Vintage Granny Squares Head Board Project

Making a Vintage Granny Squares upholstered headboard is an easy weekend project you can make to transform and design your room on a budget. Vintage Granny Squares make a fun and retro headboard.

Use your favorite Vintage Granny Squares to make this simple upholstered vintage headboard. If you like to collect Vintage Granny Squares, then you should have a huge headboard.

Try making this Vintage Granny Squares headboard with a theme in mind. Use all Vintage Granny Squares in one pattern or color or all of the above.

You can complete this Vintage Granny Squares project in one day, for less than $50 plus the cost of your retro fabric. The final cost will depend on how pricey your Vintage Granny Squares are.

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To Make an Upholstered Vintage Granny Squares 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

Vintage Granny Squares (lots!)

White canvas

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 three inches smaller than your retro aprons are wide and tall. You will be covering a bunch of square to build one large headboard.

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

Cut separate pieces of MDF to these specific measurements: 15X19 inches.

Now, have the MDF cut ot the largest square possible to hold the Vintage Granny Squares, but still 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.