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hvnlyinnocent01 wrote:

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I want to make one so bad! We have a California King bed though... and I have no idea how much fabric would cost... do you use a staple gun? What do you put in the middle to make it not so rock hard? I've watched it done on HGTV before but forgot all the steps!

When I did mine, I used several layers of batting (you can buy big rolls of it at the craft store), but I know some people use foam, too. I just felt like the foam would be too bulky, and would bunch up when I wrapped the fabric around to the back. But, you can buy foam in various thicknesses, so if you got some that wasn't very thick to start with, it might not be so bad. I just liked the look and feel of the batting, and it worked well for mine. And I also used a staple gun. It wasn't expensive, really. But I found that I had to hammer in the staples, because, for some reason, they weren't going all the way in (probably something I wasn't doing right). I was also using a manual staple gun, as opposed to one of those air guns, so I'm sure I wasn't putting enough pressure (or force) into the stapling. It really wasn't a big deal to go behind and hammer the staples in, though.

sweetrachel04 wrote:

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FallenAngelFound wrote:

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hvnlyinnocent01 wrote:

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I want to make one so bad! We have a California King bed though... and I have no idea how much fabric would cost... do you use a staple gun? What do you put in the middle to make it not so rock hard? I've watched it done on HGTV before but forgot all the steps!

When I did mine, I used several layers of batting (you can buy big rolls of it at the craft store), but I know some people use foam, too. I just felt like the foam would be too bulky, and would bunch up when I wrapped the fabric around to the back. But, you can buy foam in various thicknesses, so if you got some that wasn't very thick to start with, it might not be so bad. I just liked the look and feel of the batting, and it worked well for mine. And I also used a staple gun. It wasn't expensive, really. But I found that I had to hammer in the staples, because, for some reason, they weren't going all the way in (probably something I wasn't doing right). I was also using a manual staple gun, as opposed to one of those air guns, so I'm sure I wasn't putting enough pressure (or force) into the stapling. It really wasn't a big deal to go behind and hammer the staples in, though.

I'm not understanding how yours has no foam in it. I guess because you didn't diamond tuft, you didn't need the extra layer? I could never achieve the look I want without at least 3" foam and several layers of batting. Do you have a pic of yours by chance? 

Because I chose not to have the foam layer? I tried to explain it as best I could, but basically, I just decided I didn't want the bulkiness of the foam (mostly because I was not tufting it, yes) and went with multiple layers of heavy batting.

I don't have it any longer (we upgraded from a queen sized bed, which we made the headboard for, to a king sized, so it didn't fit). But it looked like an upholstered rectangular headboard. Just no tufting. We chose a damask burgundy colored fabric, so I felt that was "interest" enough, without the tufting. But, again, since it was our first try, I wanted to make it as simple as possible. I'd love to make something pretty like you're doing, but I felt there was too much room for error, considering it was our first try. Yours seems to be going great, though! Congrats.