I need a inexpensive way to make a headboard for my bed

Collect pallets. Cut them apart. Stain some boards paint some boards. Then make a head board

Got any extra paint. Stencil or paint a headboard on the wall. You can always put something over it or paint over if you get tired of it. I think a headboard made with ceiling tins would also be a good idea.

Hello Michelle!

Thrift stores often have Headboards for $10-$20 each have you considered looking there?

Do you want to build a headboard?

Ana Whites website has some fabulous building plans. Have a look there and see if there’s anything you wish to consider. Heres a link to get you started, if its not exactly what you are looking for please consider looking at the sites many other options

http://www.ana-white.com/search/node/Queen%20headboard

For another option that I have done in the past -you could use a wooden door as a headboard. You could go to recycle habitat or thrift store maybe Craigslist and possibly find a wooden door to solve your headboard need.

Scroll to the top of this page. Click on the magnifying glass and type in headboard. Click the GO on the right. I got tired of counting after 36, but if you can't find inspiration from 36+ talented Hometalkers, you should stay with your platform/headboardless bed and do some more thinking. 😉 Show us your finished creation and take lits of pics along the way. Have fun exploring, Michele!

Hello Michelle,

Do you want to build a headboard?

Ana Whites website has some fabulous building plans. Have a look there and see if there’s anything you wish to consider. Heres a link to get you started, if its not exactly what you are looking for please consider looking at the sites many other options.

http://www.ana-white.com/search/node/Queen%20headboard

For another option -that I have done in the past -you could use a wooden door as a headboard. You could go to recycle habitat or thrift store maybe Craigslist and possibly find a wooden door to solve your headboard need.

Thrift stores often have headboards for $10-$20 each have you considered looking there? They could be oanted or covered with foam and fabric or refurbished to ypur asthetic.

#37! I like Chubby's idea for stencils. You could even get window clings and wash them onto the wall with an Elmer's and water solution. Think fun, not permanent and it'll be easier to decide.

A headboard does not have to attach to the bed. Think of what you can put on the wall to give the impression of a headboard. This can be large posters, a flat bed sheet, a sheer curtain (possibly with twinkle lights) hung over curtain drawback hooks, or just paint the wall with stencils