DIY headboards: interesting ideas and step-by-step instructions

The bed in the bedroom is not only the main piece of furniture, but also the main element of the interior, on which attention is focused. In this case, the headboard is of great importance. A simple option is to buy a bed with a ready-made headboard, but at the same time, its design may not satisfy all the requirements of the owners. Do-it-yourself headboards, on the contrary, will help create the desired accent in accordance with the preferences of the inhabitants of the room.

The headboard is an important element of the bed that can affect the entire interior of the bedroom as a whole.

Bed headboards: fashion trends in the bedroom

The headboard plays a very important role in the room. This detail will allow you to create a more comfortable and exclusive design, as well as implement modern trends in the design of the room. To achieve what you want, it is enough to study fashion trends and implement them on the headboard with your own hands.

The headboard can emphasize the comfort of the bedroom or add completeness to the design of the room.

Now, when decorating a headboard, such options are relevant where there are no aggressive forms and too bright and contrasting colors are combined. The design of the headboard of the bed should have the deepest meaning, be distinguished by harmony, style, originality and beauty, which will create a special entourage of the room.

Decorating a bedroom is not an easy task, but by following the step-by-step instructions, you can create a cozy bed according to your personal preferences. If you use your own material and labor resources, you can also save a lot. Special techniques will help to make the interior stylish and fashionable, in particular:

Headboards with flowing or fancy shapes are especially popular at the moment.

1. Application of floral prints. This option is suitable for fans of romance. A vivid example is the soft upholstery of the backrest made of material with flowers or the use of a floral panel instead of a headboard.
2. The effect of elegance will help create a wrought-iron headboard that is characterized by durability, indicative of chic and luxury. Modern technologies allow simulating natural forging, which significantly saves the budget.
3. The use of non-standard and bizarre shapes will make it possible to organize an original design. It can be a curly backrest made of chipboard, covered with fabric.
4. You can use the results of your profession or hobby in the interior. For example, in the photo you can see how the picture is harmoniously combined with the bed, creating the appearance of its headboard.

A soft headboard in the form of a honeycomb will successfully fit into a modern interior

Do-it-yourself headboards: important nuances

The listed ideas can be easily realized, knowing and taking into account in the work certain patterns of creating a headboard with your own hands. Photos of design ideas and step-by-step instructions will help you realize your plans.

Helpful advice! The theme of vegetation in modern interior design is considered the leading one. It will help perfectly complement styles such as eco, art nouveau, loft. Natural landscapes create a dreamy atmosphere inviting to relax.

Before you make a headboard with your own hands, you should consider the following nuances:

Wanting to create a headboard with your own hands, you need to remember that the materials must be of high quality and safe

1. The shades that prevail in the interior decor should be combined with the background tones of the future headboard.
2. It is not recommended to use poor quality material: the headboard is not a detail that is worth saving on. The nuance is important as the backrest draws the main attention in terms of aesthetics. In addition, a person spends a third of the day in this room, so the material must be environmentally friendly. It is also important that it is also durable, especially when it comes to fabric upholstery.
3. The headboard should not be too narrow, its optimal width should correspond to the dimensions of the bed or be slightly wider.
4. If you intend to create a multifunctional headrest for a bed with built-in shelves or wardrobes, then you should take care of the presence of sides and locks so that things do not fall from the structure, as the head may be at risk.
5. When starting work on making a headboard with your own hands, you should avoid large options. This idea is doomed to failure, especially in the case of creating a rough hanging shelf instead of a graceful back.

Making a headboard with your own hands: design ideas and options

There are hundreds of headboard design ideas. It can become an integral part of a bed or a stand-alone interior detail, it can be soft or curly, short or up to the ceiling. Therefore, you should decide which idea is the most ideal for the interior and corresponds to personal preferences. For lovers of reading and watching TV in bed, it is better to opt for a soft headboard for the bed or a reclining headboard on which you can comfortably lean.

The headboard can be either part of the bed or an independent structure

If the idea of ​​ergonomics is pursued, then it is worth stopping at products in the form of wall cabinets and shelves. For a country-style bedroom where sustainability is welcomed, a bed with a wooden headboard is ideal.

Experimenters and lovers of bold ideas can create an original headboard from scrap materials. These can be decorative panels, photographs or pillows. Therefore, when choosing a headboard, you must be guided by your desires, financial capabilities and real abilities.

Among the many ideas, the following are worth highlighting, which are considered the most popular:

The classic option is a rectangular headboard, even a beginner can make it

• decorative panels made of wood or other materials such as plastic, fiberboard, MDF, gypsum, textiles;
• soft panels of various shapes, structures and combinations;
• pillows over the headboard are a simple but rather original way of decoration;
• a capitone carriage tie or a soft headboard made of leather, its substitutes, textiles and other materials is a win-win option for luxury lovers;
• functional device in the form of shelves and cabinets.

