✔ Diy Forest + Nailhead Headboard Tutorial

Today, I'm going to demo you lot how I made the headboards for the boys' bedroom amongst this Wood + Nailhead Headboard Tutorial. This tutorial is for a twin sized headboard as good as a toddler bed size (these are what I made), yet the measurements tin hold upwards modified too the technique tin hold upwards used for whatever size bed.

Materials I used:

For Template:

• Craft paper; yard stick; T-square or level; pencil; baker's roll or thick string

For Headboard:

• Pencil
• Tape Measure
• Painter's Tape
• Sharpie Marker
• PureBond Plywood
• Edge Banding
• Iron (to apply the Edge Banding)
• Jig Saw (I beloved my RYOBI Cordless Jig Saw!)
• Cordless drill
• Nailhead Trim
• Hammer or Mallet
• Bolts

For this project, I used PurePond Plywood.  

PureBond is made from existent woods (not particle board) too is eco-friendly too formaldehyde-free. It has the strength, durability too await of difficult wood. It is made amongst non-toxic, soy-based technology, tin hold upwards stained, too it looks beautiful when finished. PureBond is available at Home Depot too comes inwards a multifariousness of surface options. I used birch too purchased ane 3/4-inch thick 4'x8' board, too had it cutting downwards to size at Home Depot.

I'm going to interruption this downwards into steps too thence explicate each one. This is a real detailed process, thence I wish to brand certain I explicate it real clearly too arrive slowly to understand.

1. Determine the dimensions of the headboard.

Measure the width of your bed too the tiptop that you lot desire, thence cutting your woods (or stimulate got it cutting at Home Depot, they volition cutting it for you!). For the twin headboard, I had my plywood cutting to 48"L x 40"W. (Your length volition destination upwards existence the tiptop of your headboard.)
For the toddler bed, my dimensions were 42"L x 29"W.

To brand life easier, I only created an entire headboard panel that slides behind the bed too attaches to it. You solely reckon the top half.

2. Design too do a template.

For this step, I used patently arts and crafts newspaper too cutting it to the width necessary. Don't worry virtually the tiptop of the newspaper since you're solely cutting the top purpose of the headboard too you've already had the woods cutting downwards to the proper dimensions. To shape the design, usage a compass (just similar inwards practiced ol' geometry class) or do ane past times tying a string onto a pencil. I ended upwards doing both since my compass solely allows for a radius of half dozen inches, thence for the twin headboard I used baker's roll tied to a pencil. The roll should hold upwards the length of the radius you lot desire. Center it on the arts and crafts newspaper thence that the pencil reaches the top of the paper. Hold the roll inwards place, draw it tight, thence depict an arc amongst your pencil. Use a t-square (or a level) too a yardstick to depict a small-scale occupation on ane side of the arc, parallel amongst the top border of the paper. Then, concur your pencil too string inwards identify at the border of your paper, straight across from the occupation you lot exactly drew, too depict exactly about other arc all the means from the destination indicate of your occupation downward to the border of the paper.  Fold the template inwards one-half to ensure symmetry, cutting along the lines you lot exactly drew, too voila! You've got a template.

Here are my measurements, along amongst a crude oil sketch (I'm no artist! Please don't guess me on my artistic ability... or lack thereof):

Twin Headboard: 
Radius of middle purpose = 9"
Lines = 4"
Radius of side arcs = 8"

Toddler Headboard:
Radius of middle purpose = 6"
Lines = 3"
Radius of side arcs = 6"

3. Cut the woods into the shape you lot designed.

Roll exactly about painters record upwards too stick it onto the dorsum of your template, thence occupation it upwards to the top border of your woods too stick it on to concur it inwards place. Stick painter's record onto your woods underneath the border of your template, too thence describe amongst a sharpie straight onto the tape. Use a jig saw to cutting the wood, next the sharpie lines that you've drawn. Cut straight through the record - this volition assistance foreclose the woods from splintering.

If you lot are a beginner too stimulate got never used mightiness tools earlier - stimulate got no fear! If I tin do this, thence so tin you. Really. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 jig saw is the perfect saw to kickoff out with. The blade isn't huge too intimidating, addition I stimulate got a cordless ane thence it's real lightweight too slowly to maneuver. It also has a Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation conduct which is real helpful. Mine is RYOBI too I've ever been real happy amongst their tools. 

4. If you're using PureBond Plywood, apply Edge Banding (you exactly atomic release 26 it on).
This camouflages the raw border too allows you lot to stain it. You tin buy a packet of this at Home Depot too. Be certain to stand upwards for your Edge Band to the type of plywood you lot are using. (I used birch.)

5.  Pre-drill airplane pilot holes for the smash caput trim.

I'm non a perfectionist, thence I to a greater extent than oft than non exactly eyeballed where I wanted the nailheads to teach too placed them on the woods upside downwards to seat them where I wanted them. Then, I took a record stair out to brand certain they were all as spaced. I spaced them virtually an inch apart too virtually 1 1/4" from the edge. I marked their spots amongst a pencil, thence drilled airplane pilot holes using a 5/64" drill bit.  I stopped the bring down at the indicate where the headboard meets the bed. Note: Hold your drill perpendicular to the wood, dissimilar the method you lot reckon inwards the photograph above. It's difficult to drill too stimulate got a photograph at the same time! Also ignore the sharpie grade on my thumb. Ha.

I used hammered nickel nailheads amongst 7/16" caput size, flora on eBay. 

6. Sand too Stain.

Sand the edges to brand the Edge Banding await seamless, along amongst whatever crude oil spots you lot may stimulate got created spell cutting. Smooth the surface as needed amongst exactly about sandpaper too. Apply woods conditioner too stain, or pigment if desired. I used Minwax Dark Walnut stain to get down with, but I mean value since my container of stain was a niggling fleck older, it ended upwards a fleck splotchy (I've never had problems amongst it inwards the past). I finished it off amongst a brace of coats of Minwax Hickory Gel Stain. Then, I used how to stain furniture.

7. After the stain has dried, hammer the smash heads into the pre-drilled airplane pilot holes.
You tin usage a hammer or a mallet for this.

8. Attach the headboard to the bed.

Position the headboard behind the bed, thence grade holes where you lot volition postulate to attach the headboard to the bedframe. Drill holes, thence usage bolts to attach it. For the toddler bed which I built (tutorial on that coming soon), I only drilled the headboard straight into the legs of the bedframe using woods screws.

Be certain to allow the stain too topcoat to dry out thoroughly for at to the lowest degree 24 hours earlier touching it or attaching it to the bed.

I beloved these headboards too I'm thence happy I decided (at the final minute) to brand a matching ane for our youngest son. His is a mini-version of his large brother's, but when he gets bigger too is cook to merchandise his toddler bed for a twin, I'll brand him a novel ane that's the same size as large bro's.

So what do you lot mean value - volition you lot brand this headboard? Please permit me know if you lot do! I'd beloved to take away heed virtually it. If you lot stimulate got whatever questions, delight exit a comment too I'd hold upwards happy to answer.

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Disclosure: I received Minwax Polycrylic for free. I was non obligated to write a review - I exactly actually liked the product! 

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