So, earlier this month I posted a Bedroom Redo ToDo List that I drew up while sitting around doing a whole bunch of nothing. You can find it
here, but it included quite a few line items, things like: new bedding, furniture update, and other things. I have seen a TON of pictures of upholstered/nailhead trimmed/tufted headboards floating around Pinterest, and discovered that quite a few of them had made their way onto the "
My House: Master" board. So, with a bit more looking at my "pin now, read later" items, I realized I had pinned a (quite thorough) DIY guide to an upholstered bed! I read it, and re-read it, and, after some thought, decided that I could do it too. I didn't really forsee blogging the building of the bed, so I did not take step-by-step pictures. I am TRULY regretful about this, since I am now sitting here blogging about it. Kelly over at
View Along The Way has the best-ever (and most thorough) upholstered bed tutorial known to man, so if you think you might want to make your own bed, check it out
here.
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| This is how it looks at night. Sigh. Love. |
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| Headboard! |
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| Nailhead trim Closeup! |
Turned out pretty well, if I do say so myself. I'm not nearly done with the bedroom redo, I still have bedding (duvet, pillows, etc), & accessorizing to take care of, and bedside table redos that you won't want to miss!
In an effort to make this blog not-so-long, you can find my more in-depth post about how I built & upholstered this bed here (coming soon!). But this DIY project is not for the faint of heart, impatient or for the helper-less. If you're a DIY-type with even a smidgeon of woodcrafting and upholstery skills, you can do it. If not, hire me to build you one!! ;)
I actually did this while my son was sleeping! (But it took 5 days of naps and night sleeps to get 'er done!)
XO,
MM.
