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Headboard Projects

Want something unique for a bed's headboard? Browse these ideas and projects that you can make yourself.
Upholstered Headboard- Make It Yourself
Follow this detailed tutorial to create a custom made upholstered headboard for your home.
How to Make a Headboard
Read these step-by-step instructions to create your own custom padded headboard.
Apartment Headboard
Birch plywood and paint are used for this sleek looking headboard, from HGTV's Room by Room, Episode RXR-604.
Baseball Bat Headboard
Maybe it's a guy thing, but the men in your life will probably like this headboard made from baseball bats. From HGTV's Room by Room, Episode RXR-512.
Crown-Molding Headboard
You'll need tools and a handyman to construct this traditional looking headboard that uses crown molding. From HGTV's Decorating Cents, Episode DCT-803.
Custom Padded Headboard
Several photos show how to make a custom upholstered headboard, from HGTV's Decorating with Style, Episode DWS-459.
Faux Four Poster Bed and Headboard Project
See photos and get brief tips for this beautiful project from HGTV's Decorating Cents, Episode DCT-1309.
Flag Headboard
Rustic rooms might be the perfect place for this flag themed headboard, from HGTV's Room by Room, Episode RXR-411.
Foam Padded Headboard
Photos and directions to make a styrofoam padded headboard, from HGTV's Decorating with Style, Episode DWS-316.
Headboard Slipcover
Tired of your old headboard? Give it a new look with a slipcover. Find out how from HGTV's Decorating with Style, Episode DWS-452.
Headboard: Picket Fence Design
HGTV's Room by Room shows how to make a cute headboard with a picket fence theme. From Episode RXR-105.
How to Make a Button-Tufted Padded Headboard
A few photos and instructions to make a plywood covered padded headboard, from DIYnet.com's "Bedroom Makeovers" Episode DID-126.
How to Make a Picket Fence Headboard
A few photos and instructions to make a picket fence headboard, from DIYnet.com's "Bedroom Makeovers" Episode DID-126.
Lattice Headboard Project from HGTV
Photos and instructions to make a lattice headboard that would look great in a garden or cottage bedroom.
Lattice Headboard Project
Make a lattice headboard backed with floral fabric in this project from HGTV's Decorating with Style, Episode DWS-770.
Lily Pad Headboard
Use this project to give you some ideas for themed and shaped wood headboards, from HGTV's Room by Room, Episode RXR-1208.
Padded No-Sew Headboard
How to make a headboard from foam core board, fusible fleece, and velcro, from HGTV's Decorating with Style, Episode DWS-229.
Pillow Headboard
Hang decorative cushions or pillows from a curtain rod with grommets and cording, from HGTV's Decorating with Style, Episode DWS-846.
Projects from DIYnet.com
Browse this page of links to headboard projects from DIYnet.com. Shown on: DIY Decorating & Design DID-130. Search for "headboard" to see more ideas.
Rust and Patina Headboard
How to use carved wood molding as a trim to a rust- and patina-finished foam core headboard, from HGTV's Decorating with Style, Episode DWS-457.
Sewing a Reversible Headboard Slipcover
This project creates a reversible fabric slipcover for a headboard, from DIYnet.com's"Creative Bed Decor" Episode DID-159.
Starry Night Headboard
Plywood, paint, fluorescent fixtures, and blue light gel are a few of the materials needed for this cute project, from HGTV's Decorating with Style, Episode DWS-518.
Tailored Headboard
How to construct a plush-looking headboard with fabric and Styrofoam brand plastic foam. From HGTV's Our Place, Episode OPL-247.
The Upholstery Studio Inc
Studio DesignsŪ project plans are illustrated, step by step wood working plans for building a frame and upholstering headboards, ottomans, and more.
Three Simple Headboard Projects from Sunset
See photos and a brief description of three styles of headboards you can make yourself.
Tiled Headboard
Read brief instructions or see a Real Video of tips and techniques for this project from HGTV's Decorating Cents, Episode DCT-1704.
Tin Ceiling Tile Headboard
One piece of tin ceiling tile can give a headboard tons of personality. From HGTV's Treasure Makers, Episode TRM-409.
Trompe L' Oeil Headboard
A pretty headboard that uses artwork, posters, or prints to decorate the insets of a wood headboard. From HGTV's Decorating with Style, Episode DWS-659.
Upholstered Headboard
How to make an upholstered headboard for a bed, from HGTV's Room by Room, Episode RXR-310.
Weathered Wood Headboard
Take some old wood and use it to make a rustic bed headboard. From HGTV's Decorating with Style, Episode DWS-424.

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