DIY Headboard

A few months ago I decided to redecorate our guest bedroom. As part of the room’s makeover, I chose to build a headboard for the bed. Not only was is super easy, but it was inexpensive and turned out pretty cute!

 You Will Need:

Sandpaper

Stud Finder

Pencil

Level

{7} 5’ long White Pine Wood

2″ Flat-head screws

Drill

Annie Sloan’s Chalk Paint

Step 1: Decide where to put your headboard. Find the studs. Mark vertical lines with a pencil.

Step 2 {Optional}: If you do not want your headboard to be a permanent fixture, you can screw two pieces of 1″ thick wood to the wall to serve as a brace. 

Step 3: Starting at the baseboard, screw the first board to the wall using the stud marks you made in Step 1. Continue stacking the boards one on top of the other and fastening in this way all the way to the top (last) board.

 

Step 4: Sand rough spots and edges off of the boards. Add 2 coats of Annie Sloan’s Chalk Paint. 

Step 5 {Optional}: Add burlap banner and lots of pretty pillows!