Stylish bed design

In every home, the most comfortable place is the bedroom. The central place in the room is occupied by a comfortable bed, designed for a good rest. You can make the head of the bed with your own hands.

The headboard, upholstered in soft fabric, looks especially stylish. Buying a new bed will require significant material costs. Manufacturers set a fairly high price.

It makes sense to do an independent decoration of the bed. This solution will give you the following benefits:

• Get the original decoration of the old bed.
• You can upgrade your bedroom inexpensively.
• There will be an opportunity to realize your own fantasies.
• You can choose the color of the fabric that matches your interior perfectly.

A stylish bedroom will bring special joy. Do-it-yourself headboard requires patience. The work must be done carefully. However, you will get significant savings, which is quite a profitable solution.

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Preparation of the necessary tools and materials

Before you start work, you should prepare the necessary tools in advance. You will need the following items:

1. The base of the headboard is usually made of plywood.

2.Foam designed to create a soft base.

3. Fabric required to decorate the front side of the head of the bed.

4. Fabric covering the wrong side of the back.

5. Special hinges or bolts designed to secure the resulting headboard.

6. Decorative type elements that are used to decorate the structure.

7.Special threads to attach decorative elements.

8. Jigsaw electric type.

9. Special stapler for furniture.

10. Knife and scissors designed to work with prepared materials.

11. Screwdriver and hammer, allowing you to perform planned actions.

12. A set designed to decorate the head of the bed with your own hands.

All materials must be prepared in advance. If you want to save time, you will need to complete a full planning of upcoming work.

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Making a bed frame

You need to get a blank for decorating.This stage of work must be performed in accordance with the size of the future bed. It makes sense to turn to specialists who will prepare the frame you need.

If you want to get an accurate result, then it is advisable to call the master at home. It will take measurements on its own. Accurate measurements will allow you to make a high-quality frame in a carpentry workshop.

Machines are used for this stage. Then you can independently assemble the bed frame in an apartment or house.

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Preparing a headboard decoration project

You need to draw the design of the future product. The head of the bed with your own hands can be anything. Therefore, you can try to select various solutions that will allow you to make the final choice.

Creating a project is necessary in order to:

• Pre-purchase the fabric that will be used for upholstery.
• Buy the required amount of foam rubber.
• Prepare the right amount of elements intended to decorate the headboard.

You can seek help from a designer who will help you choose the most stylish solution for your bedroom. When choosing upholstery fabric, you need to pay attention to the combination of colors used in the interior.

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Let's start making the head of the bed

You need to measure the frame, which should be ready by this time. The width of the bed corresponds to the size of the future headboard. You need to take accurate measurements in order to properly prepare the plywood sheet.

You should choose plywood that has an average thickness. Next, you need to cut a plywood rectangle:

• The width of this blank is equal to the width of your bed.
• The height of the headboard with your own hands is equal to the height you have chosen.

If you take the measurements correctly, you will get a neat workpiece. Such a preparatory stage will allow you to make a chic headboard with your own hands, which will become a worthy decoration of your bedroom.

Is the workpiece ready? It is necessary to drill holes for the subsequent fastening of the structure to the bed. As a rule, you will need to prepare one hole each on the right and left sides of the headboard, as well as in the frame of your bed.

Let's move on to the next step. Do you have a preliminary design for the future headboard with your own hands? You need to prepare a template according to which you can cut the plywood blank.

A prepared sketch is applied to the workpiece. You can order a printed template (requires actual size chart). It is recommended to cut this shape with an electric jigsaw.

When the work is finished, the surface must be given perfect smoothness. You will need sandpaper to perform a quality cleaning of the workpiece.

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The stage of preparation for decorating the head of the bed with your own hands

You need to choose the type of upholstery you want. At the moment, there are two ways to do the upholstery of the headboard with your own hands:

• A headboard that is completely upholstered.
• A headboard that has a hard edge.

If you decide to use a hard edge technique, you will need to screw the edging onto the surface of the plywood blank. Self-tapping screws are required for this procedure.

This edging must match the top profile of the plywood blank. The edging is also made of plywood, which is thinner than the foam used.

You will get a special design into which you can insert foam rubber. It turns out quite attractive and beautiful back.A particularly stylish solution would be the presence of a carved type frame.

If you want to get the head of the bed with your own hands of a completely soft type, then you need to cut out a part from the foam rubber that matches the size of the back.

When the foam rubber is prepared, it must be attached to the plywood blank. You can use special glue. For reliability along the edge, additional fastening should be performed using a furniture stapler.

If you fix the foam rubber correctly, it will be securely fastened. The process of further work will be carried out in a comfortable mode, the foam rubber will not move anywhere.

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Fabric upholstery for frame and headboard

You need to prepare the fabric that you decide to use to decorate the headboard with your own hands. It should perfectly match the color of the overall style of your bedroom.

It is necessary to cover the entire bed frame with a cloth, and then proceed to cover the plywood blank. Experts are ready to give some advice:

• Start fixing the fabric from the plane located at the bottom.
• Care must be taken to ensure maximum parallelism.
• The frame must be completely covered with fabric, the entire perimeter must be closed.
• In order to get beautiful and neat corners, the fabric must be cut in certain places.
• The fabric should be stretched tight enough.
• Before you begin to tighten, you need to take measurements to take into account allowances for bending the fabric.
• The tissue is fixed with special staples.
• The head of the bed should be wrapped in the same way.

You must carefully cover the workpiece with a decorative cloth. The resulting canvas is ready for the next step. You can safely move on to decorating the resulting design.

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Decorating the head of the bed with your own hands

At this stage, you need to start decorating the headboard. Have you already prepared a sketch of the future design? Creating a drawing will require patience, because one of the main principles of success is accuracy.

