Nailhead Trim Headboard

I finally made a headboard for our master bedroom! :)

Materials:

Plywood (approx 6ft x 3ft)
3 - 2x4s, two 5ft, one 3ft
Pine board - Two 6ft pieces, two 29 inch pieces
Foam (2 inch thick works well)
Fabric (2.5 yards)
Quilters batting (2.5 yards)
Spray adhesive
Nailhead trim
Wood screws (1 inch, 1.5 inch)
Staple gun
Hammer

For starters, measure the width of your bed, or existing metal bed frame. Your dimensions may vary a bit from what I used. My plywood was 74 inches wide, and 36 inches tall. 3 feet seems to be a good height for a headboard. The top of the headboard will be 5 feet off the ground. The 5ft 2x4s will be used as posts, which will attach against your bed frame.

Start by attaching the two 5ft 2x4s on the edges of the plywood. These are attaching to your bed frame, so make sure they are the correct distance apart! You'll want to screw from the top of the plywood down into the 2x4s. Also, now you can also put the 3ft 2x4 behind the center of the plywood. This is just for extra support. Again, screw from the top of the plywood into the center 2x4.

Once the 2x4s are in place on the back, now it's time to add the pine board on the top to make a frame around the edge. Simply align your pine board along the edges and screw it in from the top of the pine board down into the plywood. 1.5 inch screws will work fine if you're screwing on top of the plywood where the 2x4s are attached. However, along the top and bottom of the headboard, you'll want to use smaller screws since the wood won't be as thick (no 2x4s there!). I forgot to take a picture at this step, but the next picture shows the pine board. :)

Now that the pine board is in place along the edges, it's time to fill the space between the pine board frame with the 2 inch foam. Adding the foam will give your headboard a nice soft, puffy look. I got my 2 inch foam from Hobby Lobby, which was by far the least expensive I found! It comes in a 6ft roll. Notice that the standard roll was a tad too short, so I had to cut some small pieces to fill in the gaps at the bottom. This won't be visible with the fabric in place. Place the foam where you want it and then lift small sections and use spray adhesive to adhere the foam to the plywood.

Next, it's time to wrap everything in fabric! Start by wrapping everything in quilters batting, pulling tightly and stapling along the back as you go. Once the batting is attached, so the same thing with your fabric! I wrapped my posts, but you don't have to.

Once the fabric is attached, now you can add the nailhead trim. I got my nailhead trim from Joann Fabrics and it's fairly easy to install. It comes in a roll and you only nail in a piece every 5 or 6 "nailheads". Use a rubber mallet, or my version, a hammer covered in a sock. I did a border of nailhead trim along the very outside edge and also along the edge where the pine board meets the foam. 

Lastly, you'll have to buy a nut, bolt, washer combo to attach your headboard posts to your bed frame. Pictures coming soon of the headboard in it's place! Stay tuned!