How to make headboard 'taller'?..want to re-do this..
fillagirl
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I want a headboard like this . . . .
Comments (27)LOL Don't get too excited girls - it will probably be a while. Gotta finish up some other stuff first. Chick - sorry - I see what you meant now. I thought you were showing me an unfinished headboard. LOL Come to think of it, we have an unfinished furniture store - I should see what they have in headboards! Thanks again!!...See MoreHow can I make these nightstands work with this headboard?
Comments (11)I'm also of the opinion that I would do something with the headboard before I would mess with the nightstands. I would paint the headboard the same color as the trim in the room (white?), so it would give the feel of blending in as a piece of architecture. With it white, it would be a blank canvas and maybe you could visualize it a pretty complementing color to the room later on. I think the color of the headboard wood looks a little dated, but the shape and form is simple and classic. That's my reasoning for painting. I would not paint the nightstands. I think the effect would be weird, and the shadows created would contrast too much right on the furniture. Nightstands would appear to be black and white because of the shadows created...they would not just look white (hope that makes sense). I like the nightstands, but they do have a complexity to them. I would be careful with adding cane or something on the doors. It wouldn't take much hacking to make them look like an overdone craft project. Also, I think the nightstands in their current color are great. With a white or very neutral blended headboard, you could really play off the darker wood nightstands with some decor pieces elsewhere in the room. Gayle...See Morehow hard is it/how long does it take to make a padded headboard?
Comments (12)Hey walkin -- I'm *far* from an expert on this--people here helped me on the one I've done. I bought a kit of the precut wood and MDF parts, complete with screws and such, truth be told, just because I didn't want to have to do all the measuring and cutting--sometimes I hit "tilt" and have to take the easy way out. The kit was from eBay. We did buy better foam, however, than the kit came with. And we also wrapped it. Probably way overdoing it. It wasn't hard at all, in fact rather enjoyable in an instant-gratification kind of way (esp. since I didn't have to do the cutting :))--we did do two rows of staples, alternating spaces kind of like sewing stitches, because the fabric seemed to pull between the stitches so I wanted it anchored completely. We didn't edge it with wood, but we could--we just did a simple rectangle which extends 24" above the surface of the mattress (we have a high mattress--if you were to purchase the same set and not have as high a mattress setup, it would be taller unless you cut it down). We love the simple lines. It would be easy to put wood around this if we chose to, or to make a slipcover for it down the line....See MoreHow to complete bedroom and headboard size to ceiling
Comments (8)I show you this picture not as a suggestion for the style of furniture you should buy, but to demonstrate that a tall headboard can come up to within inches of the ceiling and look fantastic! The ceiling you describe is called a tray ceiling. Make sure your side tables are taller than your mattress and your lamps are substantial so they don't look too small next to the headboard. Are you thinking of a Bohemian or "ethnic" (in quotes because I hate this word in that context) vibe?...See Morefillagirl
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