DIY Upholstered Queen Headboard

April 3, 2012 By

Happy Tuesday friends!

Hope you guys had a great weekend.  I am really excited to show you the WHOLE bed I built for my sister.  I shared the Queen Platform Bed several days ago, and now I am here to show you the upholstered headboard we made to go with it.

Ana made me a perfect plan to match a beautiful upholstered headboard I found at Pottery Barn.

You can find the full plan for this headboard HERE at Ana’s site.  This is one of the easiest builds I have done and I would love to share a few money saving tips with you!

For my back board I used 1/2″ MDF.  I just had the nice man at Lowe’s cut it for me to Ana’s plan size to save me time.

For my foam backing I used this mattress topper from Wal-Mart.  It is only $10… Whoop!

I cut it down and attached it to my MDF like this…

Here is the batting I used.

Pottery Barn uses linen for their headboard.  I feel like you can achieve the same look for much less cost going with canvas drop cloth.  I used this $5 one from Lowe’s.

Stapled to the board…

Before attaching my side pieces I stained them first.  I used our ver favorite stain for this bed.

Rust-Oleum Ultimate Wood Stain in Dark Walnut

This stuff is the best.  It dries faster and only requires 1 coat… Woohoo!  You can get it at Lowe’s.  You can also follow Rust-Oleum on Facebook and Pinterest for fun and inspirational project ideas!

Here are my boards drying…

After attaching those boards I attached the side trim and top and stained them after attaching.  Want to see it all finished??

Hope you like it!

It was so much fun building it for her!

 Make sure to check out Ana’s site for the full plans on this headboard!

Many of you ask us questions about tools all the time. We are so excited to share a new tool with you later in the week!  We will also be giving one of them away to a reader!  Stay tuned for that ;-) !

Thanks so much for stopping by!!
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~Whitney

20 Comments Filed Under: Furniture, Knock-Offs, Woodworking Projects
  • http://quiltingmemoriesfortomorrow.blogspot.com Cheryl

    The headboard really polishes off the bed. Looks great!

  • http://Www.myfabulesslife.blogspot.com Jenn

    I’ve had something like this floating around in my head and this is just the kick I needed to get it done! Amazing!!

  • http://craftyrunner.blogspot.com Gail

    That looks Fantabulous! I think I just may have to make one of those. Thanks for sharing!

  • Jessy

    I love this! I equally love the bedding. Please share where it is from.

  • Bety Safford

    This is very nice…continue the good work.

  • Lin

    Fabulous! I love it! Lots of hard work went into that I know.

  • http://roisin-glentarnoriginals Rita

    Wonderful! Wish I had your talent. I really like the headboard, and I’m not an upholstered-headboard kind of person. Turned out great!

  • http://SewWoodsy.com katie

    LOVE your headboard and the color stain you chose!

  • Colleen

    Awesome tutorial. I have been wanting to make myself a new headboard. I love this plan, but I have also been wanting something tufted. I wonder how that would look? Must research. Thanks for the inspiration!

  • Karin

    What kind of wood did you use for the frame and headboard. I know you used MDF for the back of the headboard, but I am not sure what kind you used for the platform and the trim on the headboard. Thanks for all the inspiration!

  • Pia

    Great looking headboard, would love to make one as it also seems super easy, but how did you attach it?

  • Maria

    Love this headboard. I plan to make one this summer and hopefully gain the confidence to actually build the bed. :-) . How is the headboard attached to the bed, or is it all mounted. I am think I want to do a wall mount since we are currently usi g a Hollywood frame so it woulD be difficult to attach.

  • Mariana

    Hey, I saw this on anna’s site and was wondering what kind of wood you used?

    Thank you for the pictures! this end is beautiful!

    • http://www.shanty-2-chic.com/ Shanty2Chic

      I used pine for this bed… Thanks so much!

    • http://www.shanty-2-chic.com/ Shanty2Chic

      Pine! Thanks so much!! :-)

  • Silly Rabbit

    There are great ideas here. I like the way it looks and the way you saved on cost!

    • http://www.shanty-2-chic.com/ Shanty2Chic

      Thanks so much!

  • mschepers

    Would it be possible to have the Loews or Home Depot to pre-cut everything then finish it and put it together at home?

    • http://www.shanty-2-chic.com/ Shanty2Chic

      Yes you can!! :-)

  • http://www.facebook.com/katie.fitzpatrickbarnard Katie Fitzpatrick-Barnard

    Stunning! Love the frame as well…I am feeling some confidence building (pardon the pun)!