Making A Headboard Out Of Hardwood Flooring

But i love love love the way yours looks and am now that much more inspired to get mine put together.

Making a headboard out of hardwood flooring.

This picture is from a dry fit to see if i like it. Dean and i should know we ve created one in each of our last two houses. For a king size headboard scrap wood can be cut and nailed perpendicular to the planks to keep planks in place. Just grab a few wood pallets dismantle them sand down the pieces then follow our instructions below and you ll have the perfect rustic wood headboard in a weekend.

Choose the flooring pieces to cover the size of headboard. I recently dug it out of storage and decided to use some spare hardwood flooring on it for a top. I had to opt for adding two rows with one long and one short board. I set the pieces aside in a pile out of the way for a while so we could touch up paint on our ceiling so i numbered the pieces to make sure i put them back in the right spot.

Overhang or elevate the headboard so that you can center the 2x4 top piece on the headboard with a 1 2 inch overhang on all sides. Aug 24 2016 made with pergo flooring available only at lowes attached to plywood backing. Headboard made from leftover flooring. Loved the flooring and needed a headboard for our bedroom re.

Nail every six to eight inches with 2 inch nails. Apply glue to the top of the headboard. And i m in love with how it turned out for him. I had to trim some flooring to fit.

And am thinking i might have to order one more box and pay full fare for it. I was short one board using full length boards. I found one lonely box of this exact flooring special order return and fell deeply in love. This wood plank headboard is a lot more boy ish than a traditional headboard and let me tell you a lot cheaper than buying something fancy from the furniture store.

Making a semi masculine rustic looking wood plank headboard is very easy. I decided to go for it i had nothing to lose.