DIY Belgrave Headboard
I love the simplicity of a belgrave headboard but hate the idea of paying hundreds for a custom upholstered one for our master bedroom. Turns out... you guys! This is SUPER easy to make for, oh... $50 in wood and then whatever you wanna pay on some killer fabric! I did this in 2 afternoons and have slept like a baby every since. So maybe that's a slight exaggeration, but it looks great in our bedroom at least.
I MADE that headboard. I'm still kind of impressed myself. It wasn't nearly as complex as I was expecting!
I started with some 3/4" plywood, a 1x10 board and two 1x4 boards. I used a jigsaw to cut the 1x10 to the belgrave outline and screwed this onto the plywood.
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I had to sew two widths of my fabric together in order to keep the fabric going in the right direction (up and down). Then I sandwiched some foam and batting under the fabric and wrapped it tightly around my plywood headboard base.
About a jillion miles of cording later and I was ready to glue it in place to hide my staples.
I LOVE how it looks in our bedroom. Clean lines and chic.
This is how it looks in our new master bedroom in our current house. Just as great!
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Love this! Thx go sharin.
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Great Job!! I had a beautiful (material) headboard. Many times I could just kick myself. When the material wore out, I got rid of it. :-(
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