How to Build a Rustic Wood Headboard

Add style, color and texture to your bedroom in just a few hours and for less than $100.

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Paint a Parisian-Style Headboard

An old headboard brings a French feel with painted black-and-white stripes.

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Dual Headboard & Desk

This headboard also converts into a desk, perfect for a combination guest room/home office.

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Top 42 Headboards Projects

1. How to Make a Headboard from Salvaged Wood

DIY Network has instructions on how to build a headboard using scrap wood and a family photo.
2. Build a Custom Tile Headboard

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Make a bedroom extraordinary by using porcelain stone and metal tile to create a custom headboard with columns.

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Difficulty:
Moderate to Hard
3. How to Make a Headboard Storage Cabinet

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An old shelving unit is reworked to create a wraparound headboard, complete with a storage cabinet.

Time:
Under Half Day

Cost:
$50 - $100

Difficulty:
Easy to Moderate
4. How to Build a Headboard From an Old Picket Fence

DIY Network has instructions on how to inexpensively make a headboard from salvaged materials.
5. Mirror Door Headboard

Learn how to make a mirrored headboard by replacing the glass in a discarded door with mirror, from DIY Network.
6. How to Build a Wooden Headboard and Bed Frame

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Instead of buying a bed, why not build one? This simple design is adjustable to any size bed.

Time:
Day

Cost:
$100 - $250

Difficulty:
Easy to Moderate
7. Rourke Bedroom (20:00)

Kayleen McCabe gives this bachelor bedroom a high-class makeover.
8. How to Paint a Parisian Style Headboard

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An old homemade headboard adopts a French feel with painted black and white stripes on the fabric.

Time:
Under Half Day

Cost:
$50 - $100

Difficulty:
Moderate
9. Creating a Paneled Headboard

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This DIY Basic will provide tips on creating a paneled headboard.

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10. How to Create a Fabric Headboard

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A drill, needle and thread are the only tools required to turn plywood into a fabric headboard.

Time:
Under Half Day

Cost:
$50 - $100

Difficulty:
Easy to Moderate
11. How to Make a Nautical-Inspired Headboard With a Sail

Learn how to make an industrial-style headboard with a nautical twist using PVC pipes with these instructions at DIYNetwork.com.
12. Building a Padded Headboard (01:00)

Here are the DIY Basics on building a padded headboard.
13. How to Create a Red, White and Blue Headboard

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This little headboard would be great for a guest bedroom. It can be installed just for the Fourth or left up all year long.

Time:
Weekend

Cost:
$250 - $500

Difficulty:
Moderate
14. Stylish and Unique Headboard Ideas

Time to put a little sizzle back into the bedroom! Take a look at nine of our favorite headboard ideas, which are sure to inspire a chi...
15. How to Begin a Custom Tile Headboard Installation

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Host Fuad Reveiz shows how to get started on installing a custom tile headboard.

Time:
Weekend

Cost:
$500 - $1,000

Difficulty:
Moderate to Hard