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10 Affordable DIY Headboard Ideas
You can make your own easy DIY headboard or get a very affordable headboard idea to spruce up your bedroom decor. It’s super easy and doesn’t have to cost a lot. They can work with wire bed frames or stand alone.
These ideas include DIY solutions you can upcycle from scrap wood and other materials. This can be a fun DIY project that will give you a very unique headboard design.
And this list also includes cheap items you can buy that will stand in as headboards. Whichever way you go, it’s a lot more affordable than traditional wooden headboards.
In the end, you give your bedroom design a really stylish, unique look!
Affordable Creative Headboard Ideas
One of the best headboard ideas is to simple buy some of the cheapest bed pillows you can find, put shams or pillow covers on them, and pile them at the top of the bed. Since many people do this even with a headboard, it will look great.
Here's a simple removable decal you can use in place of a headboard. It has a chevron design that looks like wood. Just stick it to the wall behind the bed and you're done.
If you love the look of a traditional headboard and have some old kitchen cabinet doors, you can turn them into a headboard. Some of the best diy headboard ideas allow you to repurpose and up cycle something that would've gone in the scrapheap.
Another peel and stick solution, this arched headboard decal is simple to apply and affordable. It gives your whole room a fresh new look. And it's removable so you can always change the look later.
If you've got an old hollow core door, you can convert it into a wood headboard covered in fabric (or not!). This DIY queen daybed project is quite easy and the results are sturdy and attractive. The hollow core door headboard also works on a king sized bed as a regular headboard.
It used to be really easy to get old used shipping pallets, which you could stain or paint to make a headboard. It's tougher now because the hardware stores are recycling these pallets.
But if you can get your hands on one, this can be a great look. One of the best upcycled headboard ideas around!
If you love the boho look of cane and rattan, this easy DIY cane headboard makes a great choice. This tutorial gives you the woodworking plans to make it happen.
If you like the look of an upholstered headboard, you can get it with these removable and reusable peel and stick 3D decals. They stick out from the wall like tufted upholstery to give your room texture, and you can arrange them however you like.
Get your hands on an old headboard that's seen better days, and do this simple painting design to make it beautiful and unique. So great for converting a traditional wood headboard to a design that's perfect for a contemporary bedroom.
Take scrap pieces of wood, put them together, stain them, and you've got a headboard that's unique.
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