Helpful advice! The headboard should be selected in accordance with the overall style of the room.

A wide range of materials for making a bed with a headboard

Various materials are used in the production of beds, such as wood, metal, fiberboard, chipboard, MDF. The list of raw materials for making headboards is even greater. This factor makes it much easier to create the backrest yourself. Most popular materials:

The headboard can be made from one material or be combined from several

• natural wood opens up many opportunities for the realization of imagination, you can use both smooth polished boards and rough forms of wood with knots and snags;
• chipboards and plywood are used to create curly headboards or as decorative panels;
• plastic can also be used to design a panel headboard; this option does not require additional accessories and is used in minimalist style directions;
• laminate is also used as panels, which allows you to create an original room design;
• metal is a classic of the genre, when it comes to the design of the bed back, most often forged products are found in the design of a classic interior;
• mosaic and stone are used as an alternative to forged products in classic and ethnic styles;

Most often, headboards are made from wood materials, metal, leather or fabric.

• almost any textile (from simple cotton, satin to exquisite plush and velvet) is quite often used to decorate beds, thereby bringing coziness and comfort to the atmosphere of the room;
• genuine leather is an element of luxury, a more budgetary alternative is eco-leather, with the help of these materials harmonious and stylish interiors are created.

You can also use mirrors, paintings, decorative molding to create a headboard. Photos of various options clearly demonstrate this.

Beds with a soft back: a variety of products and their features

The most popular bed back is the padded headboard. It has its own varieties. The simplest option is to decorate the headboard with hanging pillows. To do this, it is enough to fix the pipe on the wall, and sew special fastening loops on the pillows. This backrest is quite practical as the pillows can be removed and the covers can be washed.

A padded headboard is the most popular option for a headboard

The carriage coupler is the most popular method of decorating a soft headboard with your own hands, which appeared back in the 18th century. It was this kind of decor that was used in the interior design of carriages to soften the contact of passengers with the walls during the trip, and this is where the name of the upholstery came from. In modern interiors, it can be found in the design of upholstered furniture and interior items under a new name - "Capitone".

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Bed without headboard: modern design of the sleeping bed

Benefits and structural features. Varieties of models and selection rules. Manufacturing technology from various materials. Interesting design ideas.

To achieve the most effective result, you must use expensive and solid material. It can be natural and artificial leather, suede, velor, velvet, satin.The tie itself is made in the form of rhombuses or squares, and the role of rivets is played by buttons, which are covered with the same material, beads or crystals.

Helpful advice! Quite often, beds without a headboard are used in modern design. This makes it possible to decorate the wall behind the bed with paintings, paintings and photographs.

An upholstered headboard with a nail pattern is another popular way to decorate a bed. It is less labor intensive, but requires some training and labor costs. If you follow strict instructions, the process itself will not take much time, but you will be able to get an excellent result.

A special place in the design of the soft back of the bed is occupied by the art of patchwork. With the help of patches, you can create original decorative elements. This design is especially relevant in country, Provence or chalet style.

How to make a soft headboard with your own hands

There are many ways to create a soft headboard with your own hands. It is enough to use a special master class. Novice craftsmen will be able to do the option without a screed, given below. Work should begin with the preparation of the necessary materials and tools. For work you will need:

• a piece of plywood for the base (according to the size of the intended headboard);
• dense foam rubber of the same area;
• textiles for upholstery of the base, you can take any fabric;
• fabric of good quality and high density for external upholstery, even colored tapestry or velvet is suitable;
• construction stapler;
• jigsaw.

For a soft headboard, you will need plywood, foam rubber or synthetic winterizer, upholstery fabric, and tools

In the process of making the back, you should be especially careful if you choose a curly shape. Such a backdrop is more difficult to pull with fabric. The most optimal and simplest option is a rectangle. Therefore, the plywood sheet should be shaped like this. Then a layer of thick foam rubber is applied on top, which is fixed with a simple fabric by connecting the ends on the wrong side using a construction stapler.

The final step is wrapping the product with a dense upholstery fabric. It is desirable that the upholstery fabric be present in other furnishings, for example, on ottomans or curtains, which will ensure the harmony of the interior and the bed with a soft headboard. Photos of design examples will help create an exquisite design.

Children's bed with a soft headboard: original ideas

A bed in a children's room can be decorated with soft bright or colorful squares. This is a more complicated process (in comparison with the one described earlier), but nevertheless accessible, does not require special knowledge and skills, but it will take a little more time. First of all, you should prepare the following materials and tools:

• fabric for upholstery squares;
• foam rubber;
• synthetic winterizer;
• plywood sheet;
• jigsaw;
• screwdriver;
• self-tapping screws;
• construction hooks;
• special stapler;
• scissors;
• glue.

