In furniture stores, beds with a beautiful headboard are much more expensive than standard, unremarkable furniture for sleeping. At the same time, quality and functionality are exactly the same. In order not to overpay for the decoration of furniture, you can make a decorative headboard of the bed with your own hands. This option will provide an opportunity not only to save on a purchase, but also to show imagination at the time of finishing. Any residues of materials can be used to decorate this part of the furniture, so the work will not require special expenses.
How to replace the headboard yourself
Sometimes radical decisions are required regarding the design of the head of the bed. Radicality lies in the complete replacement of the furniture element with a better option. Before you make the head of the bed with your own hands, you should pay attention to the following features:
- Compatibility of the material prepared for the replacement of the element and the stationary body of the bed.
- Correspondence of the material selected for replacement with the general interior design of the room.
- Practicality and functionality of the element, environmental friendliness and quality of the material.
With the complete dismantling of the furniture element, it is worth considering the course of all the work. It is quite simple to change the head of the bed with your own hands, you must follow the standard algorithm:
- Take measurements from the bed, in accordance with which the replacement part will be manufactured.
- Buy additional parts for fastening: self-tapping screws, corners to strengthen the structure.
- Using a screwdriver, mount the new headboard into the bed body. Using metal corners, fix the coupler of the elements.
If necessary, the joints can be coated with sealant or wood glue. Such a trick will improve the connection, eliminate gaps that worsen the appearance of the bed. All actions should be done carefully so as not to damage the furniture.
Types of headboard for a bed in a self-designed
Before proceeding to the design of the headboard with your own hands, you should decide on the appearance of this element. The base may have a certain texture and texture. Conventionally, the headboard is divided into several types:
- Soft. Do-it-yourself soft headboards are much easier to do than hard ones. It is enough to have a sewing machine, a little synthetic winterizer and foam rubber.
- Solid. This arrangement requires the ability to work with wood and similar materials. If you use a ready-made base, then there will be no problems with the finish.
- Combined. This option is considered the most difficult, as it combines several finishing options. You need to be able to work with materials of various types.
Another conditional separation is due to dimensions. In the modern interior of the bedrooms, it has become fashionable to have a bed with a headboard, which significantly extends beyond the width of the bed. Beds with a headboard up to the ceiling are considered the latest fashion. A classic option is the headboard, which is fully consistent with the proportions of the bed in width and height.
What you can make a headboard for a bed on your own
To independently design the head of the bed, you can use a huge variety of materials that are not exactly used in factory production. Such a variety will make the bed unique in design.
If there are no specific preferences and options, then you can view designer products. Almost any such headboard can be made with your own hands from a photo. For the manufacture of furniture designers can use the following materials:
- Ordinary wooden boards. The tree should be sanded with sandpaper. Additionally, you can open with varnish.
- From the remnants of a laminate or parquet board you will get a wonderful headboard wall for this type of furniture.
- Forged metal headboards are currently a symbol of romance and luxury.
- If rearrangements in the bedroom are not planned for a long time, then you can make these furniture elements in the form of mosaics, lay them out of tile or natural stone.
- Do-it-yourself soft headboard is easy to make from leather, dermatin, velvet, satin, cotton.
Materials can be easily combined with each other, complementing each other. It is important that textures and textures look harmonious together. In some cases, coarse decor elements are easily smoothed with lighter textile parts.
How to make a soft headboard using various techniques
Before you make a soft headboard with your own hands, you should definitely determine its appearance. There are a lot of ways of registration:
- An actual option is the hinged method of mounting an element from pillows. The old part is dismantled completely or cut to the base of the housing. At a certain height, a cornice is fixed, to which soft pillows are attached to the tapes. Height is easy to adjust with garters.
- Imitation tiles. An ideal way to reorganize an old element or make a completely new one. Cut the plywood into equal squares. Cut the fabric into squares that are an order of magnitude larger than plywood. On each plywood square, put a textile one and glue them together on three sides. Lay the synthetic winterizer through the left opening and seal the pocket. Glue a soft tile onto a whole sheet of chipboard.
- The classic way of restoration. Lay a piece of foam on a firm foundation. For greater effect, a synthetic winterizer can be placed between the foam rubber and the wooden base. The synthetic winterizer is attached by gluing. According to the dimensions of the product, sew a cover, which, like a pillowcase, is worn through the top. Textiles can be attached with a construction stapler to the base.
Having decided on the method of manufacturing a soft element from textiles, you can understand how to make the head of the bed with your own hands from leather and dermatin. The principle of operation is completely identical.
Design options for decorating the decorative part of the bed
In order not to wait for inspiration to create a masterpiece, for example, you can use the design work. DIY headboard ideas are easy to regenerate by looking at the finished role model. In addition to standard materials, experienced people in the field of design suggest using an original approach to design.
Do-it-yourself designer headboard options are easy to implement without the ability to work with materials of various types:
- A very popular option is stencil painting. The drawing is applied directly to the wall. In this case, the main headboard is dismantled.
- On the wall, you can make an application from the wallpaper. A simpler option is to stick three strips up to the ceiling.
- A picture in a frame painted on canvas is an interesting version of the design of the head of the berth.
- By the type of canopy, various patterns are formed from the fabric: sail, waterfall, stripes.
Design ideas are not limited to ordinary methods, materials and methods. At the same time, the cost of finishing is mere pennies. It is best to use old decor elements that have remained intact: mirrors, decorative pillows, framed photographs, soft toys and much more.
Wood as a design option for the head of the bedroom furniture
Working with a tree requires certain skills; a woman will not always be able to cope with the processing of such material.
