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DIY Upholstered Headboard Made For Free
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Meredith - Arts & Classy
(IC: blogger)
I am all about using things that you have around the house to try and accomplish the look you desire. For me, I had one of these heavy canvas drops* that are used for masking the floor when painting the walls or ceiling.
I decided that I could use this canvas* as the fabric on my headboard to achieve the striped pattern I wanted.Ever since I made over my yard sale find Cane Arm Chair I have be pining for stripes!
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I began by measuring my current diy headboard to figure out how much fabric I needed to completely wrap the padded plywood. I have a queen size bed, so I measured about 60″ wide but I wanted to add some inches in case I needed it. I added about 4 inches on each size.
The second step was to paint the entire piece of canvas white! That is where my existing chalk paint that I used on my french provincial dresser makeover came in handy.
Then I measured the amount of **fabric I had and divided it by how many *stripes I wanted.
After drawing my lines, I pulled out my painters tape to mask the areas I wanted to keep white. I am not going to lie to you… this was easier said than done. I had a lot of difficulty getting the tape to stay stuck to the fabric. To troubleshoot I pulled out my spray adhesive and lightly sprayed the fabric before sticking the tape. It helped keep the tape in place and from popping up on the sides.
After the tape was secure, I pulled out my clear spray paint and sprayed a layer over the drop and let that dry for about 10 min.
I am so happy to say that it worked!! To see how to assemble and wrap this diy headboard, refer back to my first diy headboard post. I used a combination of my Ryobi Airstrike stapler and a hand stapler.
I am very pleased with how this came out!
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Published February 9th, 2015 6:28 PM
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Jeanette Hamilton on Jun 04, 2015Just; lovely. The colors blended nicely. I'm particularly fond of green. Where do you get your lamps??? Is there a window in the room??? The lighting always seem soft and just perfect.
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