How To: Make a DIY Headboard

We've been lusting after a new bed, but after crunching the numbers we had to accept that it's not in the budget right now.

Fortunately, there are a ton of low-cost DIY headboard projects on Apartment Therapy and all around the Web. For starters, we like this wallpaper headboard from Blueprint. It's minimal, modern, and inexpensive.

Here are 6 more ideas including upholstered, wooden, and paper headboards...

(Re-Edited from 2007-10-9- CB)

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I've been looking at these wall coverings from Inhabit to use as a floor to ceiling headboard:

http://www.velocityartanddesign.com/product.php?productid=17368&cat=713&manufacturerid=&page=1

I'm just concerned about the sturdiness. I wouldn't want to crush them if I lean back on them.

posted by N04 on October 9th 2007 at 6:40am
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i made mine: http://www.flickr.com/photos/megmcg/462433458/in/set-72157594537208023/

just jigsawed out a fun shape and stapled some foam and fabric over it. was done in a night!

posted by Meg on October 10th 2007 at 9:02am
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Meg, you know I have a jigsaw I got for another project, and it occurs to me that I haven't entirely gotten my money's worth out of it.... Did you just use plywood?

posted by lurker2209 on August 28th 2008 at 1:31pm
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On another note, does anyone know where the lamp in the photo is from? I haven't seen anything like it before.

posted by wrzos21 on August 29th 2008 at 4:18am
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