May
6
How to DIY a Tufted Headboard
Filed Under Affordable Interior Design, DIY, My Home | 9 Comments
I’ve been meaning to write this post for ages but due to some technical difficulties with my (borrowed) camera I haven’t been able to upload the images. So now, thanks to Google and some wonderful freeware, I bring you the fruits of my labour…How To Make Your Own Velvet Tufted Headboard and Avoid Spending an Absolute Fortune Buying One in the Shops. Catchy title don’t ya think?!
I made this headboard from an old peach floral one that has been in this apartment for years but I refurbished it with new foam filling and transformed it with my fabric du moment – grey velvet! Regular readers may already be familiar with my grey velvet obsession but, for those of you who are not so familiar, see here!
I scoured the internet and found that Apartment Therapy had the best and clearest instructions in Charissa’s February Jumpstart Project 2009. I bought most of the items that I needed online as follows:
Fabric: Dove Grey Cotton Velvet bought on eBay. Cost: €26.35
Polyester Wadding: eBay. Cost: €7.12
Upholstery Thread & Needle: eBay. Cost: €30.85
Button Kit and Button Casings: eBay. Cost: €15.82
Staple Gun: eBay (although mine broke so I wouldn’t recommend the cheap plastic one that I bought – try a more expensive one on eBay or go to your local hardware store). Cost: €11.46
All of the above costs include delivery related charges too.
Offline Purchases:
Foam: Extremely difficult to find online and too expensive to ship to Ireland from UK on ebay but my friend JJ from Tara Stores in Gorey came up with the goods! Cost: €40.00
Plywood & Lumber: Used from existing headboard. Cost: €0!
Drill: Borrowed. Cost €0!
Spray Adhesive. Had some left over from making the wedding invitations but you can get it in Easons for about €3.00 – €4.00 per can I think.
Total cost: €131.60
Total time: about 7 hours (including time taken to dismantle the old headboard, which involved removing about 300 staples, one by one!).