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How to make a headboard for a twin xl bed.
This project will only take you an afternoon and can be a great budget project if you use reclaimed wood.
While some headboards can be larger than the width of the bed most headboards line up exactly as wide as the bed is.
One solution is to place the bed along the wall with the headboard between the.
Measure the area above the mattress.
Cut the material accordingly.
Figure out how wide your bed is and mark those measurements onto the headboard material.
For an upholstered headboard measure up from the floor to the top of the mattress and draw a perpendicular line across the headboard.
Cut the wood or other headboard material into the dimensions that match your bed.
The frame of a twin bed won t be designed for a headboard to attach along the length so you ll need to improvise.
This diy wooden headboard project from ana white uses reclaimed or new wood to create a headboard for any size of bed including twin double queen and king.
Get the tutorial at the diy dreamer.
Here is this enchanting kind of headboard for your bed made out of the grey wooden planks and the play wood boards used over the sides.