Thursday, July 21, 2011

Another Back Burner Project Completed

As you probably guessed from all of my other posts this week, while waiting for baby we have been focusing on finishing up those "back burner" projects that were either unfinished or just pushed off "until later". One project that I have been dying to tackle for ages now is the headboard for our master bedroom. 


You may remember way back in April of 2010, I bought a beautiful Robert Allen fabric that inspired our master bedroom project (that of course never actually got under way until February of this year). I purchased it for a steal of a price on Fabric.com, with the intentions of making a beautiful headboard for our bedroom. So, this past weekend, B and his Dad pulled an old piece of plywood out of the garage and we got busy.


Friday night B had measured the bed and we decided the headboard would be 24" x 62.5" - so he cut up the plywood to the right dimensions for me. Once it was cut, I used an old double sized IKEA duvet we had laying around, doubled it up and cut it to wrap around the plywood nicely...


Project Headboard - July 2011Project Headboard - July 2011

Once wrapped, I pulled out my trusty upholstery staple gun that my parents bought me for Christmas (along with B's air compressor) and got to work. It was my first time using it and it was fantastic and so easy to use (much easier to pull the trigger than the giant heavy staple gun B has). 

Project Headboard - July 2011
{What? You don't make upholstered headboards when you're 3 days over your due date?}

Thanks to some extra pairs of hands from B and his lovely Mom, we were able to get that duvet wrapped nice and tight around the plywood and stapled into place rather quickly...

Project Headboard - July 2011

Next step was to pull out my fabric, and centre it onto my board until we liked the repeat pattern that we saw. When we had it just right, and knew we'd have enough fabric on all four sides to wrap past the batting, I got to work cutting away the excess fabric...

Project Headboard - July 2011

Once again, I required some extra hands to wrap the fabric around our headboard, especially at this point where we wanted to be sure we had some nice clean corners. B and his Mom were such a great help with this part, folding and holding and B made sure to staple the corners for me as they required a little extra pressure with the excess batting and fabric. I took over whenever I could though... I love using that stapler...

Project Headboard - July 2011

We made sure to staple either end of the headboard, then the top and the bottom last to make sure we got everything tight and looking good. The bottom we were a little less concerned about since it will be hidden behind out bed frame. The finished project was pretty good - I mean, even that back look neat and tidy when we were done with it...

Project Headboard - July 2011

Project Headboard - July 2011

Once it was all done (about 20 - 25) minutes later, B brought it directly upstairs so that we could see how it was going to look in place. We all agreed it was a successful (and very easy) project to tackle in an afternoon.

Project Headboard - July 2011

Project Headboard - July 2011

It makes the whole room feel more finished and like a proper bedroom - especially with my finished artwork (which we actually hung on the exact same day that we made this). The best part is how it comes up our half wall to meet our slanted ceiling, and brings some more colour into our room. That fabric is a large reason why I wanted to paint the walls white, and I think that it works out perfectly. 
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19 comments

  1. Beautiful! I love the fabric! Hope you are doing well:)

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  2. Kerry it looks great! Especially with the Dwell bedding :-)

    You give a whole new meaning to 'nesting' :-)

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  3. Looks great! You make it look so easy!

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  4. Kerry!!! Seriously!! How have you not had that baby yet!?

    The headboard looks great! I really do like it against the white in your room.

    PS. I did get your email... just doing some research... I will get back to you hopefully later today! ;)

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  5. Look at you go, mama! Looks great. Maybe if you slowed down and actually did nothing for a while, peanut would come out? Come out, come out, little one!

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  6. It looks fantastic! We've made an upholstered headboard and never thought to use a duvet as padding... much more economical than buying foam.

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  7. A cute pregnant gal with a staple gun - Love it! Lol!
    Looks great Kerry!

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  8. I love it! great fabric! I want to make a headboard for my bed but it will have to wait until all my other projects are done.

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  9. Kerry it looks great and I have to agree with Staci, the shots of you preggers with a nail gun ar too fabulous!!

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  10. Pregnant with power tools! You rock! Your headboard is beautiful. I am sooooooooo jealous of your staple gun. I haven't been able to finish my chair reupholstery because the wood is darn hard and I can't get the staples/nails in.

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  11. Oh my goodness, those photos of you with the staple gun in all your preggo awesomeness are keepers! It turned out beautifully too. And you are smart to get all these things done while you can... :)

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  12. gorgeous! I love the colours - so serene!

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  13. You guys are amazing. All I could do before giving birth was sleep. PS your dad's carpentry skills rock! Saw the table at 8foot6, gorgeous!

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  14. that looks so great! it's the perfect size, makes me rethink the fact that we don't have one. i always figured b/c of the small space that we don't need one, but maybe we should. hmm...something to think about!

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  15. I just discovered your blog today via link on Brooklyn Limestone and I LOVE IT! Definately adding it to the feed. Just wanted to share the love :)

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  16. Look at you go, you cute preggo girl you! The headboard looks amazing!! You're right, it totally finishes the room off. I love how you used an old duvet too, such a great idea! Love it.

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  17. Upholstery staple gun... that's what I need!! Way to nest girl! ;)

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  18. Beautiful! I actually use the same upholstery fabric for a dog bed I made. It's really nice stuff but your headboard will probably stay nicer looking for longer. ; )

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  19. Looks great! My husband and I are down a pre-baby to do list as well.

    Do you mind sharing how you attached your headboard to the bed frame? You may have gone a different route since you're working with a more built-in space. We own a California bungalow in Bama and also have a bedroom amongst the eves. It's great waking up high in the "tree house" but does take traditional, higher headboards off the list of options.

    Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to checking out your nursery posts. :)

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