But there are other options for the arrangement. Do-it-yourself wood headboard is easy to make from already processed materials. To do this, it is enough to use the remains of building material or finished wood products:
- Parquet or laminate board. You can create whole pictures in the style of abstraction, which are placed in a common or separate frames.
- Old interior doors. Such elements can be installed without additional fixations, leaning against the wall and propping up the bed.
- Doors from an old closet. Installed by the method described above. You can place the canvas vertically.
- Staircase from the Swedish wall. Placement can be vertical or horizontal.
- Pallets, blinds made of bamboo. This design has recently been particularly popular among designers.
The panel made by the lacing method will look unique. To do this, a canvas made of chipboard or fiberboard must be drilled through in a certain sequence. Use a twine or other thread to lace up. By the same principle, they create pictures by weaving a pattern of vines, straw.
To innovate in the design, you can change the design by coloring the base in other colors. Auxiliary decorative elements can be threads, pebbles, beads.
Small and solid shelves can be placed on a solid and strong surface. On auxiliary surfaces, books, vases, figurines, lamps, personal items of a non-decorative nature can be placed.
Carriage screed as an option for finishing the bed in an aristocratic style
In a modern design, especially in a classic style, a screed will become an actual method of finishing the head of a bed. The do-it-yourself screed for the head of the bed is made exclusively from expensive and dense fabric. Often used genuine leather, suede, velvet. It is worth choosing exclusively monophonic foundations without prints and drawings. This type of decor is often compared with a carriage screed, so all elements of the decor should match the aristocratic style.
To design a carriage screed on the head of the bed with your own hands, you need to prepare the following materials and devices:
- Fabric or leather for exterior decoration.
- Foam rubber and synthetic winterizer.
- Drill, scissors, construction stapler.
- Glue on wood and dense kapron thread.
- Hook needle and scissors.
- Large buttons, glass stones.
- Self-tapping screws and suspensions for furniture.
- Wooden base.
Additional tools may be needed if additional decoration is to be performed. Sometimes the edges are trimmed with fringe or another type of textile to create a contrasting border.
The embodiment of a carriage screed at home
Making a carriage headboard with your own hands is quite simple, if you follow the steps of the work accurately. Then the result will be no worse than in expensive furniture stores. For an optimal result, you should use a photo of the head of the bed with your own hands.
Stages of carriage screed formation:
- Cut foam into the shape of a wooden base. Mark out the location of the buttons.
- In the foam, where the button will be fixed, with the help of scissors, make holes with a diameter of 2-3 centimeters.
- Glue the foam rubber to the wooden base using special glue.
- Using a drill, make holes in the middle of each circle in the foam.
- A thin layer of syntepon is laid on the foam. Apply fabric on top by wrapping it on a wooden base. Fasten the material with a construction stapler.
- Sew a button or glass stone into each opening. The thread should match the material in color. For better fixation of the thread, it is worthwhile additionally securing it with a stapler.
- The last stage is the installation of a fitted wooden base to the bed body.
To create a more original decor of the screed, you can apply the effect of the formation of rhombuses between the buttons. Then the installation pattern at the stage of tissue fixation will change a little:
- Lay the fabric on the foam rubber with padding polyester, fix the places where the buttons will be sewn using safety pins.
- Sew diamonds between future fixation points of decorative elements.
- Unfasten safety pins and fix the fabric on a wooden base with a stapler.
- The last step is to sew buttons at the intersection of the rhombuses.
Methods of fixing the head of the double bed after updating
The headboard of a double bed, created with your own hands, requires proper fastening. There are several options for fixing this element. The installation method is determined by the interior design and the type of headboard.
The most optimal mounting options are:
- Mounting the base for the bed to the wall. Ideal for fixing solid woodwork. Loops are screwed into the product, and self-tapping hooks are driven into the wall. The headboard is mounted at such a level that the body of the bed is not lower than the canvas.
- Joining directly to the bed frame. Installation is carried out by drilling holes in the furniture and fixing the headboard using screws to the main frame.
- The headboard stands on its legs separately from the bed, without fixing to the wall. The finished fabric is installed on the legs. The immobility of the canvas is guaranteed by fixing the bed and the wall on both sides.
If the headboard is multi-level and occupies a huge wall area above the bed, then it is worth using several installation options. This method is relevant when the main part is screwed to the bed, the second level of fabric is hung on a baguette.
Finishing the finished headboard with a variety of techniques
If the bed looks quite presentable and has not worn out completely, then you do not need to change the headboard - just update the canvas. In accordance with this, it is first necessary to determine the functionality of the room and the overall design.
Do it yourself update the head of the bed using simple techniques, as follows:
- Add soft elements to the design of the case. Cut individual geometric shapes from plywood and cover them with cloth filled with synthetic winterizer. Glue the elements in sequential or random order.
- The most basic update method is decorative pillows. On the basis of the old headboard, fix small baguettes to which the pillows will be fastened with ties from ribbons.
- Change of color scheme using decoupage, repainting, wallpapering techniques. Sometimes these 3 methods are combined in the same plane.
- To hide the old headboard quickly and at no particular cost, you can sew several covers made of thick fabric. Each cover can be designed according to a specific season.
- Introduce additional elements made of wood, metal or plastic. Letters of the Latin alphabet painted in different colors will become an actual option. Elements are screwed or glued to the base.
- The modeling of polymer clay has become relevant. You can make figures of animals, people, plants and fix the products around the perimeter of the entire head.
Update methods can be completely different. The complexity of the embodiment varies with the degree of deterioration of the base headboard. Sometimes the best upgrade method is to completely dismantle it. The decoration zone can be decorated directly on the wall surface by means of wallpaper, textile stretch.