfortable while sleeping or playing.
Upholstered headboard is a great addition to a child's room
Tools and materials required for work:
- plywood sheet 100 x 75 cm;
- strip of plywood 5 x 60 cm - 2 pcs.;
- strip of plywood 9 x 60 cm - 2 pcs.;
- a thick piece of foam rubber 100 x 75 cm;
- thin foam rubber 120 x 95 cm;
- upholstery fabric 120 x 95 cm;
- drill:
- staples,
- furniture stapler;
- anchor bolts.
Instructions for creating a soft headboard.
- We place a piece of thick foam rubber on a sheet of plywood and trim off the excess with scissors.
- We put thin foam on top of the thick foam and fasten it to the back of the plywood with a stapler, covering the sharp edges of the board.
- We lay and smooth the upholstery fabric on top of the thin foam rubber. We fasten it from the middle, pulling it a little.
- We form a safe corner, trying not to overtighten the fabric and create as few folds as possible. We nail it onto the brackets exactly to the corner. At the end we fold and secure.
- The soft headboard is ready. We fix it on the wall with L-shaped brackets. All that remains is to set up the bed.
Headboard – canopy
This headboard will create a more intimate and cozy environment for your sleeping area. To make it, you will need fabric, a base for attaching it, hooks for holding curtains and decorative decorations to your taste. The fabric can be completely different, both heavy and dense, and light and transparent. Focus on the interior of the room. The length of the fabric also depends on your preference. It can reach the floor, or it can barely reach the bed. You have decided on the fabric, its length and width too.
Let's start
making the base.
You can attach the base to the ceiling, if it is not a suspended ceiling, you can attach it to the wall. We will mount it to the wall. As a base, you can use a small pipe, a decorative hook for hanging flowerpots, or you can knock down a square or triangle from small planks. If the fabric is heavy, then the base must be strong. We chose weightless tulle, so the base will be a wooden square that matches the color of the bed. We knocked small wooden planks together on the sides using small nails. We attached one side of the square to the wall using self-tapping screws. Now we place the fabric on the base, forming beautiful waves. You need to attach decorative curtain hooks to the sides of the bed, collect the tulle using beautiful garters and secure it to them. This way, there will be a square above your head that can be decorated with beautiful beads or hanging angel figures, and tulle will fall from it in beautiful waves and end on the sides of the bed. This headboard will create a very romantic look in your room.
How to make it on the wall yourself?
You need to attach a large sheet to the wall. You can make several squares of the same size or combine them with different ones. The easiest way to work is to use synthetic winterizer or foam rubber. For finishing, artificial or natural fabrics are suitable, which look very impressive on the finished product.
The difference between the product and other options is that it should fit snugly both to the bed itself and to the wall. On the side of the wall there is no need to transform the surface or decorate it, but on the visible side (where the head will lie) you need to do everything as beautifully as possible. It is not necessary that the backrest be fixed tightly to the wall - it is enough that it is slightly pressed.
When stretching the fabric, do not stretch it too much. There should be no wrinkles or dents. Soft elements are nailed to the headboard or to the wall with hooks. If you are making several shaped squares, then it is best to take chipboard or plywood.
A padding polyester is glued to the base, and the surface is covered with fabrics with bright patterns. Then the frame is decorated. You need to carefully consider its dimensions for an accurate fit. Only after the dimensions completely match is it firmly installed so that the final action can then be performed. After putting on the cover, the headboard can be installed in place.
You can make the headboard of the bed yourself. To do this, you need to take the necessary tools and select materials, determine the length, width and shape of the backrest. After the necessary calculations, purchase beautiful upholstery fabric.
Headboard with shelves
The most practical type of headboard, which is quite easy to make yourself. The material you can use is an old cabinet or an old countertop. If you don’t find anything suitable in your house, you’ll have to spend a little money and buy sheets of laminated chipboard and a special tape that covers the ends. One sheet should be enough for a medium-sized headboard, since chipboard is quite large. to make the markings correctly and cut the sheet with a minimum amount of waste. The same place where you will make the purchase can help you with this; they usually have their own small sawmill and cutters.
