Modern Homemaking Made Easy
We recently tried our first Ana White building project and made ourselves a headboard for our master bedroom. We have not had a headboard at all since switching over to a King size bed a few years ago. Building it was a family affair and the boys loved helping.
We stained it walnut and I just love the way it turned out!
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teachermick says
I also made a headboard but found that is wiggled a lot once attached to a metal frame. How did you attach your headboard to the frame?
Judy says
Attach it to the wall, not your bed. That works much better.