Harlequin Pattern Nailhead Trim Headboard

I have been on a redecorating kick for months now and it was finally time to tackle the bedroom.  After looking for a headboard for ages,  I just couldn't settle on one that I loved so I decided to try my hand at making over the Ikea headboard I had.  It was the right size but I feel like it was time to graduate from an Ikea headboard to something more ME.  I love harlequin patterns,  nailhead trim and soft padded headboards, so I married all of my favorite things and THIS is what happened.  I grabbed the 1/2" thick foam and batting from FairfieldWorld.com and got the nailhead trim on Amazon.  After deciding on my pattern I was off.  Remember to repurpose what you have first, just in case it turns out better than what you might have replaced it with.....Oh, and always 

Make Your Mark!

In love!

 Pillows anyone?

Ready for set up!

Watch how I put it together here!

STUFF I USED

1/2" Thick Cushion Foam

Poly-fil High Loft Batting

Ikea Malma Headboard (or wood cut to size)

Dritz Nailhead Trim in Antique Brass

E-6000 Fabri-Fuse

Staple Gun, Ruler and Pencil

Fabric of your choice

HERE'S HOW

1.  Draw out your design

2.  Transfer it to an actual size pattern on butcher paper

3.  Glue the 1/2" thick cushion foam to the headboard (or wood cutout) with Fabri-Fuse

*Cut and piece foam if you have to 

4.  Cut batting 6" larger than the headboard all the way around

5. & 6. Staple the batting evenly to the back of the headboard and trim the excess

7.  Cut the fabric 6" larger than the headboard all the way around and pin in place 

on the batting and foam

8.  Flip the headboard and staple the fabric all the way around

9.  My pattern had a boarder so I penciled it in with a ruler first

10.  Apply the nailhead trim around the boarder first

11.  Transfer the pattern to the rest of the headboard with a pencil

*I chose a harlequin pattern so I dotted at the intersections

12.  Apply the nailhead trim to the pattern until you're done

Ready for bed!

Bohemian Headboard DIY

My assistant Danielle wanted a new headboard for her room that reflected her bohemian personality, so we put our heads together and came up with something absolutely NUTS!  We used unexpected materials and lots of color.  My friend Vicki O'Dell inspired me to use joiner biscuits from the hardware store which worked perfectly for our vines and wooden clothespins made the perfect trim!

Danielle styling her outdoor boho bedroom

Ready for an outdoor nap!

Watch the video tutorial here!

YOU'LL NEED

4'x6' piece of 1/2" thick plywood

400 wooden clothespins

2 jars of 150 joiner biscuits

Americana Decor Chalky Finish paint in Innocence Pink and Serene Blue

Rit Dye in Sunshine Orange, Apple Green and Golden Yellow

Sanding block or sander

Jigsaw

E-6000 or Wood glue

Paintbrush

Unwrap your clothespins

Pull off the spring in the center of each one

Prepare your Sunshine Orange Rit Liquid Dye in a large bowl with hot water

Soak 300 clothespins in the Sunshine Orange Dye for about 30 minutes

 Dye the other 100 clothespins in Golden Yellow Rit Liquid Dye

Place the clothespins on newspaper to dry after 30 minutes

Dye all of the 300 joiner biscuits in Apple Green Rit Liquid Dye

Let them set for 30 minutes and then dry them on newspaper

 Mark the center of your plywood on the 6" wide side

Create the shape of the headboard with large sheets of newspaper

Cut and trace it on the plywood

Carefully cut out the headboard shape and sand the edges 

Paint the headboard in the colors you chose  

*We used Serene Blue for the top and Innocence Pink for the center on this design 

Arrange your dyed clothespins and joiner biscuits in your design

*Play around with them until you get it just right

Carefully glue each piece down with either E-6000 Glue OR wood glue and let dry