Helpful advice! If you take multi-colored fabric or patches of different colors as upholstery, you get a cheerful patchwork-style bed backdrop. Such a decor item will bring cheerful notes to the interior of a children's room.

Step-by-step manufacturing instructions:

A bright back will look good in the nursery, the main thing is that it is combined with one of the interior elements

1. Cut 6 plywood squares according to the bed pattern. The best option is 50x50 cm.
2. Cut out squares of foam rubber of the same size.
3. Open the padding polyester. The squares of this material need to be made a little larger, as they should overlap the plywood square.
4. Cutting squares from upholstery fabric. In this case, their size will be 60x60 cm, this is necessary in order to cover the wrapped synthetic winterizer.
5. Collecting squares in the following sequence: plywood, foam rubber, synthetic winterizer, fabric upholstery.
6. Fixing the fabric from the back with a stapler.
7. Making the base. For this, a sheet of 150x100 cm is cut out of plywood.
8. Fastening the squares to the base using self-tapping screws and glue.

This backrest can be attached to the bed or used as a separate headboard for the bed and fixed to the wall with hooks.

Bed with leather headboard in the form of a carriage tie

"Capitone", or a carriage tie, on the back of the bed can be done independently, but for this you will have to work hard and strictly follow the production technology. For work, you will need the following materials and tools:

• the screed provides for the use of dense fabric, it is best if the headboard is made of leather, leatherette, suede or velor;
• buttons covered with leather to fix the tie;
• plywood sheet;
• drill;
• foam rubber 50 mm thick;
• batting;
• sharp knife;
• glue for rubber;
• high-density cardboard;
• thick silk thread;
• gypsy needle;
• jigsaw;
• stapler.

Leather headboard with a carriage tie looks expensive and presentable

Step-by-step instructions for making a soft headboard for a bed with your own hands using the "Kapitone" method:

1. Making a base from a sheet of plywood. The width should be equal to the width of the bed. The height is freely selectable.
2. Cut out the bases by drawing diamonds or squares.
3. Drilling holes at intersections of lines with a drill.
4. Creation of a similar drawing on thick cardboard. This will be a pattern for applying it to the foam rubber.
5. Cut the foam with a special marker.
6. Cutting holes in the foam with a construction knife.
7. Bonding foam rubber to plywood, observing a clear coincidence of holes.
8. Batting is applied over the foam rubber (according to the same pattern).
9. Tighten the upholstery and secure it with a stapler. The excess fabric edges on the back are trimmed off.
10. Making a tie by sewing decorative covered buttons in place of holes.

Helpful advice! For sewing on buttons, use the strongest thread possible and a thick long needle. To simplify the process of pulling together on a bed with a leather back, the thread after the first stitch must be secured with staples using a stapler.

Do-it-yourself curly headboard: sequence of works

Curly headboards and headboards made of wood look especially elegant. It is quite difficult to create a relief back from wood with your own hands, without having carpentry equipment and certain skills, but it is quite possible. It is much easier to build an elegant plywood headboard, following the recommendations of the masters. First of all, you need to decide on the very shape of the curly back and prepare the appropriate pattern. If the back is supposed to be symmetrical, you can draw half of the template.

The figured headboard can be either hard or soft, but in any case, it is envisaged to sew a special cover for the headboard or create a carriage tie. Tools and materials in the process of work will need the following:

• foam rubber;
• plywood sheet;
• dense fabric for upholstery and covered buttons (if a screed is expected);
• pattern template for the shape of the back;
• construction stapler;
• drill;
• scissors;
• hacksaw;
• construction knife;
• edging for decoration.

To make a curly headboard, you need to prepare an appropriate pattern

The sequence of work includes the following stages:

1. Making a template.
2. Drawing on plywood and cutting out the pattern with a jigsaw.
3. Making holes on plywood and foam rubber if a screed is supposed to be on the back.
4. Fastening foam rubber to plywood using a stapler.
5. Sewing a fabric cape on the head of the bed according to a pattern made according to a template.
6. Pulling on the cover and sewing on decorative buttons to create a tie.
7. With the help of volumetric edging, an elegant border is made on the figured headboard, as a result of which the product is given a finished look.

Bed with shelves at the headboard: practical and modern design

In many styles, a headboard made of wood is welcome.For example, in a bedroom made in a modern high-tech style, a backrest in the form of a fence will look harmonious, and in a loft style - a headboard that imitates a warehouse of pallets or boards. Quite often in modern interiors you can find shelves or a wardrobe at the head of the bed. This practicality is especially appropriate in small spaces. If the furniture is emphasized with accessories and lamps, then you can get a harmonious and cozy atmosphere.

