A Custom Removable DIY Wood Block Headboard for Cheap!
This awesome headboard is totally custom, totally DIY, removable and cost less than $80! No way? Yes way! You have got to see this!
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Just finished our new wood block headboard and it's darn spiffy! You too can create one!
Here's what I used:
- 1 sheet 3/8" plywood, cut to size at the store
- 2 4"x4" wood posts, 8' long each
- 2 tubes Liquid Nails
- Watco Danish Oil, Black Walnut
- 1 can oil-based Varathane spray polyurethane, satin
- Lots o' 80 grit sandpaper
- Varathane wood conditioner
- Chip brushes
- Clean rags
After lots of planning and plenty of math, I started with a sheet of plywood cut to size at the store and two 4"x4" posts. I stained the posts whole first, then stained the plywood.
Next up: I cut tons of blocks. Made a huge mess. It was fun. I cut three thicknesses: 1/2", 3/4" and 1".
Ran into a little staining trouble but nothing a ton of sandpaper, time, electricity, and wood conditioner couldn't fix.
Wood conditioner is key for even stain, especially on end grain.
Using Liquid Nails, I glued all the blocks on and....
I left a few blocks unglued so we could screw the headboard directly into the wall studs. Some dots of self-adhesive velcro and nobody will ever know!
Easy to put up, easy to remove! A custom headboard, all for less than $80!
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It has that tiki hut kind of look going on and I'd incorporate that in my bedroom. It would be a "Gilligan's Isle" kind of fun vibe! I like it 👍️
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Good job! Looks great.
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Thank you!
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