Get creative and let your imagination run riot. Making attractive headboards needn’t cost the earth. Ferret out old doors, mantelpieces, shutters and fabric. Turn out the most ingenuous headboards with your own hands and bring color and warmth to the dullest bedroom.
Screen headboard
A really creative idea for the young adolescent. This screen, picked up from discarded items from a friend can be used as a colorful headboard as well as a hanger. Colorful scarves, favorite pictures, greeting cards or just bright tassels can be part of the decor. The decor can also be changed along with the drapes and bedspread for variety.
Letter headboard
A cool idea for the book lover. These alphabets were retrieved from the flea market, antique shops and craft centers. Stick them with tape or make it in plywood. Wooden ones can serve as shelves as well. Choose the letters E,L,F,H and Z for maximum shelf space.
Cushion headboard
If you have a long or bench cushion, just hang it with wall mounted hooks. Make sure to place the hooks straight, otherwise the cushion can hang crookedly. Have enough to keep the cushion secure. The cushion cover can be in pastel shades or in bright colors to suit the wall color.
Photo frame headboard
Photo frames of a uniform size adorn the wall, making it a cool idea. This suits you if you like to have pictures of your loved ones close to you. You can go for the frame less type too with scenic pictures or a single large one if you don’t like too many.
Picket fence headboard
For a rustic look, just pick up a picket fence and cut it to the required width. This looks simple and sweet. It immediately reminds you of ‘Picket Fences’ the interesting TV serial! You can even do it yourself by cutting a few wooden slats and putting them together with brass screws or paint it in different colors for kids.
Dreamy canopy headboard
If you always wanted a canopy bed but found it expensive, here’s an alternative. Fix towel rails or PVC piping used in bathrooms over the bed. Drape a fabric of your choice. A wisp of lace for madam’s boudoir look or some pretty drape if it is for a young girl.
Upholstered headboard
This charming headboard can be made with plywood cut to the shape of your choice and upholstered with fabric. The shape can also be a rectangle or square. Use printed fabric for plain walls and plain fabric for patterned walls for the headboard to stand out.
Antique headboard
This grand antique mirror used as a headboard brings awe and wonder. Scout the antique shops for one and transform your bedroom. The mirror adds space to the bedroom and reflects the decor. The objects de art are reflected as doubles filling up the bedroom with beauty.
Chalk headboard
Your little scribbler will certainly love this idea. Saves your walls and furniture too. A blackboard of the appropriate size ( please measure the bed ) backs up as a creative headboard for kids.
Leather headboard
Strips of leather in this lovely burnt orange shade are woven criss cross onto a frame and stapled with a staple gun or stuck with adhesive. It gives a classy look to the dullest bedrooms.
Padded headboard
This headboard made with plywood and foam is covered with a fabric patterned with geometric designs. It makes a bold statement with the dramatized height and width. With a little sewing skills this headboard can be readied over the weekend. It adds height to the room, so is at its best in a small bedroom.
Mantelpiece headboard
This is a superb idea of using a mantelpiece for a headboard. The advantage of using a mantelpiece is that it can be used to prop pictures and photos. You may find a used one in a thrift shop. This one was painted in an attractive and eye catching, white shade.
Filled mantlepiece headboard
An interesting variation to a plain mantelpiece is the filled in one. The center or the cavity is covered with plywood stapled with a colorful fabric. The fabric is backed by foam to give it a soft padded look. The white of the mantel and the printed fabric in the center looks dainty and nice.
Pop up headboard
Just drape a thick bedspread or throw in jewel colors over the headboard and tuck the edges under the mattress. These pop up colors brighten up and add cheer to a youngsters bedroom. This is the most effective and inexpensive headboard that can be done in a jiffy.
Dimpled headboard
Another awesome design of a fabric covered headboard, with a clever dimpled effect that makes the plain fabric, interesting. The photo frames that outline it gives a stand out effect to the headboard.
Door panel headboard
If you stumble upon an old set of rustic looking doors, just get them. They make a fabulous backdrop for the headboard. The rougher they are the better. They would look just like the barn doors which open with stacks of hay inside providing a great atmosphere of warmth and cheer.
Metal headboard
Imagine picking up a useless piece of metal and turning it into a fabulous piece of decor. This headboard is made with corrugated roofing and cut into a great shape and painted. Of course, the edges have to be given a smooth finish.
Shutter headboard
If you are averse to drilling holes in the wall, go ahead and stand a shutter behind the bed. The louvers and the angled contour adds charm to the bedroom. These shutters are painted white and teemed with a dark blue, giving the room a naval look.
Storage headboard
You can create storage space with this kind of headboard. Space savers are always welcome in these days of cramped living. A shelf mounted as the headboard is very convenient for stowing away things that you may need during bedtime like books, cellphone, glasses and medicines.
Picture headboard
We never know how to use up those vivid posters or sketches that we pick up in our travels. They keep lying around for ages, rolled up in the attic. Get them out and choose a big one, especially the black and white pencil sketches. Frame the best one or tape it behind the bed as a headboard. It looks stunning.
