5 Cheap and Easy Headboards You Can Make Today

Does your bedroom need a fresh new look but you can't afford to spend much money on new bedroom décor? The headboard in your bedroom is the main focal point of the room and the type of headboard you choose can make a room very exquisite or very drab. This doesn't mean that you have to spend a fortune on a new headboard just to make over your bedroom. There are some really great headboards that you can make which won't cost much and can truly change the entire look of your bedroom instantly.

Cheap and Easy Headboard You Can Make #1: Headboards come in all shapes and sizes, colors and styles. You can quickly and easily--but most of all inexpensively make a headboard using just some plywood, a trim nailer and fabric that is bold and bright. This quick and easy headboard can be made to any size or shape or color so that you decide how dramatic you make that bedroom focal piece. Complete instructions for a plywood and fabric headboard that is easy to make can be found in this DIY Headboard for Under $100 article.

Cheap and Easy Headboard You can Make #2: Do you love art? Do you have a very large painting or print that you currently have just hanging on the bedroom wall? A large print or painting is the perfect quick and easy headboard. This DIY headboard is just a matter of hanging the art right at the center point behind the bed. If the piece isn't big enough to create an entire headboard, try making your own. A large canvas isn't very expensive and all you need is some paint. Create your own designer headboard by painting a large canvas to hang behind the bed! You're guaranteed to love it because you made it!

Cheap and Easy Headboard You Can Make #3: You can create a queen size headboard using just a trim nailer, some trim, a little bit of paint and an old door. This dramatic focal piece for the bedroom is really easy to make and costs mere dollars if you use an old door that you have on hand or buy an old door from a construction consignment store. The door doesn't have to look new on both sides--as long as one side is in good shape it's the perfect candidate for this cheap and easy headboard made from a door project!

Cheap and Easy Headboard You Can Make #4: You can also create a cheap and easy headboard using foam pieces such as columns or roman scroll shapes that can be purchased at the local home store. Using just one foam column, you can cut the enitre column down the center so that there are two pieces each with a flat side. Paint the column and adhere the flat side to the wall on either side of the bed to create a headboard focal piece in the bedroom for under $40--the cost of the column at the local home improvement store!

Cheap and Easy Headboard You Can Make #5: Hanging curtains behind the bed will create the look of a window that is behind the bed--even if there isn't a window there! You can make the curtain rod for under $20 with finials and then sew your own panels for mere dollars. The finished product, a beautiful headboard design that adds a feminine look to the bedroom for next to nothing out of pocket. You may even have extra curtain panels that you can use so all you'll need is a designer curtain rod. This article shows how to Make Your Own Designer Curtain Rod on a Budget! You just can't go wrong!