All over the place I was seeing tufted headboards and I wanted one. I also covet this linen headboard from Crate and Barrel to the tune of $1700.00. I have animals and will therefore never have one:
So what is a girl to do when she wants that but has this?
Build one…on the cheap.
Building the platform bed was out from the get-go; too much wood, too many nails, too much fabric, too much time. But I built the too short padded headboard that is there now so I just needed to up my game and make the back taller, the padding thicker and add some buttons…and get it done before husband comes home from a business trip.
So, I got a $20 piece of ply wood, used a 40% off coupon at Joanns to get the batting and buttons, went to Fred Meyer to get the foam (for whatever reason, 3in foam is cheaper when you buy it in the camping section rather than the craft store. Exact same thing, but maybe they figure crafters have more money than campers). And the cherry on top? I had a table cloth that was WAY too big for my table that was the exact color I wanted…no fabric purchase needed, which would have probably cost $75. Cheap.
Done and Done. The taller size fits way better and my head doesn’t hit the wall when Im sitting in bed. Bonus.
And lucky for me I finished it before husband came home and he was thoroughly impressed. The 1st question (as always) was How much did it cost? And not because I was in any sort of crafting-bender induced debt (it happens to the best of us) but because he could not believe how good it looks! 
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