The following types of materials are used for decoration:

• Carnations of a decorative type, intended for furniture.
• Special buttons that you yourself can wrap with the remnants of the fabric.
• Accessories that can be purchased at furniture stores.

If you decide to use carnations, they should usually be hammered along the edge of the structure, and you can also create a stylish ornament. You should prepare a preliminary layout of the studs in order to get a neat drawing.

If you decide to use buttons, then you will need to do the preparatory work:

• Each button should be wrapped with the remnants of the fabric.
• Small holes must be made on the back of the headboard.
• To fix the fabric on the button, you need a nylon thread.
• With the help of a hook, the thread is passed into the prepared hole.
• The thread is pulled out from the front side (imitation of sewing on a button).
• For reliability, you can make several stitches for each button.
• When the button is fully fastened, you need to send the thread to the back of the back, and then attach with a stapler.

Using buttons, you can create a unique pattern. It is only necessary to properly prepare the circuit in order to make all the necessary holes.

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The final stage of work

Have you reached the last stage of work? It is necessary to cover the wrong side of the headboard with your own hands with a technical type of fabric. Next, the bed is fully assembled, a special scheme is applied.

The headboard of the bed with your own hands can be attached in two ways:

• To the bed itself, which will allow you to get a single design.
• To the wall next to the bed.

You will get a stylish bedroom decoration. This solution will allow you to update any bed that was purchased a long time ago. To perform stylish decoration is within the power of any man.

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The benefits of making a headboard with your own hands

At the moment, there is a huge variety of beds in stores. You can choose the most stylish solution. However, such a purchase will require significant material costs.

The process of decorating the head of the bed with your own hands is quite laborious, but it will allow you to get the following benefits:

• You will have a unique design that you can not buy anywhere else.
• You can save money because only raw materials are purchased.
• There is an opportunity to realize the most daring decisions.
• You can enjoy the process of drawing up your own project.

If your house has several bedrooms, then you can equip each room in your own style. You just need to show imagination.

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The choice of fabric intended for upholstery of the frame and headboard

There are a lot of examples of bedroom design on the Internet. You will be able to see a wide variety of options. Such samples will allow you to choose the right color for the design, which will look especially advantageous.

However, it should be remembered that the following requirements are imposed on upholstery material:

• The fabric must be durable, so you should not save on quality.
• It is necessary to correctly measure the bed frame, as well as the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe headboard.

• Do not forget that fold allowances are needed, as well as the necessary angles.
• A piece of fabric must be left for decorating buttons.
• The fabric should be easy to care for so that the cleaning process takes a minimum amount of time.

• The fabric for the head of the bed with your own hands should match the color of the interior of your bedroom. You can choose a stylish solution that will allow you to equip an exquisite vacation spot.

If you have leftovers of unnecessary fabric, then you can use this material. The use of decorative fittings will allow you to get a colorful and sophisticated model of the headboard with your own hands.

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Decorative design of the children's room

If you want to stylishly decorate the children's room, then updating the child's bed will be a great solution. You can make a headboard with your own hands, designed for a son or daughter.

It is necessary to first draw a sketch of the future design. A manifestation of imagination is welcome, which will allow turning the daughter's bed into a princess bed, and for the son to build an unusual model of an airplane or car.

The main tasks to be solved are:

• Choosing the most attractive shape of the headboard with your own hands.
• The choice of bright fabric, images of your favorite characters from fairy tales or cartoons are welcome.
• The use of exquisite fittings used for stylish decoration of the bed.

Children always love to snuggle up in a soft bed, so stylish decor ideas are welcome. You can use a large layer of foam rubber, which will allow you to get a particularly soft and gentle solution.

When choosing a fabric, pay attention to the color matching of the upholstery to the wallpaper, carpet and curtains. You need to decorate the children's room in the same style, which will give special joy to your beloved child.

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Decorating a guest bedroom

If you live in a private house, then it makes sense to equip a guest room. Such a room will allow you to provide shelter to friends, relatives or parents who come to visit you.

You can get by with minimal costs. To decorate the room, you will need a classic type of wallpaper, as well as a stylish bed. This piece of furniture will take center stage in the room.

The bed should be equipped with a stylish headboard. Come up with an idea that is easy enough to implement. The materials needed to complete the job are:

• A piece of plywood that matches the width of the bed.
• The height of the head of the bed with your own hands can be any.
• Foam rubber that matches the size of the back.
• Accessories, buttons or carnations, designed to create an ornament.
• Fabric that perfectly matches the color of the wallpaper.

A win-win option would be the design of the headboard in bright colors. Such a solution will visually increase the area of ​​\u200b\u200bthe bedroom. You can buy inexpensive fabric that is beautifully decorated with buttons.

You will have the remnants of fabric from fitting the frame, which will allow you to stylishly decorate the buttons. The creation of soft rhombuses looks elegant, which looks discreet, but quite original.

To design a bed for guests, preference should be given to a soft headboard model. This solution will give additional comfort and coziness. You can complement the interior of the room with the purchase of bedside tables.

Looks great set consisting of a chandelier and a night lamp, made in the same style. You can quite inexpensively equip a beautiful bedroom designed for receiving guests.

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The need to decorate the bed

The bedroom is the most comfortable room in an apartment or house. Therefore, it is necessary to make a little effort to bring joy to yourself and your loved ones. At the lowest cost, you can get the most luxurious solution.

If you decide to update the bed, then do-it-yourself headboard will give you wonderful opportunities. You can save money on paying for the work of a specialist.

You can come up with the shape of the base yourself. A fairly large number of ideas are presented on the Internet. A wonderful do-it-yourself headboard opens up a huge scope for creativity and imagination. You will have a cozy piece of furniture, decorated in a unique style.

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