If your bed is a featureless foundation there’s no reason to give up on a stylish look. Instead, create a statement-making headboard with wood veneer in just a few hours and for less than you’d pay for a haircut.
Create a woven or plaid pattern (loving the plaid trend right now!) using wood veneer that comes on a roll from any hardware store. Staple the weave to a frame built simply from art canvas stretchers. (All you do is notch ‘em together! No nails, no glue!)
Show off bold wall color by layering veneer strips to create a peekaboo plaid. Go freeform (like ours), or go classic with a gingham, windowpane check, or tattersall pattern.
What You’ll Need
- 4 large canvas wood stretcher pieces
- 4-inch red oak veneer on a roll
- 2-inch red oak veneer on a roll
- Measuring tape
- Scissors
- Staple gun and staples
STEP 1
Create the headboard framework by notching together the stretcher pieces.
STEP 2
Using scissors, cut varying widths of veneer strips that reach from the top stretcher to the bottom one.
STEP 3
Attach strips vertically, stapling ends to the back of the top and bottom stretchers.
STEP 4
Weave strips horizontally through the vertical ones to create a plaid pattern. (Or simply layer them to create a woven effect.) Staple the ends to the backs of the sides of stretchers.
STEP 5
Attach the headboard to the wall with wood screws.
The simple wood construction of the headboard calls for an all-out splash on colorful and patterned bedding and window treatment.
Accented with fresh fragrant flowers and the gleam of gold, of course.
A fresh new look for your bedroom in an afternoon! Don’t miss our next headboard and check out these clever ideas.
Photography by Chris Hennessey
Produced by Katie Leporte
© Caruth Studio