This is a copy of a 4,900 bed, I made it for $300

9 years ago

I got a local carpenter to to cut and hang the frame and side. made form lightweight MDF I painted the covered insulation with fabric and then used velcro to adhere to the wall. So far so good:-)

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Anne

9 years ago

Beautiful!!!!

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fab8
9 years ago
Love love love that headboard!
lcl1984
9 years ago
beautiful…all of it.
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9 years ago
Great Job! Congratulations!
zazfuzzroc
9 years ago
At first when you said insulation.....I was like...What? lol :) Then realized it was boards. :) I think it's absolutely genius!!! Glad you're happy and proud....you should be ....you did great! Enjoy it! :)
Vanessa
9 years ago
Wow, you are one smart lady. This is most impressive. I want those lamps!
budmickl
9 years ago
Love the comforter! Where did you find it? And headboard is really nice too.
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9 years ago
How did you achieve the stitching and tufting?
Nelson Rajkamal
9 years ago
Awesome man..
Kristen Long
9 years ago
Where did you find the step-by-step instructions to achieve this look? If there isn't any, can you post them? This is so awesome!!!
77cherry77
9 years ago
Beautiful & Job Well Done!
Darzy
9 years ago
Fantastic!
Kristen Long
9 years ago
What are your wall measurements?
User
9 years ago
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Excellent job. You would never know it was not the $5000 bed. Good job with the button tufting. Very professional.
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9 years ago
I have seen other variations of this type of headboard, previously; your version is quite impressive! Great job!
mifoi
9 years ago
Solution simple et jolie
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Sonia Daigle / Vivre Ici Décor
9 years ago
Bravo!!! very inspiring and it looks so professionally designed, I love it ;))
Lynne Brewer
9 years ago
How did you do the floating nightstands. Is the brown part of the headboard or is it painted wall with the white frame being wood
condomary
9 years ago
I'm booking marking this and going to Home Depot. WOW and BEAUTIFUL
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9 years ago
Looks Great! Very impressive!
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9 years ago
Not to be difficult but you actually painted the button details and depth of the quilting w paint?
kailuaaloha
9 years ago
Sorry but it's out of scale and proportion.....perhaps you can get a king size bed....this one is vpbeing swallowed up....What you could also do is paint the wall that shows, the same color as the frame and it would look more cohesive....
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9 years ago
I think the proportions look exactly as your inspiration picture. At this point it doesn't look like you could even fit a larger bed in between the nightstands as some have suggested. I think the only thing I would do is purchase two larger sized lamps to put on either side of the bed like the inspiration pictures have.
chinch
9 years ago
it's not a headboard, it's a wall and quite a showstopper at that! congratulations on a beautiful job and all that extra money you have in your wallet. which you do not need to spend on a king sized bed.
onegr8lady
9 years ago
@S1C2: I absolutely *LOVE* what you did- kudos to you for challenging yourself to replicate the look. You did a fabulous job! One question: Did you put some sort of filler piece where the padded squares met? i.e. At the centre of the "X"
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Dawson & Clinton
9 years ago
Great work, what a fun, mostly diy project. The bed looks spectacular
Sunny K
9 years ago
congratulations!
tradhome
9 years ago
Like it:)
Karen @into my window
9 years ago
This looks fantastic and very custom. Well done making your very own unique piece!
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Spring Greenworks LLC
9 years ago
Still would like to know if you painted the diamond pattern and button tufting, and how you created the relief look???
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9 years ago
We all would like to know.
zazfuzzroc
9 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
I believe.... don't quote me.... that they are insulation boards wrapped with batting and then material applied over it. Can't help on the button aspect. Some use hot glue? :)
beverlynn
9 years ago
Good for you and good job!!! I can appreciate the savings!!! Last year, I bought a regularly priced $3,000 walnut bed for $425 at an Interior Design store's going out of business sale! Us regular folks appreciate beauty and quality also!
Crystal Walker
9 years ago
Great job
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9 years ago
very creative!! great job!
Natalie
9 years ago
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Hi---I'm certain the buttons were individually covered with the fabric, and threaded through the backside---when the thread is pulled taut the batting/fabric is pulled inward (stressed), thus creating a dimensional look. At least that's how I've seen it done. There are several tutorials on how to do tufting, etc. Here's a couple for those who are interested. :)

http://www.hometalk.com/3019163/how-to-build-a-tufted-plank-headboard?se=fol&tk=5v6ef7&position_type=posts_follow&position_num=6

http://www.livingwithpunks.com/2011/11/made-diamond-tufted-headboard/
zazfuzzroc
9 years ago
Natalie, I'm not sure because she attached the squares to the wall with Velcro. Maybe she'll return with a full how-to? Lol :)
Natalie
9 years ago
last modified: 9 years ago
Perhaps just sewn on from the front. Not too difficult to achieve the tufted look sewn on, but then again, I sew/seamtress. :) You are too---yes, ZaZ?
zazfuzzroc
9 years ago
Yeah Natalie, mostly holes....in whoever's clothes! LOL ;)
Natalie
9 years ago
LOL! I think whatever her method/technique she did here, is just FABULOUS! It's a show-stopper for sure. :)
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Thanks Natalie, we will get to the bottom of this:)
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Smart and Stunning! - Janis, GKB
wisneb
9 years ago
Love diy and it looks great!
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Great improvement!
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8 years ago
Well done!
Sunny K
8 years ago
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Off topic - OP, do you mind sharing what type of flooring is seen in the pictures? Thanks!
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8 years ago
You did a really great job, it looks very pro. You are very handy , congrats !
sweetpead3
8 years ago
LOVE IT!
Melanie Combes
8 years ago
that is stunning, thank you for sharing ! it opens the perspective on headboards !
ash
8 years ago
Fantastic! I really like it..i think there's no greater feeling than being able to say.. "I did that!!" lol...

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