How to DIY a Faux Headboard

From your shoes to your furniture, DIY projects are a great way to put a personal spin on your room’s decor. If you’re looking for ways to make your bedroom look more unique and fun, why not try a headboard DIY project for your bed? These creative headboard ideas provide tons of inspiration while leaving room for you to let your personality shine brightly. Even if you’re not the most artistic person you know, you can try DIY headboard projects that match your skill level – it’ll be fun! Even simple DIY changes can make a huge difference. From dimensional details to textural touches, these bed headboards DIY projects will make your bedroom feel fun and fresh.

Accent Wall Additions

A simple bed headboard idea involves changing the decor around your headboard rather than actually making permanent changes to the headboard itself. This is a great option if you can’t or aren’t sure you want to paint directly on your furniture. You can make the wall around your headboard an eye-catching accent for your bedroom – feel free to paint it a bright color, put up a mural or make a collage of photos and cool mementos. You can also use string lights to make the wall feel whimsical or sparkling. Try arranging those string lights so they skim down across the top of your headboard, which will add some relaxing, ambient lighting to your space.

Simple Stencils

For a quick and easy headboard DIY, try using stencils to paint a border around the top and sides of your headboard. You can get creative and make your own – or simply freehand some designs you’ve already created in a sketchbook – or you can buy pre-cut stencils to keep your lines steady and even. You can also get a similar effect by making a garland out of cut-out paper shapes, pompoms, tassels or origami and arranging it across the top of your headboard. This is a great idea if you have a headboard with a design already cut into it or if you want color on your headboard that you can easily change.

Reupholstering Rumble

Up for some dramatic changes? Try covering your headboard in some fresh fabric. You can use materials like poly-fill batting and a staple gun to pad your headboard and attach the fabric around the back. This works really well even if your existing headboard isn’t upholstered. If your headboard is already upholstered, it will be easier if it’s not tufted. However, even if it is tufted, you can still recover your headboard on your own. Simply cut tiny holes in the upholstery fabric to slip over each tuft button, or pin the fabric down with new buttons.

Perfectly Practical

Headboards can be just as useful as they are decorative, and it’s an especially cool idea to add some storage space to your headboard. Consider using tall, thin shelves to create a headboard shape around the head of your bed by attaching shelves firmly into studs in the wall so they’ll be sure to stay put. Leave some room in the center for your pillows, and make sure there’s enough room for you to lift your head without hitting the shelves. Try decorative pillows to make the space between your bed and the wall even more comfortable. Once you have everything in place, you can arrange decorative items and fun storage boxes within your new shelving. You’ll expand your available storage space and make your bed look eclectic and interesting at the same time.

Faux Tile Fun

Sometimes it’s fun to do away with a headboard altogether and treat the wall like the headboard, instead! One option is to get some faux tin ceiling tiles made of foam and stick them up in a grid (or another pattern!) on the wall behind your bed. The foam will give you a little extra cushioning to lean up against, and the tiles will create a bright and fresh bed space. You can even paint the tiles to make things more decorative. Coordinating with your bedding or choosing a luxurious metallic paint for your tiles is a fun way to tie everything together.