How to Add Wood to a Metal Bed Frame

A simple metal frame might not be expensive, but it can certainly get boring fast. Inexpensive metal frames are usually only large enough for your box spring and mattress to sit within them. This means that there are likely no decorative elements to help bring the decor in your bedroom together or liven up the room. By adding a wood headboard to the front of the metal bed frame, you can add character and elegance to the room without having to purchase an entire wooden frame, which can be costly.

Wood headboard
Wood blocking
Stud finder
Pencil
Stud finder
Power screwdriver
2 1/2 inch screws
4d finish nails
Hammer
bed skirt
Quilt

Instructions

- 1
  Choose a wood headboard that is the same width as your metal bed frame. You want it to look like it could be part of the unit.
- 2
  Cut a strip of wood blocking to the same width as the headboard using a saw.
- 3
  Use a stud finder to find the studs in the wall behind your bed. Mark them with a pencil.
- 4
  Find the spot on the wall that is a few inches below where the top of the headboard is meant to stop. Mark this location over the wall studs. Use a level to get the marks perfectly even.
- 5
  Mount the wood blocking over the level area you found in the previous step, using 2 1/2-inch screws.
- 6
  Position the headboard so that the wood blocking is only a few inches below the top of the headboard, or right under the cap of the headboard, if there is a cap. Attach it using 4d finish nails, with nail a few inches in on each side of the headboard.
- 7
  Reinforce the bottom half of the headboard by attaching it to the lower studs in the wall, using 2 1/2-inch screws.
- 8
  Slide your bed into place. The bottom of the headboard will be covered. Once you add a bed skirt and decorative quilt, the metal frame will be hidden and it will look like you have only a wood bed frame with a headboard.

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