How to Build a Headboard With Drawers

Recycled drawers are a great resource material for a striking headboard. Inexpensive bureaus can be found at thrift shops, and just the drawer fronts are needed to craft something that can set your room apart. The repeating pattern of the drawer front styles creates a pleasing effect for any bedroom in the house. A distressed or antique bureau delivers a traditional appearance, while a modern styled bureau, painted or unpainted, lends the room a contemporary flair. Careful measuring is essential with any building project.

Four-drawer bureau
Hammer
Sandpaper
Metal ruler
Eight picture hangers
Eight anchor screws
Screwdriver

Instructions

- 1
  Slide the drawers out of the bureau. Remove the front panels of the each drawer with the claw portion of the hammer. Sand any rough edges of the drawer fronts smooth with the sandpaper.
- 2
  Attach two evenly spaced pictures hangers to the back of the drawer fronts 1 inch from the top with the hammer and included nails.
- 3
  Lay the drawer fronts on the floor positioned in two rows, 2 inches apart in each direction.
- 4
  Measure the distances between the picture hangers. Mark the positions of the picture hangers on the wall above the bed with a pencil.
- 5
  Screw in the anchors and screws at the pencil marks with the screwdriver. Hang the drawer fronts on the screws.

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