1.17.2023
How to recover a curved, nailhead headboard - tutorial!
I wanted a really unique, cool headboard for my One Room Challenge guest room but I wasn't prepared for a full-on from-scratch plywood etc. DIY headboard. I found a curved headboard with nailhead trim (not my favorite) for $10 on Facebook Marketplace and recovered it with a beautiful fabric, and found a great solution for covering up the nailhead trim. I didn't even have to remove it! Easy tutorial here!
DIY recovered curved headboard tutorial
You will need:
- Headboard
- Fabric (plan to run the fabric vertically, so enough for the width and height of the headboard plus 6"+ on each side--I had to use two widths of my 53" wide fabric for my full/queen headboard)
- Optional/if your headboard is dark and your fabric is light: white spray paint
- Spray adhesive
- Staple gun and staples
- High heat hot glue gun and glue
- Piping cord (or, I used macrame cord since I liked the size better)
- Zipper foot
- Or, for simpler/no sewing, contrast trim!
- Standard sewing tools
Instructions:
1. Measure out and dry fit the fabric. I had to piece mine so I chose how I wanted to center the pattern on the headboard.