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Cabinet Door DIY Headboard

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February 3, 2013 · Karen · 15 Comments

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We’ve been in our house over 6 years so of course, our master bedroom is still a work in progress. This weekend, we came one step closer to making it complete. Peter created a new headboard for us from cabinet doors and it looks awesome!

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We actually had a complete bedroom set when we moved into this house, it was a massive all oak set with a huge headboard/footboard, a long dresser, tall dresser and a night stand. It worked well in our last house which was a new construction home with a huge master bedroom. It totally overwhelmed our little bedroom in our current ranch style house. So we sold it and started working on a simpler look.

We decided to do a 180 style wise and bought a dark brown/black platform style bed online. It was simple, low and a great change! We found floating shelves at Lowes that matched well and completed the functionality of the room with a tall dresser from the clearance section of a local furniture store.

All we lacked was a headboard. But do you really need a headboard?

You don’t.

But it sure does make a difference! We joked last night that it felt like sleeping in a fancy hotel room.

We just started thinking about a headboard. It was a Want not a Need so we waited. We planned to take our time and find the right headboard at a great price. We also flirted with the idea of making one…

Peter did a little exploring online and realized that making a headboard from cabinet doors might be a great option. He sorted through the random extra cabinets he has stashed in the garage (All cast offs bound for the dumpster from Peter’s old job) and found a set of 42” cabinet doors that matched perfectly! And the length worked great too.He even used extra cabinet shelves as the supports, making it a completely free project! Score!!

  • He started by screwing the supports to the bed frame. Pre-drilling first to make it easier.
  • Then he clamped the headboard to the supports for a snug fit.
  • He then screwed the supports to the headboard. Again he pre-drilled first.
  • He also used his level throughout the process to make sure the headboard remained square.

We really lucked out having a color that already matched our furniture. Obviously if you scored free cabinet doors that didn’t match you could always paint or stain them first!

So what do you think? Did it turn out awesome?

linked to Craft-O-Maniac, Frugal Crafty Home Blog Hop, Skip to My Lou, Today’s Creative Blog & Tatertots & Jello

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  1. Hannah Laura says

    February 3, 2013 at 4:14 pm

    LOVE that idea!! We don’t have a headboard either, and our dog actually broke our bed frame as well. (giant 90 lb dog chasing the cat constantly and the place we bought the bed from didn’t set up the frame right so the dog bent it). This is a great thrifty idea!!!

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    • kc says

      February 3, 2013 at 6:27 pm

      Thanks Hannah! It was so easy!!

      Reply
  2. Merry Lu Sivertsen says

    February 3, 2013 at 5:32 pm

    Great job!

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    • kc says

      February 3, 2013 at 6:27 pm

      Thanks Aunt Lu!!

      Reply
  3. hoosier says

    February 4, 2013 at 4:28 pm

    This is a great idea! So resourceful.

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    • kc says

      February 4, 2013 at 10:03 pm

      Thanks, it was so easy too!

      Reply
  4. Carrie from Carrie This Home says

    February 4, 2013 at 6:42 pm

    Thanks so much for linking this up to Frugal Crafty Home Blog Hop! Looking forward to seeing more projects!!

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    • kc says

      February 4, 2013 at 10:03 pm

      We try to be DIY and crafty and are always happy when it works out well!

      Reply
  5. Graziela says

    February 19, 2013 at 6:21 pm

    This is brilliant! Saw this DIY on my news feed via RoadKill Rescue, I had to pin it!

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  6. Bernice says

    February 20, 2013 at 12:08 am

    this is such a good idea! I never thought of doing this. Our Habitat Humaniy store has piles of cabinet doors for 4 dollars each. A few years ago i got a hollow core door for 15 dollars from there, bought some molding and rosettes, painted it, and voila! The door was perfect for a king size bed. Actually I could wrap it with fabric also if I wanted. This looks so easy and your color is very rich! Nicely done!

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  7. Kathy says

    February 20, 2013 at 1:48 pm

    This was an awesome idea. It looks like you have a king size bed, but I bet I could find some smaller doors for my queen size!

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    • kc says

      February 20, 2013 at 7:32 pm

      Yup we have a king! The cabinet doors are the larger (42 inch ones)… so I am sure you can find smaller ones!

      Reply
  8. Jenna says

    February 21, 2013 at 5:34 pm

    This is so freakin’ brilliant! And I have a ton of cabinet doors from my kitchen….now you’ve got me thinking….

    Reply
    • kc says

      February 21, 2013 at 8:42 pm

      Thanks so much Jenna!! We loved how our project turned out!

      Reply

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