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I've never AW'ed, because I've never had anything AW-worthy! So last night I just got the itch to do something crafty, so I dragged DH to Lowe's and Jo-Anne's. I didn't find any fabric I liked, so I used a curtain panel I had at the house already. DH got to use his router, so he was happy to help.

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thatgirl2478 Elder Posts: 11,922 Likes: 4,533	AW - headboard Nov 6, 2012 10:12:03 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by thatgirl2478 on Nov 6, 2012 10:12:03 GMT -5 looks good!
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munkii Full Member Posts: 3,319 Likes: 1,492	AW - headboard Nov 6, 2012 10:13:13 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by munkii on Nov 6, 2012 10:13:13 GMT -5 Looks great :Y:
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TBM Senior Member I'm not old...I'm mid-century modern. Posts: 8,713 Likes: 4,737	AW - headboard Nov 6, 2012 10:19:32 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by TBM on Nov 6, 2012 10:19:32 GMT -5 Love it! You guys did a great job!
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april37 Junior Member Posts: 615 Likes: 106	AW - headboard Nov 6, 2012 10:25:48 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by april37 on Nov 6, 2012 10:25:48 GMT -5 Looks awesome!
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kyliek29 New Member Posts: 185	AW - headboard Nov 6, 2012 11:05:32 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by kyliek29 on Nov 6, 2012 11:05:32 GMT -5 Nice job!!
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Deleted Posts: 0	AW - headboard Nov 6, 2012 11:06:44 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Nov 6, 2012 11:06:44 GMT -5 Gorgeous. I want something similar.
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bunnymendelbaum Senior Member Posts: 5,697 Likes: 3,589	AW - headboard Nov 6, 2012 11:08:10 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by bunnymendelbaum on Nov 6, 2012 11:08:10 GMT -5 Love it! Great job!
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AW - headboard Nov 6, 2012 11:17:40 GMT -5

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Nov 6, 2012 11:06:44 GMT -5 @forcuatro said:

Gorgeous. I want something similar.

Can't even tell you how easy it was. The only mistake we made was having the board cut to 38 inches instead of 36. It was a tight fit with the curtain panel (40 inches)

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my4girls Full Member Posts: 3,650 Likes: 2,297	AW - headboard Nov 6, 2012 11:30:22 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by my4girls on Nov 6, 2012 11:30:22 GMT -5 that's awesome!
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miniroller Elder Posts: 12,263 Likes: 20,332	AW - headboard Nov 6, 2012 11:47:18 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by miniroller on Nov 6, 2012 11:47:18 GMT -5 Very well done!!
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mrsemilys Full Member Posts: 1,668 Likes: 463	AW - headboard Nov 6, 2012 11:59:09 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mrsemilys on Nov 6, 2012 11:59:09 GMT -5 I like it!
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lanyac Junior Member Posts: 887	AW - headboard Nov 6, 2012 13:09:53 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by lanyac on Nov 6, 2012 13:09:53 GMT -5 Thanks! Here's the tutorial we used, if anyone is curious: www.salvagesavvy.com/2012/03/how-to-make-and-install-upholstered.html
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hbomdiggity Senior Member Posts: 6,360 Likes: 2,806	AW - headboard Nov 6, 2012 13:12:12 GMT -5 via the ProBoards App Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by hbomdiggity on Nov 6, 2012 13:12:12 GMT -5 You did it all in one night? I'm trying to get the courage to do something similar myself, but then i get tempted to buy one and be done with it. Sigh.
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Nov 6, 2012 13:12:12 GMT -5 hbomdiggity said:

You did it all in one night? I'm trying to get the courage to do something similar myself, but then i get tempted to buy one and be done with it. Sigh.

Yep. Shopping for stuff took like 3 hours, because I couldn't decide on a fabric. It took maybe 30m to cut out the corners (DH used a Dremel Trio.) Another hour to put the batting on. About 30m to do the fabric layer, and maybe an hour to do the nail heads. It was easier with two people (flipping it and holding the fabric) but I probably could have done it myself.

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sierramist03 Senior Member EMAW Posts: 5,713 Likes: 1,617	AW - headboard Nov 6, 2012 13:56:06 GMT -5 via the ProBoards App Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by sierramist03 on Nov 6, 2012 13:56:06 GMT -5 Great job!
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lyssa1985 New Member Posts: 183	AW - headboard Nov 6, 2012 14:23:16 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by lyssa1985 on Nov 6, 2012 14:23:16 GMT -5 Love the it!! Great job
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mrs.jacinthe Elder Home & Garden Mod Posts: 12,528 Likes: 8,763	AW - headboard Nov 6, 2012 15:13:53 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mrs.jacinthe on Nov 6, 2012 15:13:53 GMT -5 Love it!
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pumpkin Senior Member Posts: 7,733 Likes: 3,015	AW - headboard Nov 6, 2012 17:02:10 GMT -5 via the ProBoards App Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by pumpkin on Nov 6, 2012 17:02:10 GMT -5 Looks great!
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peach Full Member Posts: 2,350 Likes: 245	AW - headboard Nov 6, 2012 17:26:54 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by peach on Nov 6, 2012 17:26:54 GMT -5 I love it! We are wanting to do something similar...I want to do it all tufted in a white leather or fake white leather...That sounds so 80's but I'm going for like a vintage glam sorta look. Any tips or advice?
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hoteldweller New Member Posts: 268 Likes: 180	AW - headboard Nov 7, 2012 0:17:53 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by hoteldweller on Nov 7, 2012 0:17:53 GMT -5 That looks great! I also love your wall color.
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boiler717 Moderator Posts: 13,488 Likes: 11,848	AW - headboard Nov 7, 2012 2:05:55 GMT -5 via the ProBoards App Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by boiler717 on Nov 7, 2012 2:05:55 GMT -5 Beautiful!
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mrsice New Member Posts: 3	AW - headboard Nov 7, 2012 11:59:28 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by mrsice on Nov 7, 2012 11:59:28 GMT -5 Very nice!
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Nov 6, 2012 17:26:54 GMT -5 peach said:

I love it! We are wanting to do something similar...I want to do it all tufted in a white leather or fake white leather...That sounds so 80's but I'm going for like a vintage glam sorta look.

Any tips or advice?

In order to do the corners, you have to cut the fabric into strips. The only thing I'd be worried about is the leather ripping after you cut it. I don't know anything about tufting, but the nail heads were super easy. Maybe you can find giant nail heads that give a tufted look?

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