A bed with shelves at the head is a good solution for a modern interior

A more simplified version of a practical headboard for a small bedroom, which you can build with your own hands, is a wooden wall, complemented by shelves. In this case, you should not abuse the number of shelves - two or three pieces will be enough. It is advisable to equip the lower shelf with a compartment door. It will serve as a place to store a variety of little things. This idea is relevant for the interior, where the installation of a bedside table or dressing table is not expected.

Helpful advice! It is worth experimenting when creating a bedroom interior and using materials at hand. These can be old frames, doors, pillows or fabric appliqué. A bed with a white headboard that imitates curtains looks exquisite.

The second shelf, which serves as a decorative function, is best left open. Interior figurines, a couple of family photos and decorative lamps will be quite appropriate on it. A double bed with a shelf in the headboard looks especially beautiful, which visually expands the space. It is allowed to create a bookcase in a niche behind the bed, but this risky idea should be coordinated with the designer so as not to lose the comfort of the bedroom.

Bed with a high headboard: options for a successful design

A special place in the species diversity of headboards is occupied by a high back, which visually allows you to increase the height of the ceiling. At the same time, it is not at all necessary to sew a backdrop from fabric or make it out of wood, it is enough just to paint the wall behind the bed in a different color. The headboard with vertical stripes reaching the ceiling will look original. Bright colors will help "blow up" a boring interior. To make the stripes even, it is worth drawing a sketch with a pencil, and applying paint using masking tape.

High headboard looks incredibly impressive

A decorative pattern on the wall (from the bed to the ceiling), for example, branches of blossoming sakura in an oriental style, a falling French rococo curtain or a baroque ceiling canopy, will look no less beautiful.

If you paint a wall with a headboard in a color opposite to the shade of other surfaces, you can get the effect of space zoning. In the ethno style, wall canvases at the headboard are still relevant, but they are only outwardly similar to carpets from the Soviet past - their texture is much more practical.

Wall murals and modular paintings are also widely used in the interior of the modern bedroom. Here, a variety of themes are permissible, corresponding to the general design of the room, a combination of colors must be observed.

Making a bed with a high back from natural materials is encouraged. At the same time, not only wood is relevant, but also stone. These materials will help make the room more majestic. It should be noted that in a bedroom with high ceilings it is better to refuse a long headboard. It will also be inappropriate in a narrow room, as it visually narrows the room even more.

Stylish bed design with your own hands: photos of original examples

The bed is the main place in the bedroom where the main attention is focused, so you should be more careful about the style of the backdrop. Each style assumes its own subtleties and details, so we will consider some of them as examples.

The headboard can be made the main highlight of the bedroom

Interesting to know! Designers claim that the correct design of the back of the bed is 50% of the success in creating the overall interior.

Premises in Provence style should be saturated with light and comfort, radiate romance. A room like this is a French provincial styling, so the headboards suggest a lot of textiles with floral prints in light colors. The furniture itself should be made of wood with an aged effect. Headboards made using painted boards or old doors will organically fit into this direction.

Free space and simplicity are welcome in the loft style. This direction is considered the most laconic and a little brutal. The headboard in such a bedroom can be made in the form of brickwork, framed by a ceiling and floor made of artificially aged boards. The room should have a minimum of furniture, so one bed will be enough. Storage systems are best hidden in niches disguised as walls. It is necessary that the decor is present in a minimum amount, so the headboard should be as simple as possible.

The Japanese style assumes the presence of a screen, fans, and the bed itself often has the shape of a podium. Furniture, which should be few in number, is made exclusively from natural raw materials of dark color. The headboard has a regular shape. Both hard decor and soft linings made of fabric with national motives are allowed.

How to attach the headboard to the bed with your own hands: photo

The final step in creating a headboard is to attach it. There are several ways to consider here:

The headboard can be attached to the bed, wall or be free-standing

1. Mounts directly to the wall with the headboard positioned directly above the bed. For this purpose, it is necessary to provide for the presence of loops on the back and secure fixation of hooks or bolts in the wall. This option assumes compliance with increased safety rules so that the back does not collapse.
2. Backrest connection with frame. To do this, holes are drilled on the bed, and a special bar (also with holes) is attached to the headboard. Next, the parts are bolted together.
3. Headboard as a free-standing structure. For this, the back is created with legs, it is simply installed between the wall and the bed.

Self-production of the headboard allows you to replace it without the obligatory purchase of a new bed. You can update the bedroom interior by tightening the back, and you can also replace the hard back with a soft one (or vice versa). One of the rational options is to simply draw an ornament on the wall or stick a wallpaper. Using a canopy, attaching various panels or mirrors will also help significantly update the interior. If, at the same time, all the work is carried out independently, then the room will radiate coziness, comfort and create a sense of self-satisfaction.