Marilyn Monroe Pop Art Upholstered Headboard
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Making a Marilyn Monroe Pop Art upholstered headboard is an easy weekend project you can make to transform and design your retro room on a budget. Marilyn Monroe Pop Art and Canvas Fabric Pieces Make an 
Affordable Headboard!
I love making a simple Pop Art headboard out of Fabric pieces and Photo Iron Transfer Paper. You can use photos of Marilyn Monroe and print it onto photo transfer paper.
Follow the instructions on your photo transfer paper and put your Marilyn Monroe photo on a piece of canvas. You can easily make a great looking upholstered headboard out of almost any photo transferred to canvas. Try printing photos in black and white on colored canvas squares.
You can complete this Pop Art Marilyn Monroe project in one day, for less than $150.
Click here to check out more ideas from Rebecca.
To Make an Upholstered Pop Art Marilyn Monroe Head Board You Will Need:
MDF (3, 6, or 9 Pieces, sizes described below)
Jig Saw
Foam
Fabric
Staple Gun
Screws
Flat L brackets
Spray adhesive
Canvas fabric
Scissors
Photo transfer paper
Marilyn Monroe photos
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! I recommend about 15 inches by 15 inches. You will be covering a bunch of squares to build one large headboard.
My measurements are merely recommendations for a pop art bed headboard. You can easily change the dimensions of this Pop Art Marilyn Monroe headboard for a twin, full, or king-sized bed based.
Cut separate pieces of MDF to these specific measurements: 15X15 inches.
Now, have the canvas cut out to 18 by 18 inches. This will allow for about 3 inches to overlap onto the back to attach it.
You need at least three 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.
I love making a simple Pop Art headboard out of Fabric pieces and Photo Iron Transfer Paper. You can use photos of Marilyn Monroe and print it onto photo transfer paper.
Follow the instructions on your photo transfer paper and put your Marilyn Monroe photo on a piece of canvas. You can easily make a great looking upholstered headboard out of almost any photo transferred to canvas. Try printing photos in black and white on colored canvas squares.
You can complete this Pop Art Marilyn Monroe project in one day, for less than $150.
Click here to check out more ideas from Rebecca.
To Make an Upholstered Pop Art Marilyn Monroe Head Board You Will Need:
MDF (3, 6, or 9 Pieces, sizes described below)
Jig Saw
Foam
Fabric
Staple Gun
Screws
Flat L brackets
Spray adhesive
Canvas fabric
Scissors
Photo transfer paper
Marilyn Monroe photos
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! I recommend about 15 inches by 15 inches. You will be covering a bunch of squares to build one large headboard.
My measurements are merely recommendations for a pop art bed headboard. You can easily change the dimensions of this Pop Art Marilyn Monroe headboard for a twin, full, or king-sized bed based.
Cut separate pieces of MDF to these specific measurements: 15X15 inches.
Now, have the canvas cut out to 18 by 18 inches. This will allow for about 3 inches to overlap onto the back to attach it.
You need at least three 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.