The headboard!

As we work on  redoing our master bedroom, I thought I would give you a sneak peak at a project I completed today. I will continue to update you as we work on this room makeover project, but I could not help but show you the headboard. I enjoyed it very much and can't wait to make another one!

Here is what our headboard used to look like:

I found it at a garage sale for $5.00. It is hard wood and matched the color of the dresser we were currently using. We have never had a matching bedroom suite. A couple of things my dad had made me and then some hand me downs or garage sale finds.

We couldn't get it to attach correctly to our bed rails, so Josh just screwed it into the wall. Hence the screws on the bottom.  This piece would not match the furniture that my dad refurbished for us so we needed to buy a new headboard or transform this baby somehow.  So I started searching through DIY blog sights and educated myself on  how to reupholster a headboard.  I then dug through my material stash in the attic and praise God I had some khaki material that matched our duvet cover perfectly! I was super excited!

Next I cut off the legs and covered it with an egg carton mattress pad that we had bought at Dollar General a few months back.  It was like $3.00 with a coupon and we did not have a need for it on the bed anymore. Oh, and in case you are wondering, I did NOT use a power tool on this.  I decided to use the good old hand saw to cut those legs off. I'm just beginning my DIY journey and am not quite ready to dive into the 'power tool stage' yet. I love my appendages too much!

 Not sure if you noticed in the original picture of the headboard, but there was a 'pocket' in the middle. I just doubled up on the mattress pad there so that it would not show through.   I stapled the hound out of it to make sure that the padding would not be going anywhere!

Then it was time for the material. I washed and ironed it with heavy starch twice. That way I would be sure to get all the wrinkles out.  I  stretched it out and stapled it at 12:00, 3:00, 6:00, and 9:00 o'clock.  Then I did the corners and  finished the sides. Here is a look at the completed back.

 I love the fact that if I want to change the material to a new design or just wash it, I can remove it without disturbing the padding. 

So here is the finished headboard!

I love the simplicity of it and it is nice and soft to lean against for when I want to sit up in bed and read. I love to read in bed!!
On the back we attached these hooks for easy hanging and removal for when I need to clean it.

 
And here it is.... (drum roll please)

L O V E!!!

I know it might seem like all the same color right  now, but I am still in the process of sewing new colorful throw pillows. The one there is the first one I completed.  See the wall color?! I just love it!  I love how the khaki fits in with the rest of the room colors.  But you will have to wait until a later day  to see more pictures of the NEW room.  I want to keep you in suspense and show you a little at a time.  It is still a work in progress and I am LOVING it so far.  Stay tuned!