Vintage Button Upholstered Headboard

Making a Vintage Button upholstered headboard is an easy weekend project. You can use this vintage headboard to display an entire collection of vintage buttons or cover only certain areas if the headboard in a design.

In a few hours you can make to completely transform an ordinary bedroom into a shabby chic get away.

Use your favorite Vintage Buttons to make this simple upholstered headboard. If you like to collect Vintage Buttons then you should have an awesome headboard.

You can complete this Vintage Buttons project in one day, for less than $100. The cost will depend on how pricey your materials are.

To save money making your headboard I recommend using a your own Vintage Buttons and a sheet to cover the headboard. You could also buy buttons that looks old.

To Make an Upholstered Vintage Buttons Head Board You Will Need:

MDF (3, 6, or 9 Pieces, sizes described below)

Jig Saw

Foam

Fabric (sheet)

Vintage Buttons

Needle Thread

Staple Gun

Screws

Flat L brackets

Spray adhesive

The first step is to cut your MDF to size. I recommend letting the professionals at the home improvement store make these cuts for you. They only charge 25 cents a cut!

My measurements are merely recommendations for a Vintage Buttons bed headboard. You can easily change the dimensions of this headboard for a twin, full, or king-sized bed based on the size of your bed.

Cut three separate pieces of MDF to these specific measurements:

Measure how wide your bed is.

Now, have the MDF cut to the largest square possible to match the width of your bed. You can always make it larger if your want though! The look is in threes, so three across and three squares up is what we are going for.

You need at least thee of these, but you can make it as wide or as tall as you want.

Now, cut a piece of foam to fit each of the three or more pieces of MDF exactly. You can buy sheets of foam at any fabric store. To save time you can as them to cut it. You can also easily cut it at home using an electric knife.