Is your kid’s room in need of a new decoration? Do they have fun kids headboards in their room? Decorating your children’s bedroom can be a lot of fun, but it can also be a lot of work. It can also get quite expensive depending on what you had in mind, but there’s always a more affordable option. Have you ever considered customizing your child’s bedroom and personally creating kids headboards for your children’s room? Well, in this article you’ll learn how to make custom kids headboards at a very affordable price.
Even if you’re not the most artistic, creating kids headboards isn’t too tough. This is a fun way to get your children excited about their room, so feel free to get as creative as you, or more importantly, as creative as your children like. You’ll only need a few tools and by following these simple steps, you’ll have some exciting kids headboards in their rooms in no time.
The first step in creating kids headboards is finding the right fabric to match the rest of your child’s bedroom. You may already have a theme for the child’s room, in which case you can consider using fabric that matches that theme (cartoon character, sports, etc). If this isn’t the case, then find a color that simply matches the room. Before moving forward, make sure the fabric is smooth and wrinkle free.
Next step consists of covering the wood of the bed board with batting. Cut the batting to fit over the wood of the bed board and paste it onto the board. The batting may not fit over the entire board, so cut it into pieces and cover the wood. Always make sure to wrap it around the edges as well, so the kids headboards stay in tact.
As this point, the fabric needs to be placed over the wood. Make sure you stretch it out and it’s tight against the wood. The fabric of the kids headboards should always be evenly places over the entire bed board and the corners should tuck in behind it. Make sure it’s got a clean and smooth look as this is a huge part of your kids headboards.
Now it’s time to secure the fabric in place so that your design stays in place on your kids headboards. You’ll need a stapler that can staple the fabric into the back of the head board. After stapling the first side of the fabric, have someone help you keep the fabric tight, so you can staple the other sides in place. Do all four sides and always make sure the fabric is smooth on the kids headboards.
You’ll need mounting brackets, which will need to screw into all four corners of the back of the wood. You’ll also need a measuring tape at this point to measure how far each bracket is. Above the bed, you’ll need to make the same measurements by beginning at the point you’ll want to position the bottom of the headboard. Jot down the spot on the wall with a pencil, where you’ll position the screws.
The kids headboards are almost done! Take the anchors and secure them into the wall with a drill. They should go right into the spots you previously marked and also drill the screws into them. The kids headboards should simply hang onto the wall by positioning the brackets directly onto the screws.
Although it’s quite simple, you’re best off making these kids headboards with another person to help out. It’s inexpensive and can be quite fun. I know you’re kids will enjoy their new kids headboards!