How to Make Your Own Headboard With Cloth Material

Measure the width of your bed. Measure the height that your headboard should be. You need the headboard to be tall enough to support your head if you read in bed.

Design the layout on butcher paper with a pencil. Use your imagination, or peruse magazines and showrooms for ideas. Layout enough butcher paper to create a true scaled pattern. You may need to layer several pieces of butcher paper together and tape them to accomplish this.

The headboard will need to be wider than the bed. Keep in mind that your pattern should reflect the plywood, knowing that you are adding several inches of padding. The amount of padding is up to you.

Trace the template to the plywood.

Cut the plywood with the jigsaw in along the template design.

Sand the edges of the plywood frame so they are smooth.

Trace the pattern onto the foam.

Cut the foam with the utility knife.

Cut the batting so that there are several inches extra to wrap around the foam and plywood frame.

Lay the fabric on the ground with the front surface facing down. Place the batting over the fabric with the foam over the batting. Place the plywood frame over the foam.

Pull the fabric at the base of the plywood frame. Staple it in place with the staple gun, placing staples every two inches. Continue up each side of the frame so the fabric is pulled taught in the back and finish with the top to make sure it is pulls smoothly and evenly.

Time the excess fabric and batting with scissors.

Place the headboard behind the bed, and mark the location of the flush mounts.

Screw the flush mounts into the wall, and slide the headboard into place to keep it securely held.