NO SEW: This whole project could be done in a no-sew version if you wanted to go that route. I hate that I can’t better explain the sewing process, but it’s a hard one to explain if you don’t know how to sew. I then added a hem to the bottom, put the slip cover back on. Then I pinned and sewed them to make a box, basically. I cut 3 slim strips for the top and sides and two large rectangular pieces for the front and back. I used the staple gun to attach this as well. I didn’t worry so much about covering the back because no one would see it. I just wrapped it with two laters of extra loft poly fill. I wanted to create a ‘pleated look’ so I covered the corners first and then stapled on the long hemmed pieces. I hemmed the bottoms and the sides where they meet at the two bottom corners of the bed. I cut my fabric into strips long enough to cover each side and about 16″ tall. I wanted them to be fluffy and comfy so that they would feel like a real upholstered/slip covered bed. I used extra loft batting and a staple gun to wrap the side pieces. I repeated on all three sides! Step 3: Covering the Base I then used the bolts and nuts to attached the board to the bed frame. I lined everything up exactly where I wanted it and drilled through the bedframe. I then used those three holes to determine where my holes would go on the metal bedframe. I drilled 3 holes (slightly larger than the bolts) across the board. That way, I knew the hole had to be somewhere between those two lines. I marked where the boards met the bedframe and put a line on the top and bottom. That made them exactly 3″ above the floor. I brought them inside and used a couple 2 x 4’s to support them on each side of the bed. The two sized pieces ended up being 81.5″ long and the end piece was 79″ L. I measured my bed frame to determine how long they needed to be. So I contemplated ways to turn my metal bed frame into the frame for this slipcovered bed. I thought about making the frame from scratch but then I would have to make sure it was sturdy and level and all that jazz. This was the part I mulled over for a while. I attached it to the bedframe with my brad nailer. I then measured the top portion of my bed and cut the 1/4″ plywood down to size. I then added furniture pads to the bottom to be sure it didn’t scratch my floor. I used my drill driver and some basic screw to attached everything! I precut everything except the small 19″ supports so that I could remeasure for those after everything was put together. My bed is a king size and I ended up making the headboard 82″ W x 42″ T! But I used my current metal bed frame as a guide for the measurements I needed. I’ve included my diagram for the general headboard build below. Turn on your JavaScript to view content Step 1: Let’s build the Headboard
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