DIY headboard ideas to try at home
A dramatic headboard is a surefire way to make a statement in your bedroom, but buying a new bed can be quite an investment. So, if you’re looking to upgrade your sleeping quarters take a look at these 4 DIY headboard ideas to try at home. We promise you, they’re DIY and beginner-friendly.
DIY headboard idea: wall panelling
In case you hadn’t noticed, we’re a bit obsessed with wall panelling. There isn’t a room we don’t like it in—but have you ever thought about using wall panelling as a headboard? It’s a great way to add texture to a neutral bedroom.
We love how @fallonpowellhome has created a zen Japandi-style bedroom by painting her walls and panelled headboard in our grounding Beige 02. Whilst @krystaltrips proves you can create a sophisticated look for less, in Greige 01.
Or what about @edwardian_love’s White 03 batten wall panelling as a headboard? We love this painted look but think it would also be gorgeous left bare, for a Japandi style bedroom.
If you want to create your own DIY wall panelling headboard, take a look at these guides on our three favourite styles: batten panelling, board and batten panelling, and shiplap cladding.
DIY headboard idea: paint a headboard onto the wall
A great example of colour blocking, painting a headboard on your wall is not only a cost-effective decor hack, but it’s a gorgeous colourful bedroom idea. But you don’t have to use all-out colour - try going for a neutral colour to create a subtle headboard effect.
According to Tash Bradley, our Lead Colour Specialist, “a painted headboard adds a visual focus to a bedroom, adding height and depth, so it works really well in new builds or properties without period features”.
If you want to make your own, take a look at our guide on how to make a DIY painted wall headboard, where we share how to paint a semi-circle and rectangular painted headboard design. Or get inspired by our Real Homes of Instagram on how to create a wall mural on a budget.
DIY headboard idea: wallpaper feature wall
There’s a time and a place for a feature wall and we think behind a bed is one of them. A chance to use that work-of-art bedroom wallpaper that you might not want to use to paper the entire room, but instead to make a thought-out design statement.
We’re a bit obsessed with how @our_victorian_home has combined two of our favourite DIY headboard ideas in one: batten panelling and a wallpaper feature wall using Electric Poppies 01 to create a colourful sleeping nook. Take a look at some of our best floral wallpapers in a bedroom for more inspiration.
Creating a wallpaper feature wall is much like wallpapering an entire room—except you only need to do one wall! If you’re opting for the DIY route, read our fool-proof blog on how to hang wallpaper.
DIY headboard idea: reupholster a headboard
From using luxurious fabrics like brushed velvet for a grown-up boudoir or colourful patterned prints to make a design statement, creating an upholstered headboard is a seriously stylish look but one that doesn’t have to break the bank—as @tash_lickcolourpro proves in her grey Pink 01 bedroom.
It’s a great way to create a cohesive look in a room and to tie in different fabrics and colours or even use up leftover fabrics. You can easily turn a pair of old curtains into a stylish upholstered headboard, with a bit of know-how. No, you don’t have to be a master upholster to achieve it, you just need to be a bit of a dab hand with a staple gun.
Take a look at our DIY guide on how to reupholster a headboard to create your own.
We hope these DIY headboard ideas have got you reaching for the paintbrush or the staple gun. If you like the sound of these, then why not take a look at these 9 statement headboard ideas for your bedroom.