After you have the rectangles of the required sizes cut, you will need to assemble the entire structure together, having previously covered the ends with a special laminated strip. This is done very simply using a regular iron. Heat the iron to maximum temperature, apply the tape to the end of the sheet, you can cover it with a thin cloth on top, and iron it several times until it sticks, trim off the excess. This way you should finish all the edges except those that will be adjacent to the base of your headboard.
Now you need
to mark the location of the shelves on the base and the distance for the mounting holes.
When the work is done, drill small holes in the marked places, attach the shelf and use a marker to mark a dot on its end through the hole in the base, so you will be sure that the holes will line up exactly when assembling. To attach the shelves, you can use self-tapping screws, which must be screwed into the back of the base. If you don't want to bother with a screwdriver and screws, you can use special glue. This way the work will be completed much faster, but remember that such shelves should not be overly loaded. They should serve as a location for decorative objects or lamps, but not books or massive figurines.
Soft wall panels for interior decoration: design features
The material has a second name because of its design - “3D Panels”. They have a multilayer structure in cross-section:
- 1) The first layer is a PVC backing 5 - 8 centimeters. It has increased strength and adhesive characteristics to various adhesive bases.
- 2) Second layer – or filling. It consists of a modernized analogue of polyurethane foam - hardened polyurethane foam.
- 3) The third layer is decorative. Made from different materials: leather, fabric, textiles.
Two materials are used as filler:
- foam rubber - it is used to make relief panels;
- padding polyester – for creating smooth surfaces.
Mirrored headboard
Such a headboard will help to cope with the problem of a narrow room, because everyone knows that mirrors visually expand the space, and if you choose mirror panels that will reach the ceiling, you will make the room visually taller. In addition, the mirror reflects the sun's rays and additionally fills the room with light. It is preferable to choose a mirror that covers the entire width of the bed and is not too narrow. old dressing tables for this Remember, there were those with three doors, with a large middle mirror and slightly smaller side mirrors? To revive an old mirror, you need to make for it .
To do this, you need to glue the mirror onto a sheet of plywood and leave 10-15 cm of free space around the perimeter. This is where we will attach the elements of our frame. For these purposes, you can use shells, beautiful multi-colored pebbles, large beads, bows, artificial flowers, and you can lay out a mosaic with the same broken tiles.
Use those decorations that you like and that will complement the overall interior of your room.
To make the work go faster, use a hot glue gun or liquid nails for fastening. Remember that a mirror, especially a large one, is a very heavy object, therefore, the fastening must be reliable. Use anchor bolts as in the wooden headboard example. Or fasten the bottom of the mirror to a special metal frame that is attached to the wall, and just hang the top by the hinges on the self-tapping screws. To avoid injury, if you have restless sleep, it is better to purchase unbreakable mirror panels and protect yourself, they will weigh less.
We hope this article will help you create the headboard of your dreams and inspire you to new ideas and endeavors.
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Tags: Apartment design, Bedroom
No. 2. Where can soft wall panels be used?
The most suitable room for this finishing material is the bedroom. As a rule, soft panels highlight the area around the bed, but other options are possible. You can select panels to match the wallpaper or curtains in the room or, conversely, play with contrast.
For a child's room, wall panels are also a good option, because if something happens they will soften the blow. For offices, you can use panels covered with leather - such a finish will add status to the workspace.
Soft panels are also suitable for arranging the space of a cinema or nightclub: they look great and are an additional barrier to the spread of noise. In this case, it is better to use panels made from specially prepared fabrics, for example, those that resist fire or have an antibacterial effect.
As for interior styles, soft wall panels can look good both in art deco and baroque, and in high-tech style - the main thing is to choose the appropriate design and color.
