I want to make this headboard
DIY Headboard Questions- I'm new to DIYing!
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Nunu
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Hello there!
I'm quite new about DIY. Clearly, I've never done anything before. I liked the bedheads in the picture so much and I could not find a place to buy. So I decided to do it myself. I will be glad if you help me.
Images/Ideas taken from this website: http://www.pixiedecor.com/amazing-headboard-ideas-you-cannot-resist.html
But I want to do this from the board pattern
Wow- beautiful headboard. Here's a DIY headboard you can make from pallets. http://www.hometalk.com/diy/bedroom/furniture/sweet-dreams-a-new-pallet-headboard-3619931
I'm excited for you enter the lovely world of DIY! Keep us posted on how it turns out- good luck!!
Sweet Dreams ~~~~ A New Pallet Headboard
I also love this one with flowers- http://www.hometalk.com/diy/bedroom/furniture/diy-pallet-headboard-640754?expand_all_questions=1
DIY Pallet Headboard
Consider using vinyl plank flooring in different colors. Easy to install and diy friendly!
Per square foot, the cheapest lumber for simple projects like this used lumber. Pallet wood is the old go-to source, but the problem with that is the lumber is rough cut, narrow in width and short in length. You will have to do considerable physical labor to salvage, sand and sort useable pieces from a large number of old pallets, if you can find them cheap or for free. People don't give those away like they use to...they are worth money to folks who repair and resell them to manufacturers. For a ready source of used lumber in wider widths, like those in the photo, and in longer lengths, try sourcing the materials from places like Habitat for Humanity resale stores or a salvage yard. You might consider using 3/8 inch plywood, one side good, and then rip sawing the plywood into six or eight inch wide length to mimic wooden boards. Sand the cut edges, stain and finish the faux boards before applying to the wall. Applying any kind of wood boards to the ceiling might pose a hazard in nailing them securely to the sheet rock on the ceiling. I wouldn't glue them. Removing the decorative element at some later time would require prying boards off the ceiling surface and then repairing the damage. I would plan on applying an under lament of plywood on the ceiling, screwing it securely to the ceiling joists, and then applying faux lumber boards onto that. Applying ship lap requires forethought as to how to prepare it, cut it, apply it, finish the surrounding edges if it doesn't go from adjoining wall to adjoining wall. It is expensive any way you look at putting it up as an after application. Be sure you paint the under lament a dark/back color so that any lighter color doesn't glow through the cracks between the boards as the lumber shrinks, shifts and separates over time.