How to Hang a Cardboard Headboard

Making a cardboard headboard is a low-cost alternative to purchasing a piece from a furniture store. You can customize the headboard to match your specific style, whether it’s covering the cardboard with a colorful fabric or painting it in a whimsical artistic pattern. Because a cardboard headboard is much lighter than its heavier wood counterparts, you don’t have to worry about finding wall studs. There are several hanging options.

2 D-rings
Urethane glue
2 hooks
Double-sided tape
Screws or nails

Instructions

- 1
  Turn the cardboard headboard over so the back side faces up. Lay it flat on a work surface. Attach two D-rings to the back by spreading urethane glue on the screw plate and pressing it into place. Measure the width between the two D-rings. Install two hooks into the wall spaced the same distance apart as the D-rings. Slip the rings over the hooks.
- 2
  Cover the back of the cardboard headboard with double-sided tape. Remove the tape backing and stick directly to the wall in position behind the bed.
- 3
  Screw or nail your cardboard headboard directly into the wall. Position the headboard so at least 6 inches fall behind the back of the bed. Place one screw or nail in each corner. Install two more screws 5 inches above the corner screws.

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